Bracelet made of shells and lace ribbons

Bracelet made of shells and lace ribbons
 Among the many different types of jewelry holds a special place jewelry, handmade. Applying a variety of sometimes quite unexpected, materials, skillfully combining them together, designers represent to the experienced audience is incredibly beautiful and unique things - real masterpieces. Having the taste and skillful hands fashionista are adopting many of the ideas of haute couture. After all, a truly "haute couture" accessory can be done independently, and from the materials at hand.

Modern fashion tends to move away from the usual standard forms and materials. Unusual jewelry in many ways "make" the whole costume, sometimes changing details of clothing, taking the form of the cuff, gloves, collar, or even hats. However, to hand-made thing really looked expensive, requires a combination of good taste and sense of proportion in the selection of materials and forms of decoration.

Special romantic warehouse will certainly taste exquisite jewelry, made with the use of delicate openwork lace and thin, slightly veiled mother of pearl shells. This combination of materials gives the little things very trendy now a vintage look.

Make your first "try your wings" in the design of jewelry and accessories can be made from the above materials the original and incredibly stylish cuff bracelet. This decoration is quite able to do at home even novice seamstresses.

Pick up for a beautiful bracelet material: lace handmade or antique, vintage prababushkinyh of stocks, interesting ribbons and shells - they should not be too bulky and protruding to the bracelet was "wearable". It is better to choose the type of flat shells shells kardiuma or scallop shells or small spindly.

To give the bracelet a distinct vintage style, all materials can be artificially "wear". There are many ways to do it. For example, you can moisten lace solution of potassium permanganate or strong tea brewing.

Well look shells, painted with acrylic paint with a dry brush - in this case would not painted the entire surface of the shell, but only a relief pattern. Shells and lace edge as you can "sweeten" or "silvered".

Carve basis bracelet in the form of a rectangle of thick, stiff fabric to match your chosen lace and shells. Dimensions based on calculated based on the girth and height of your wrist cuff bracelet (it should be multiplied by two).

Adding the basis doubled, stick to it using glue gun braid, lace, shells and other decorative elements, combining them together so as to obtain a beautiful textural composition. Fold the ends of all the strips in between the two layers of the base and glue them.

Also at one edge of the cuff (closer to the corners of the rectangle) stick two narrow lace ribbons, which then need to tie a nice bow to form a loop fasteners, and on the opposite side of a large secure shell or gilt buttons. Carefully glue the two layers bracelet around the edges, giving it a finished look.

This luxurious decoration will be a worthy addition to a romantic cocktail dress in natural colors. You can also perform a bracelet with black or colored laces.

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