I've always loved taking everyday items and making them into something interesting. Ever since I was a little crafty kid I loved devouring books that taught me how to make little dolls from clothespins, beads from rolled up magazines, and little fairy ornaments from wire and fake flower petals. The first time I saw my friend wearing a bracelet made from a fork a few years ago, I knew I had to try it (*ahem Carly ;)). I wrote up a tutorial a while back, but I've had some questions about the directions I gave so I decided to make a proper tutorial with a video! :)
(Please excuse my intro, if you can't hustle your website on your Youtube channel, where else are you supposed to do it? ;))
What you need:
♥ A fork. You can find the fork I used here.
I think these forks are the easiest to use, and I've used a lot of different forks. :)♥ Pliers, 3 pairs. 1 jewelry pair, 1 regular pair or needle nose, and an adjustable wrench.
♥ Piece of thick fabric like denim or corduroy.
♥ Strong hands. If you don't have these you might need to buy a hand exerciser. Just kidding. Ask for help! ;)
♥ If you still can't figure out how to make the bracelet, I sell fork bracelets in my Etsy store for a good price. If you want a bulk order, I can totally do that!
I've always really liked layering bracelets. And my watch is hands down (or should I say wrists down?) the greatest watch ever invented. Digital, with a chronograph, a light, silver and gold? *Le sigh. ;)
The other wrist.
Forks and wolves go together, right?
They definitely go with feathers.
If anyone needs help, just leave a comment. :)
43 comments:
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What a fabulously unique Christmas present idea. Have book marked this page for reference ... expect questions! xo
sv: Yes! Post them! I'd love to see :-)
Your blog is very inspirating!
Thank you guys!!
Love your fork bracelet!! Hey, thanks for stopping by my blog.
super cute!
jamie @ sewrockin.com
That is a fabulous idea. I'm a new follower too. Stop by anytime, Lori
I love it!!
love it, made one myself, but withoud the curls in the thoots.
http://submarinesandsewingmachines.blogspot.com/2011/12/fork-bracelet.html
Uhm, just found you through pinterest. I think I love you :)
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Hahaha! Thank you! That's a pretty lofty compliment! :D
Okay, apparently I need some hand exercisers 'cause I've already ruined 3 forks....lol! I made one that is okay, but I think I'll try a vise if I make any more.
Thought this would be easy; I broke the forks and cannot bend them. Lol I will try some different forks. I am having fun with them but wish I could get one to turn out.
Yeah it is a bit tricky at first-- I am serious about the cheap fork though. I bought some for 1$ each and they were too nice. :/
I love this idea! But I cannot seem to find cheap enough forks? Did you ever find some that you could buy?
Thanks so much guys!!! To Lauren-- I did find some forks that work perfectly, I bought them in bulk from here:
http://www.missionrs.com/7205.html
Hope this helps! :)
This is great, thanks for posting! I think I might have to try this out. :)
Oh my gosh, this is such a brilliant idea!
Love these!!! with the link you posted i couldnt find a 7205 fork,do you think a 7206 would work or would be to thick? Thanks!
These look great!!!! I love how detailed your video was! Thanks so much!!
NO WAY! This is so ace... even I get it, thanks to your video. Thank you so, so much, you totally made my day. No, where's that wretched wrench? If only my house wasn't a mess... I mean, creative chaos :D
this is genius!
I love this! How do you get the rusty color?
@Kat E. I think it is just the photo and the fork-- I didn't do anything special to it. :)
Oh, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for posting this!!! :)I've been wanting to make one, but I though it involved welding and techniques of the like :P
So...Thank you!!! <3
how would a real silver fork work?
I've bent sterling silver forks and they are a lot easier to bend. :)
I'm trying this, but the tips keep breaking off.
@Cat You have to bend them in one motion, you can't keep bending them back and forth. :) I made that mistake as well. :)
great tute! thanks for sharing your fork bracelet.
gail
this is love <3 i m in love !
AMAZING!!! Thanks so much! I shared this on my FB fan page for all my thrifty,crafty friends to try!! XOXO Andrea
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Keepin-it-Thrifty/107871535948408
my hands are aching from doing this! great idea tho! LOVE IT
O,M,G this is so cool all the neices are getting one for xmas just love your idea many thanks debbie New Zealand
awesome, love the idea I'm going to make one for me!
Love Love this thanks for sharing
have you ever seated any crystals or gems in the prong that you bend backwards? If so, what do you think the best method would be to do this?
I want to make one for a close friend of mine with an opal crystal on it
Am I the only one that broke my jewelry pliers doing this? They were brand new too T_T
can u make rings .if u can ,can u show me how.thank u brenda
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