Bracelets with Shrink Plastic Sheets

The bracelets are made from shoelaces. The pendants and the adjustable buttons are made from shrink plastic sheets with added plastic beads.

Jewellery from Shoelaces

1

Draw and decorate on a shrink plastic sheet using Colortime Coloured Pencils. Use the template.

Jewellery from Shoelaces

2

Cut out and make holes with a hole puncher. The adjustable buttons must have two elongated holes size 1 x 2cm. See the template.

Jewellery from Shoelaces

3

Shrink the shrink plastic sheets in a warm household oven at 130 degrees to approx. 1/3 size.

Jewellery from Shoelaces

4

Cut a shoelace in two and wrap sticky tape around the ends.

Jewellery from Shoelaces

5

Push the ends through the adjustable buttons or plastic beads and attach the pendant with an oval jump ring.

Jewellery from Shoelaces

6

Before and after the shrinking.

Jewellery from Shoelaces