Often creating creative accessories with your own hands, needlewomen are constantly in search of new solutions and sometimes resort to the most extraordinary methods, coming up with literally exclusive little things. These include denim jewelry, some of which are as beautiful as the most exquisite types of jewelry.
DIY denim accessories: a review of popular ideas
If you are experiencing a creative crisis and don’t know what else you can come up with, we invite you to look at a number of photos that show very extraordinary products made from denim. It turns out that you can use it to make:
- bracelets
- necklaces
- brooches
- hoops
- earrings
- and even butterflies
Let's talk about each of them in more detail.
Bracelets
Perhaps one of the most beautiful jewelry, which can only be made from leftover denim, can be called with all confidence. They can have quite a variety of designs and sizes, which allows you to create a variety of accessories with your own hands, without worrying that someone else will have something similar.
For example, they can be easily made on a thin base, combined with chains, thin bracelets and small ones:
However, denim bracelets also look quite beautiful in the form of massive jewelry. To create the latter, just cover the wide base for the bracelet with fabric and add any accessories to it.
Small pebbles, rings, cabochons, large stones and many other elements traditionally used to decorate women's accessories are perfect for these purposes.
However, jeans can also be used to create wide woven bracelets made of leather or other dense materials. In this case, the author complemented it with a gold chain, which looks quite attractive:
As for romantically inclined people, they can easily make themselves denim bracelets with openwork lace and butterflies, which will complement any summer look.
And a few more ideas about using denim scraps:
Brooches
Among other things, handmade masters offer us to make unusual denim brooches, the rules for which simply do not exist. After all, if desired, they can resemble an ordinary one, complemented by expressive decoration, or look like a real flower with petals, decorated with a gold button in the middle.
However, they can be made voluminous if cut from denim a large number of circles and glue them together in the form of a rose or peony.
Hoops
Well, anyone who has remarkable patience and is truly diligent will probably be able to make a cute headband with flowers from denim.
To create it, you need to cut the prepared fabric into circles of different diameters (those in the center are smaller, those on the edges of the flower are larger), coat them with glue on one side and place them on a round mold to harden. After this, collect the required number of buds and attach them to the rim.
Not wanting to bother with giving the flowers a neat, smooth shape, you can, on the contrary, make them wavy and collect them into flowers that resemble chrysanthemums:
Necklaces
Denim necklaces in many ways resemble brooches, which is why craftsmen often make them as a set. As for the most popular options for their design, most often you can see decorations consisting of flowers made from strips of denim fabric tightly twisted together.
Making flowers like this is quite simple. All that is necessary is to cut a wide strip from the fabric, fold it in half and roll it into a circle, gluing it as necessary (so as not to unwind back). After this, the peculiar flowers are glued onto a specially selected fabric for a wide necklace (it can be any thick material, leather or something like that). The final stage is sewing on ribbons and additionally decorating the product with any small details.
Also, if desired, you can always use ready-made beads instead of ribbons, and make voluminous ones instead of twisted flowers.
Alternatively, the basis for the beads can be homemade denim laces (or strings cut from something), which look pretty good in combination with white beads and a thin chain:
If you have a couple of round cabochon bases lying around somewhere, here's what you can do with them:
And if you really want to, it’s quite possible to cut out butterflies from scraps of denim:
Step-by-step master class on how to make denim:
Earrings
However, do-it-yourself accessories differ from any other in that they can be created literally in any way you like. And denim earrings are direct proof of this. After all, they can be long, round, or even have any original form, which the needlewoman will give them. Examples of work performed:
Butterflies
Perhaps, denim butterflies are among the most extraordinary products in our review. They are quite simple to make, and appearance it turns out quite worthy and presentable.
All of the above-described jewelry should be combined with casual-style clothing, but under no circumstances should it be worn together with classic or formal items. Still, it should be remembered that jeans do not allow you to set a serious tone, and therefore they are most suitable for teenagers and young people who prefer a relaxed style of casual clothing.
DIY bracelets made from old jeans will be an exclusive decoration for girls aged 8-15 years. Making them is quick and easy. And they look very stylish! There are a great many options for designing a bracelet - with beads, beads, braid... We present some models, but they, rather, can be of the nature of general recommendations and technological and design ideas. Like any homemade jewelry, denim bracelets will certainly bear the imprint of their creator. That is why such bracelets can also become a wonderful souvenir gift for girlfriends. And you can definitely make more than one “bauble” out of old jeans!
By the way, about jeans. The most ideal option is “stretchy” jeans with lycra. This fabric makes a bracelet that fits tightly to the hand, and can be made very elegant and neat. Regular cotton jeans are fine too. Just keep in mind that they should be made exactly to size, even with a small margin. And they turn out a little more “unkempt” and hippieish. But this also has its own charm.
In our master class we will show you how easy it is to make a bracelet from old jeans. Girls as young as 8 years old can make such a bracelet. Denim fabric is unique, and in our master class we will try to use interesting features denim and ready-made elements that are found in old jeans.
A great part of old jeans that is suitable for bracelets is the crotch seam (where the two stitches go on the right side). Just cut a seam out of old jeans, make a fastener (how to make a simple fastener on denim bracelet, we will show below), and the bracelet is ready.
The seam can be cut long to make several turns around the arm, or it can be made just one turn long - it’s your choice.
If you cut the denim fabric exactly along the grain and pull out the threads from the edge, you will get a beautiful edge of the bracelet that does not require additional processing.
When cutting out the crotch seam of jeans, you can adjust the width of the bracelet: you can cut the fabric close to the crotch seam - you will succeed thin base, or you can cut it off at some distance and make the bracelet wide.
For a ready-made base for a bracelet on old jeans, not only the crotch seam is suitable, but also the bottom hem of the jeans and the waistband. We will tell you how to make a bracelet from the very material of jeans in another post, but now the most interesting thing: how to decorate a denim bracelet.
To decorate the denim base, you can use any beads, old chains, rhinestones, beads, braid, lace, buttons.
We offer three options for decorating a bracelet made from old jeans.
DIY bracelet made from old jeans with beads.
We cut out a crotch seam from old jeans, with a gap of about 1.5 cm. At the bottom of the jeans, the grain threads run parallel to the crotch seam, so we take bottom part jeans. Measure the length according to your arm and add a small allowance for the fastener.
We smooth the edge of the bracelet base by pulling out the threads and cutting off any uneven edges. Then we make a fringe along the edge of the bracelet, pulling out the edge threads.
We process the narrow edge of the jeans bracelet with a buttonhole stitch.
And immediately sew on the button.
We also process the other edge with a buttonhole stitch and make a loop of thread. For the loop, we make several stitches from one corner of the narrow edge of the bracelet to the other, and then we wrap the loop with a buttonhole stitch.
To decorate a bracelet with beads, take a thin needle and suitable beads. We sewed beads in chains from one seam to another. Industrial stitches are made on the crotch seam, which well mark the denim bracelet at equal intervals.
A bracelet made from old jeans with beads is ready.
DIY bracelet made from old jeans with zigzag braid.
This denim bracelet is easy and quick to make and looks very beautiful.
For this bracelet we also use the crotch stitch in old jeans.
Zigzag braid can be wide or narrow. In this bracelet, a narrow zigzag braid looks better; it fits right between two industrial seam lines.
We process the narrow edges of the bracelet with a loop stitch and make a clasp as in the previous bracelet.
Then we apply a zigzag braid, making a small fold at the beginning, and using a floss thread of a contrasting color in 6 folds we sew the braid to the base, as shown in the photographs.
At the end of sewing, bend the braid a little again and secure it with a small stitch.
A bracelet made from old jeans with a zigzag braid is ready.
DIY bracelet made from old jeans with chains.
This bracelet is made from the bottom hem of jeans. When cutting out the bottom hem, you won’t be able to make a nice fringed edge (the fabric doesn’t lie flat), so we cut the hem close to the seam.
We make the clasp in the same way as with the previous bracelets. If desired, you can make a button instead of a button.
The chain from old beads is sewn on at the bends with two stitches.
We have shown just a few ways to decorate bracelets from old jeans. You look at what you already have at home. You can use old chains, beads, buttons, old mechanical watches (they have wonderful decorative gears), nuts, beads, cords - whatever your imagination tells you.
The topic of jewelry for women is vast, I want to focus on one of the attributes - the bracelet. Of course, the choice is not accidental; those who know me will not be surprised.
The wrists and ankles (in summer) are ringed with a pair of bracelets. But in order not to be like christmas tree, you must, of course, respect the style. Therefore, there should be a lot of bracelets)) I’m right, right?)) Well, for all occasions.
I wore for a long time the silver bracelet was like a universal bracelet: beautiful, calm and massive, it matched everything I wore, and at the time I was working and, having nowhere to go, followed the dress code. And then a bicycle and a baby stroller appeared in my life, and the dress code only terrified me with memories. This is where my bracelet became more for going out than for every day. Appeared leather bracelets, you definitely won’t scratch a child with them, baubles, knitted ones for the winter and rubber ones - just for all occasions. There are also national, jewelry, costume jewelry, but this is not about me.
My daughter-in-law also loves bracelets and wears them all the time, but she chose almost a win-win, PANDORA bracelet. Therefore, for me now a birthday gift for her is not a problem at all. Not only is the product very original not only in appearance, but the idea itself is beautiful, but you also don’t have to rack your brains over the gift, as is often the case. Assembling a composition of charm pendants yourself is exciting, and most importantly, no one else will have this. Girls love exclusivity. The website www.pandora.net presents a complete catalog of products, as well as a map of PANDORA stores, where you can purchase not only charms for bracelets, but also other jewelry. Gold and silver, precious and semiprecious stones, enamel and mysterious Murano glass - this is not a complete list of materials used in production.
Well, for those who like to conjure their own magic on jewelry, a small master class on making a denim bracelet:
Blank from a plastic bottle.
Glue the calico onto PVA glue.
Make cuts in the fabric and fold the edges.
Cover the inside with fabric.
We decorate, in this case with denim and colored fabric.
And from a double seam you can make something like this. You'll have to figure out how to do this yourself.
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01.03.2016 12:26
Jeans is a universal material loved by everyone. In every home, there are probably unwanted old jeans that are no longer suitable for wear. I really love upcycling denim. Old jeans are used to make new amazing designer things - bags, cases, carpets, panels and paintings. DIY jewelry and accessories made from denim - great addition To everyday look in urban, fusion or boho chic style. Bracelets, necklaces, bandanas, hair jewelry, brooches, clutches - the sea creative ideas made of denim.
For example, this elegant bracelet.
Jeans are cut into strips of different widths. We roll the strips into rolls. Glue the edges together so they don't unravel. Glue denim rolls onto a base - any old bracelet, strap or just braid.
The denim bracelet is decorated with three flowers made of denim and braid. They are made using a simple seam assembly method. Flowers are decorated with decorative buttons, beads or other decor that can be found in a jewelry box or for needlework. How do you like this idea? Happy creativity!
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Hello, dear readers of the cutting and sewing website - “Sewing Circle”. Subject customization limitless. And denim, harmonizing perfectly with various textures, simply provides an unlimited field for imagination on the topic of jewelry. Meet another type of bracelets, the material for which is old jeans. This time, weaving technique is used to make the bracelet. To decorate a homemade bracelet, inclusions are used beads. More likely not even beads, but beads.
What could be cuter in summer jewelry than a woven denim bracelet with colorful beads in it? This project takes old blue jeans or denim scraps and turns them into something new! Summer day- fashionable pleasure!
Materials:
- Scissors
- Duct tape
- Colored beads
- Old blue jeans
- Needle, pins, thread
Step 1: Cutting
We take old jeans.
Cut a rectangular piece from the trouser leg.
In the example, the flap is about 25 centimeters long. Width, in principle, does not matter.
Cut 3 long narrow strips from this flap. They, in fact, will be used in the manufacture of this bracelet woven from old jeans.
The remaining denim can be saved for future projects. Once the strips are cut, their ends are trimmed.
And then they are sewn together.
Step 2: Start weaving the bracelet
Let's place the beginning of weaving at the workplace.
Let's firmly secure the future woven bracelet with adhesive tape.
Step 3: Adding Beads
As you weave a bracelet from old jeans, you can add decorative elements in the form of beads.
To perform the operation of adding beads to a woven bracelet, take any strip on which we want to place a bead. The end of the strip is folded tightly and pierced with a pin closer to the edge. The bead is selected with a hole size comparable to a denim strip.
Pull the pin attached to the strip through the bead until it reaches the other side of the bead.
Remove the pin and push the bead down to the point where the strips intertwine.
We continue weaving until we want to add another bead.
And one more.
And further.
After the entire bracelet is woven, we connect the ends of the three strips together in the same way as we did at the beginning of weaving the bracelet.
Step 4: Finishing work
To finish a bracelet woven from old jeans, you need to figure out its size. How big or small it will be will be determined by fitting. One thing is for sure. It should be large enough to slide off your wrist and be put back on your wrist just as easily as it slipped off. Once the size is figured out, both ends of the bracelet are held together.
And they are sewn tightly and securely.
Step 5: Done!
Great job! Summer bracelet woven from old jeans, finished!
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