Saturday, March 12, 2011

Craft A Custom Beaded Watch In Four Painless Steps

By Neela Vazzana


One of the wonderful gifts that you can ever offer your loved one, business partner or your employees is the gift of time. Aside from affording your time to them, you can also supply them something tangible. Beyond doubt, watches are far-out because some of them are emphatically fancy. These stunning creations radiate elegance and it is a good accessory that you can pair to any groups of clothes you have whether you sport a formal attire or just a casual and laid-back get up. Indeed, these promotional watches are very multifaceted. It fits anyone's wrist. But if you want a cheaper kind of promotional watch that you want to present as a gift, you can regularly order the ones that are very affordable and there are plenty of them in the market. Nevertheless, if you want to craft your own with a personal touch, here are the simple steps that you can follow.

Materials Needed:

1 mm (millimeter) stretch cord for beading Beads (can be bought at any major craft store chain or your local bead shop) Lobster clasps 1-2 bead links Bar Watch Face

Step One. Select your beads and other freebies like the lobster clasps and stretch cords that you would adopt for your logo printed watch. You can unceasingly obtain them in some craft and specialty stores near your place. You can exhaust a bar watch face of your old wrist watches.

Step Two. Measure your wrist. In drafting your customized watch, it is necessary that you know how calculate its right measurement. You can permanently add a half inch to determine the size for the straps. On the other hand, minus one to one and a half inches for the watch face.

Step Three. Insert your assorted beads according to your preference. You can capitalize on bead of different shapes and colors to make a really splendid design out of it. Don't forget to place one lobster clasp at each of the four corners.

Step Four. Using the lobster clasp attach your bar watch face on beaded strap that you have crafted. You can repeatedly adjust the bead strap if it wouldn't fit your wrist. You can also wear it like a bracelet if you adjust it even further.

Undoubtedly, crafting your very own beaded watch is was easy as counting 1-2-3-4. Go ahead and design your own. Although, if you don't want to exert too much effort on devising one, you just acquire your own in some craft and accessory stores.




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