Showing posts with label Nautical Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nautical Life. Show all posts

Friday, June 22, 2012

DIY Nautical Bracelet

Keeping up with the whole nautical theme, I found these bracelets online and fell in love with them...not wanting to shelling out that kind of money for some rope, I decided to try my hand at "jewelry" making.
So here is my attempt at creating a nautical inpsired sailor bracelet!

Supplies:
about 24" of rope in any color that you like,
I stuck with the navy and cream
Jewelry pliers
End clamps
Clasps of your choice
Jump rings
Scissors
Fabric glue


Step 1:
create a loop with the rope and with the longer end cross it up and through the loop that was just made




Step 2:
form a figure 8 with the rope


Step 3:
With the longer end of the rope, thread that through to the right of the figure 8
at the first/bottom loop


Step 4:
Repeat that through the top loop of the figure 8 and gently pull through


Step 5:
Pull the rope at both ends and position the braid how you see fit



Step 6:
some distractions may occur, so take pictures if you feel it's appropriate..or even if they're not

Step 7:
Glue one end of the bracelet with the two ropes into one of the clasps, and let it dry
Do so with the other side

Step 8:

close the clasps tightly with the pliers

Step9:
Put on a jump ring on each end at the clasp and then at the closure you selected

Since Step 6 distracted me SO much I don't have pictures of steps 7, 8, and 9....

Now, VOILA!! A fun little bracelet to prepare for your days of living on a yacht or a lighthouse







Monday, August 22, 2011

The Sea is the Life for Me!

The sea is the life for me! "Yes, as every one knows, meditation and water are wedded for ever." If you have read..or at least listened to Moby Dick on tape. You must. It is actually a quite funny tale. Not something I would think of when I think of by Melville.


My future home in Salem.


I am in love with...nautical things. Whether it's on a necklace, shoes, or bedding...never have too many things that remind me of the sea! I think it all started with my trip out to Providence last October with Susan. She decided that that was the place for her, and so she bought a house and needed help moving. IM AVAILABLE!After our 16+ hour car ride, we got into Rhode Island around 1am, so I couldn't quite judge the city, but with all the houses lined up that were dating back to as far as the 1700's...I kind of figured that this would be a pretty cool town.


Outside RISD on the river.


Typical street view.


The next morning with just roamed the city, drinking coffee with our scarves and oversized sunglasses. Awesome. So yeah, the whole east coast vibe was so fun that I just wanted to stay forever.