Craftside: How to Make a Zipper Bracelet with a Vintage Sugar Bowl Gift "Box"

How to Make a Zipper Bracelet with a Vintage Sugar Bowl Gift "Box"

I had the pleasure of being a part of a big CHA Blogger event that was hosted by Fave Crafts and having a project included in their Best Blogger Craft Ideas 2014 ebook. Here is my project along with the tutorial on how to make a zipper bracelet with bling dangles, all wrapped up in a vintage sugar bowl perfect for gift giving.

Bracelet
 Darice Mix and Mingle Beads
 Candy conversation heart
 Mod Podge Dimensional Magic
 Mod Podge Podgable Papers
 Mod Podge Podgable Shapes
 Simplicity Creative Group Zipper
 Fiskars Scissors
 Wire
 Jump rings
 Hot glue
 Velcro

Gift Wrap
 David Tutera Tag by Darice
 Darice Sequins
 Elmer’s Glue Stick
 Fiskars Scissors
 I Love to Create Tulip Beads In A Bottle
 Lion Brand Bonbons
 Glass jar

To start, I made a dangle from a candy conversation heart with a bit of Mod Podge and wire.

I next made a dangle with the podgable papers and disc.

To make the bracelet, I simply folded over the ends of the zipper and glued a bit of Velcro on each end.

I like to make sure I put the soft side of the Velcro facing down and the loop (rougher) side facing up. That way the rough part doesn't scratch on my skin.

I linked the dangles I made along with some pretty Darice beads to the opening of the zipper pull.

My idea for using the vintage sugar bowl came from the book Just Us Girls:48 Creative Art Projects for Mothers and Daughters to Do Together.

This page shows a jar being used to hold notes about happy memories and little trinkets acquired along the way that bring back thoughts of good times. I happen to do this with a cigar box. But I thought a jar would make a fun way to give a gift. So off to the stash, and I ran across this vintage sugar bowl.