Upcycled Beaded Wrap Bracelet

First Attempt

Upcycled Beaded Wrap Bracelet $55

shipping included

to purchase email Ashley - upcycledbyash@gmail.com

Meetup.com is quickly becoming one of my go to websites. No matter what it is you want to do, you are likely to find a group of others online looking to do or learn the same thing. There are tons of crafting Meetups and I even found a step-moms group!

A few nights ago I went to an Art and Craft-tastic Meetup where we learned to make Chan Luu inspired bracelets. I've been eyeing these bracelets for a while thinking they were pretty cool. Now I know why the originals are so expensive. They take a LOT of time to make!

This one clearly turned out very well, I really like it. I managed to find enough matching beads and a shank button to make the bracelet with more than 1/2 upcycled materials. The leather and the bead thread were included with the class.

I'll have to dig through my bead stash and see how many more upcycled beaded wrap bracelets I can make. In the future these bracelets will be custom orders due to the fact they need to be made the right size for your wrist.

This particular bracelet is sized for a wrist that is about 5.5". If you are interested in purchasing it or placing a custom order, send me an email - upcycledbyash@gmail.com

Upcycled Leather Cuff Bracelets

These fashionable upcycled leather bracelets are eco friendly. Made from old leather jackets, freecycled beads and recycled rhinstones from ice skating costumes.

Upcycled leather jacket and freecycled beads

Last night my friend sent me a picture of some leather bracelets she saw while she was vacationing in Mexico. She wanted to know if I could make some thing similar. I was immediately inspired. I have been trying to decide for months what I wanted to do with the four leather jackets that were donated to me last summer.

I cut off a sleeve and got started! I whipped up four leather wrist cuffs last night. I have a pretty good supply of freecycled and recycled beading material. I really wanted these to be as upcycled as possible.

Last year I also received a donation of rhinestones and sequined embellishments from a friend whose daughters use to be competitive figure skaters. The rhinestones are perfect for this project.

If you like these let me know. I don't have them on Etsy yet but if you want to buy one you can always contact me directly at ashvantol@gmail.com. They cost $10 or $12 depending on the amount of time they took to make.

upcycled leather and recycled rhinestones