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Easy Friendship Bracelet Sunglasses

January 28, 2014 4 Comments

Easy Friendship Bracelet Sunglasses, Thread Wrapped Glasses at Hands Occupied

I can’t even tell you how many hours I spent making friendship bracelets as a kid! There were the V ones (super hard), the braids, diamonds, beaded ones, the list goes on. Using these fun Lolita sunglasses as a canvas, I thought it would be cool to inject a little nostalgia for my childhood into a project and personal style – as well as a little nostalgia for the warmer weather that usually went along with summer camp-style crafting. Who wouldn’t want to rock some embellished sunglasses like these this Valentine’s Day? Or any day, really?

Supplies

embroidery floss in a variety of colors
scissors
sunglasses or glasses
school glue or Mod Podge (optional)

Easy Friendship Bracelet Sunglasses, Thread Wrapped Glasses

Directions

Pick your first floss color and tie it to one of your sunglasses’ bows with a square knot.

Easy Friendship Bracelet Sunglasses, Thread Wrapped Glasses

Push the knot to the front end of your sunglasses’ bows. Bring the long end of the floss to one side of the bow and then under it, as shown.

Easy Friendship Bracelet Sunglasses, Thread Wrapped Glasses

Bring the spool end of the thread in between the bow and the other end of the thread.

Easy Friendship Bracelet Sunglasses, Thread Wrapped Glasses

Hold the short tail of the thread and tighten the loop of the long end around it.

Easy Friendship Bracelet Sunglasses, Thread Wrapped Glasses

After a couple knots, your glasses will look like this.

Easy Friendship Bracelet Sunglasses, Thread Wrapped Glasses

And here’s the whole process animated. (I really can’t help myself – I just love making & watching crafty GIFs.)

Easy Friendship Bracelet Sunglasses, Thread Wrapped Glasses

When you’ve added the amount of thread you like, you can trim the thread from the spool, leaving an inch or two of a tail. Join your next color of thread by tying a square knot around the first thread color’s tail. Slide the new color up into place so there’s no gap, and loop the thread around the bow just like before.

Easy Friendship Bracelet Sunglasses, Thread Wrapped Glasses

You can alternate colors however you like, or not at all. This easy project can be used to adorn any pair of glasses to make them awesome.

Easy Friendship Bracelet Sunglasses, Thread Wrapped Glasses at Hands Occupied

If you want to preserve your floss creations so they last a long time, you can seal the thread in place by painting a layer of Mod Podge or school glue over the whole thing – it’ll dry clear and last!

Easy Friendship Bracelet Sunglasses, Thread Wrapped Glasses at Hands Occupied

The sunglasses used in this post were provided by Sunglass Warehouse, and as of this writing, are currently on sale.  

Filed Under: DIY Style, Giveaways, Reviews & Sponsored, How-to, Valentine's Day Tagged With: craft, diy, embroidery floss, embroidery thread, friendship bracelets, heart sunglasses, lolita, nostalgia, thread wrapped sunglasses, valentines crafts, valentines day

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is an artist, author and crafts designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macrame. In addition to running the Hands Occupied Blog and Pattern Shop, you can find her making videos & co-hosting the Very Serious Crafts podcast.

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Comments

  1. Erin Elizabeth

    January 28, 2014 at 9:11 am

    Love this! I have some favorite sunglasses that are all scratched up on the sides. What a perfect way to fix them up. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  2. Rachel | 52 Weeks Project

    January 29, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    You nailed it girl, these are so cute!

    Reply
  3. traci zeller

    January 29, 2014 at 6:54 pm

    These are adorable, Heidi! I *live* with sunglasses on, and these would be so fun for Valentine’s Day. I’m so glad our paths crossed at Alt!

    Reply

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  1. Simple Cinco de Mayo Party Shades says:
    January 22, 2015 at 3:54 pm

    […] sunglasses, old or new, to give your Cinco party outfit some punch. Earlier this year, DIY blogger Hands Occupied crafted a pair of friendship bracelet shades using a pair of our sunglasses. We liked her finished […]

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