How to Make an Embossed Bracelet With Coffee Pods and Bicycle Tire
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How to Make an Embossed Bracelet With Coffee Pods and Bicycle Tire
Hello everybody, we want to show you another way to use a bicycle tires and Nespresso coffee pods to make a bracelet. The materials we use to make this bracelet are: used Nespresso capsules, cleaned inner tube of a bike, jump rings, lobster clasp, beads of choice, jewelers tools, bigshot and sizzix circles (3/4 inch) die and a circle punch a little smaller than the circles die of 3/4 inch. We hope you like our Instructable.
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This video explains in detail how to make the bracelet
Prepare Your Bicycle Tire
Open up the inner tube of a bicycle tire and wash with water and soap. When your done, use a die or punch to cut out 8 circles. Perforate both sides of each circle.
Prepare Your Coffee Pod
Flatten a coffee pod entirely and open it back up again. Cut of the top and the bottom. Flatten a bit more and cut our 8 circles as well with a circle punch a but smaller than the one used for the inner tube. Pierce each piece on both sides.
Attach All the Pieces
Now attach the inner tube circle together with a coffee pod circle to a flower bead (or another bead of choice). Continue until all pieces are attach. On one side add a chain extender and on the other side a lobster clasp. And your bracelet is done. We hope you like this Instructable!