I did a little bracelet DIY this weekend, and just had to share. I’ve totally bought in to the “layering bracelets” trend, so I fueled my bracelet stash a little bit more for that. 
As my husband would say, I am making Johnny Depp proud.
What can I say – Johnny knows how to layer his accessories!
The Rardon family loves to rent movies, so I’m often doing little projects like this while we’re catching a new flick. This weekend Harry Potter happened to be playing when the inspiration for these bracelets came.
I had a necklace that had several gold chains and layers that broke apart a long time ago. Of course, I knew that eventually I could make something from it, or fix it – so it’s been in one of my many craft drawers for a while. Turned out to be perfect for this project!
For the first bracelet, I used 2 lengths of chain and a leather band.
I lined up the two gold chains next to each other and simply wove the leather band in and out to connect them.
I knotted the leather at each end and added a few rings and a clasp. The connection isn’t the prettiest, but it works – and I don’t think you really notice it very much once I have it on and layered.
For the second one, I used a piece from the necklace that looks like little rhinestones. I used a thicker leather band {you can get a big bag of leather scraps from Hobby Lobby for $5!} for the base.
I held the rhinestone length against the top of the leather piece, then wrapped embroidery floss around it to hold it into place.
I made it extra long so that I could put it around my wrist twice.
Here they are, all layered up!
