Monday, January 9, 2012

tHE CATERPILLAR BRACELET TUTORIAL...

HERE IS A QUICK AND FUN TUTORIAL 
I LIKE TO CALL IT THE CATERPILLAR BRACELET
YOU'LL SEE WHY IN JUST A BIT...

THINGS YOU WILL NEED:

*2 PIECES OF LEATHER LACE 
(1 YARD FOR EACH COLOR IF YOUR MAKING IT FOR YOUR LITTLE ONE
LIKE I WAS OR MORE FOR AN ADULT)
*SCISSORS

FOLD BOTH PIECES IN HALF AND START BRAIDING 
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A NICE LOOP ON TOP. 
NOW YOU START BY GOING
ON TOP, CRISS CROSS,UNDER, ON TOP, CRISS CROSS,UNDER
AND AS YOU GO ON MAKE SURE YOU TIGHTEN IT.
KEEP BRAIDING UNTIL YOU HAVE LESS THEN 2 INCHES LEFT 
OF YOUR TOP PIECE ( EX. FOR ME IS THE PINK ONE )
LOOSEN THE LAST LOOP YOU DID AND MAKE A KNOT LIKE SHOWN BELOW
THEN TYE BOTH LEATHER LACE STRANDS TOGETHER
MAKE SURE TO TYE THEM REALLY TIGHT!!!
THIS PART IS WHERE YOU CREATE THE LITTLE CATERPILLAR ANTENNAS 
YOU DO A DOUBLE KNOT ON BOTH ENDS OF YOUR BROWN LEATHER LACE
THEN YOU CUT THE EXTRA LEATHER 
AND NOW YOU HAVE A CUTE CATERPILLAR BRACELET...
aND YOU ARE DONE!!!
XO