Sunday, April 7, 2013

Cherry Dr. Pepper Can Bracelets

Last year I made these Coca-Cola Can bracelets. Every month it is still my most popular post. I hadn't made any in quite awhile but a friend was disappointed that she never got one, so I had to pull my stuff out again to make some. This time I was a little bit more creative and we decided to bling them out a little bit more.
Go check out the first tutorial before you try to follow this tutorial, it will make everything easier!

Differences


Make the shape of the bracelet a little different, in the past I made them mostly square but the edges would catch on stuff and they would poke you or could rip.

You can choose to turn the edges back or forth. You will get a silver lining if they are turned out, but if they are turned under they will be less noticeable. It's all about what you think looks best. I sometimes like the silver lining and sometimes want a cleaner edge. If you turn the edges under they shouldn't scrape you as long as they are pressed very flat.

Instead of big holes for the ribbon, make very small holes with a pin and add jump rings. We also added metal clasps instead of ribbon for some of them. Or you can skip the holes all together if you roll the edges, and thread a small ribbon or elastic through.

Add more decoration to them by adding flowers or bows with hot glue.


Add fabric lining to give the bracelet a little more structure as well as comfort. I used t-shirt scraps because they don't fray and just hot glued them in.

More Coca-Cola:
Coke Can Necklace
Decorating with Coca-Cola
Wallet with Charms from Coke Can
The Day I Wore a Coca-Cola T-shirt

7 comments:

Kidlutions(tm): Solutions for Kids said...

Very cute! Ingenious idea! Cute blog design, too!

~Wendy @Kidlutions

Monica Grondin said...

Thanks for stopping by!

Unknown said...

These are SO cute! Such a genius idea! I've visiting from Tatertots and Jello-- hope you'll stop by and say hello! Have a great weekend!

-Bonnie @ Revolutionaries
www.revolutionariesblog.com

PS- I'm also a writer for Crafting a Green World. Every month we do a Green Crafts Showcase where we feature recycled/upcycled projects like yours! I would love to feature you, so if you're interested, you can enter here: http://craftingagreenworld.com/green-crafts/

Stephanie said...

What a fun idea--I love the fabric flowers too!

Monica Grondin said...

Thanks for stopping by!

Monica Grondin said...

Thanks so much!

Anonymous said...

Thank you SO much for linking this up to our very first Moonlight & Mason Jars Monday! We love this DIY idea and hope you'll link up again tonight :) Have a happy Monday!

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