scrappy instant gratification bracelets

I’m working on a research paper this weekend but needed a break mid-afternoon.I decided to whip up a couple bracelets using some scraps of fabric I had lying around {chopped into strips, above}. Since I had nothing to lose, money-wise, I tried a couple different styles just to see how they would turn out.

For this one, I cut long, skinny strips of fabric scraps and braided them together. Easy peasy. I plan to make some braided headbands out of old tee-shirts at some point.

For this one, I sewed a long tube out of a piece of fabric {does it look familiar?}. Then I put a marble in the tube, knotted the fabric. Repeat a couple times til it’s wrist-length. My mom used to make necklaces like this in the 80s! So awesome.

This one’s sorta insane, but I like it. I took lots of scraps of ribbon, fabric, and tulle, and tied them to a hair elastic. This one seems really Utah-crafty to me. Promise not to use it as a scrunchie.

This isn’t that awesome, but I used a couple more scraps to tie together some beaded bracelets I had. This is, if nothing else, and easy way to make them slightly more interesting.