This is a fun, simple bracelet ~ super quick to make and super great to wear!
Materials
(Clockwise from left)
- Strip of flat Leather*
- Hook Clasp*
- Something pointy to Poke holes with (We used an awl* but an embroidery needle would work too - you just need to make a hole!)
- Rivets*
- Flat nosed Pliers*
- Hammering Block*
- Hammer*
- Jump Ring *
- Charm*
- Scissors (Not Pictured)
*All available at www.countrybeads.com
1. Use something pointy to poke your holes.
2. Make two parallel holes near the end of your strip of leather.
3. Slip your clasp on to the end of the leather with the holes in it, and fold it over.
Make sure the nice shiny side of the leather is facing out.
4. Using your holes as a guide, poke through the other side of the leather.
5. Push the bottoms of your rivets up through both pieces of leather.
6. Add the tops of your rivets, fitting over the bottom part of the rivets.
7. Using your hammer and hammering block - hammer away!
The end result is that your rivets are flush with the leather.
Please excuse the not-so-beautiful fingers. These are the rough hands of a hardcore beader!
8. Measure your bracelet around your wrist, taking into account the length of your clasp.
9. Make sure that your loop, once riveted, will fit over your clasp.
10. Create your guide holes, then poke through both pieces of leather.
Follow riveting steps from previous side.
11. Cut off the excess leather.
Now you could stop here, but we decided to add a charm!
12. Open jump ring by twisting with two pairs of pliers.
13. Slip ring through the loop on your clasp.
14. Put the charm on the same loop.
15. Twist to close.
Voila! Your completed bracelet, ready to wear!
Play around with rivets and different colours of leather - and have fun with this technique!
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