Mini Hobbycraft Haul

Today I went to Hobbycraft and bought a couple of things (not a lot though as I have no money).

- Black and white thread, 1000 metres, and purple and blue thread, 100 metres - I had run out of these colours, so wanted some more - £1.50 each for the black and white and £1.49 each for the purple and blue
- Machine needles size 90/14 - I bought some before that were 80/12s and my sewing machine hated them and they all broke so I'm trying something new - £2.30
- Hand needles (pack of 50) - for some reason, all of my needles have bent or are really blunt, so I needed some more - £1.00
- Scissors - since I used my old ones for my textiles GCSE project, involving a lot of leatherette, they are now really blunt - £1.50
- Tailor's chalk - I'm tired of using old white pencils to draw on fabric - £1.80

So that is it, unfortunately I couldn't buy any more but these were some essentials that I really needed and now hopefully I can do some more projects!

thatupcyclingqueen

Make: Bracelet Out of Can Pulls

(Adapted from www.funcloud.com)

You Will Need:
- Ring pulls from cans - preferably all the same colour
- Ribbon

Instructions:
(1) Get as many ring pulls as you think you will need to go around your wrist, and a long section of ribbon (don't cut it to fit your wrist just yet)

(2) Thread the first pull onto the ribbon by pushing it up through the smaller hole and down into the larger hole.

(3) Add another, and overlap them:

(4) Keep adding pulls until you think that there are enough on there.

(5) Place over your wrist and line the end up against the rest of the ribbon so that you can see how much to cut.

(6) Cut enough so that you can tie a bow or knot when you wear it.

(7) I recommend tying knots at either end of the pulls to minimise them moving around as much.

(8) Finished! Put it on, and join by tying the ends: