Lets handle a little of business first, shall we? Congrats Cassie B.! You are the winner of the Custom Abstract Painting. Thank you so much to everyone who entered. There will definitely be another giveaway coming soon:)
When I first got my camera one of the things I really wanted to do was upgrade the standard neck strap it came with. I had seen some that I really liked and thought one in particular was really chic and cute.
Today I got the itch and decided to tackle a quick little DIY project to make one of my own.
Ok so its confession time loves....your girl over here is NOT crafty, like AT ALL. I'm creative, but not crafty. I can't sew, can't crochet, can barely knit, and have only used Modge Podge once! One the positive side, I can use a hot glue gun! That counts for something, right? I say all this to say, its a pretty rare occasion to see me post about projects that are particularly crafty.
This was a really easy project that even super novice crafters can feel confident about trying. Here's how I did it.
I started with my materials
I already owned the gold chain necklace so I just removed the clasps from the ends. I'm pretty sure you can get chain from any craft store, though. Silver or even colored chain would be cool, too. You can use any kind of ribbon you want really. This was on sale at Michaels so its what I used. Velvet ribbon or even leather strips would be awesome as well.
Next start weaving your ribbon through your chain.
At this point you can continue weaving the ribbon through the entire chain, but I decided I wanted a bit of chain with no ribbon so I tied it off after 22 links and picked up again on the other side.
I then used ribbon to attach the strap to the camera. You can definitely use lobster clasps to attach it to the camera as well. I just liked the look of using ribbon. And that's it folks. Done and done. From start to finish it only took about 30 minutes. This can be adapted so many different awesome ways. I may make another one with tassel embellishments at the attachments.
So are you crafty? I hope you guys give this one a try. Until next time....
XoX-Shavonda
I have been thinking of making me a camera strap but with ruffles! I love your chain strap, tres chic! And I am not happy at all that I didn't win, lol.
ReplyDeletewoohoo!!!!!!! i am so excited!
ReplyDeleteand i love that strap- you are so glam when you take pictures! :)
This is the most stylish camera strap I have ever seen. Love it! I think if I'll make one my hubby will get mad though LOL
ReplyDeleteLove this...so chic and so much better than my big ole canvas strap! I'll have to add this to my to do list! ;)
ReplyDeleteNice! That's one fancy camera strap!! Happy Weekend S! xo Kristin
ReplyDeleteWell look who got their craft on!! Woot, woot! I love your camera strap!
ReplyDeleteit turned out very pretty and functional Shavonda! :-)
ReplyDeletewish you a fun weekend too!
This is super cute! I want to make it. But the DSLR is more my husband's than mine. Maybe this is the key to me taking it over! Mwah ha ha!
ReplyDeletelove this! So cute! I saw it on instagram and thought it was so clever!
ReplyDeleteLaura
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Love! So simple too! I might have to try this!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh that is so pretty! I need to actually learn how to take photos with my camera, but at least I could look chic trying. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! I definitely need to make one of those now :)
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