Do you ever wake up with a tune deeply stuck in your head? You keep humming it and even though at first you weren't crazy about it you eventually start thinking, "Hm, this song is actually quite beautiful and well put together." That’s all it took to create this lyrical DIY cuff bracelet.

This is what's been happening to me for the past four days. I have had Dark Paradise stuck in my head. Even when I'm not fully awake my brain playing the chorus on repeat.

One morning I woke up as usual silently singing, "Every time I close my eyes..." when I thought of a new cool (and quick!) craft project. I wanted a wrist cuff.

With the chorus from Dark Paradise on it.

It was Saturday morning and Jason was still sleeping - it was only 7 o'clock. I got up and quickly gathered materials:

• Lyrics from a song you love. Or poetry. Or last week's grocery list. Whatever.

• Vinyl fabric 8.5" by 11". I had scraps leftover from when I attempted to make a neon orange skirt.

• Editing app of your choice ie. Photoshop, MS Paint, Word, Gimp, etc.

• A laserjet printer because that's what I have and I'm not sure which other printers will work for this project.

• Snaps

• Needle and thread to sew the snaps on. I happened to have the same color thread as my fabric but I'm sure a different color will add some character to the piece.

• Rubbing alcohol and cotton swab - in case of smudging.

First you need to know that your printer will not break if you feed it vinyl. Please make sure before you even think about starting.

Once you've got that figured out you can enter the words of your choice into the software of your choice. When you're happy with how your lyrics look grab your vinyl and cross your fingers as it runs through the printer.

For some reason I ended up printing a box around the words. Oh well...

For my cuff I made it 2" by 6.5" - it all depends on the size of your wrist and how wide you want it.

Mark where you want the cuff to close. I made a seam on each end but you can skip this step and simply sew the snaps on and trim the excess.

Mark where the holes for the snaps will be.

Secure the snaps, fold the fabric, sew, and trim the excess.

If it gets a bit smudged you can very carefully wipe it off with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol.

And that's all there is to it. Naturally I now want to make a billion cuffs with random stuff on them.

If you make this DIY cuff bracelet I'd love to see your creation, just tag me on Instagram @popsdemilk_crochet and use the hashtag #popsdemilk

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This pattern is for personal use only. The pattern and its photos may not be reproduced, distributed or resold, translated, published, altered, shared or posted in any way over the internet or offline.

You may sell finished items made from this pattern as long as it is handmade by you, not mass produced, giving the credit to Pops de Milk / Patricia Castillo as the designer. If you have any questions, you can email me at patricia@popsdemilk.com