Cuff Me

 The August kit from A Gilded Life arrived with these delicious colors.  The dusty pink!  The oxidized gold rick-rack!  Luscious linen and lace and doo dads.  I just had to get my hands into it. 

 Spellbinders, in partnership with AGL, threw a multi-day Summer Showcase featuring tutorials with their wonderful products.  Lynn Stevens showed how to make a fabric cuff bracelet which happened to be something I was eager to try.  My prototype is at the top.  The middle bracelet is partially assembled, but I've already changed that all around!  The bottom bracelet features a strip of suede from a sports jacket my dad wore for years, on top of studded denim from a pair of jeans that no longer fit me.  It, too, has already changed whilst I slowly settle in on a finished product. 

 But at least I got this one finished.  I hand stitched the design elements to the gauzy strip of fabric, then glued everything together.  I used velcro to close the cuff. 

 Here is another fabric bracelet.  This one is a "bohemian wrap" design where I used strips of fabric I really love along with just a few pretties to decorate it. 

I followed a design by Sue Elseth for AGL Stash Society, which is a private blog for members only.  Sue does creative and beautiful crafts.  If you click on her link here you will see the necklace tutorial she made for the Spellbinders Showcase.