DIY: Hardware Stretchy Bracelet + Home Depot Giveaway

This year has been the year of the arm! From Man Repeller’s Arm Parties to the rebirth of the friendship bracelet, wrists seem to be getting all the attention these days. It’s not about chunky bangles but it’s all about the tiny bracelet…. lots and lots of tiny bracelets. There’s nothing like a wristful of bracelets. I’m sure over the past year we’ve all perfected the art of layering our favorite collection of colorful bracelets. This season, why don’t you give the give of a hardware embellished bracelet? Add one more to her collection…

Materials: Metal Pipe, Colorful Hair Ties, Jigsaw, Scissors

Mixing metals is my new favorite thing! Gold + Rose Gold + Silver = Amazingness

Use the jigsaw to cut the pipe into small 1 inch pieces

Use the scissors to cut open the hair tie

String the hair tie through the pipe. To close, tie a knot in the open end of the hair tie.

Hide the knot by sliding it back through the metal pipe.

Can you spot my DIY bracelet? It’s the perfect addition to my wrist full of friendship bracelets!

Who says materials from the hardware store have to be used for just home improvement projects? Not me! The guys in the plumbing department at my local hardware store no longer ask me what I’m working on when they see me wondering the isles. It’s a known fact that whatever I’m doing with the materials, one thing I will NOT be doing is fixing a toilet!

Here’s your chance to stock up on nuts, bolts, pipes and other DIY hardware materials by winning a $25 gift card to Home Depot.

Question: What do you do to set the mood while you’re crafting?

Do you craft with the tv on? While watching Real Housewives of Beverly Hills? Maybe you like to listen to music and sip a glass of wine? Or maybe you like it absolutely quiet while you get your DIY on! Remember there is no right answer. Personally, I like to listen to Beyonce when I’m getting crafty. (…and sometimes while I wait for glue to dry I turn up Single Ladies and do the dance in front of my mirror… shhhh please don’t tell anyone) Leave your answer below. Contest ends tonight at 9pm pst and with the help of a fancy number generating system, a number will be selected. If your answer falls in the comment box that corresponds with the selected number…you’re the winner! Don’t worry if you don’t win today because we’re playing this game all week! Each day is a new DIY project, a new prize and a new chance to win.

UPDATE: 36 was the randomly selected number

Congrats Sheila! You won the $25 Home Depot Gift Card.