USB Flash Drive Bracelet

In this instructable I'm going to show you, how to make your own USB flash drive bracelet. I've seen quite a few before, but never really liked the designs. My goal was to hide the flash drive entirely in the bracelet. I decided to make one with yarn and after a short search I found this amazing blog post, that already showed what I had in mind.

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Step 1: What you need

Materials

• Embroidery thread (I used about 12m)
• Flexible cardboard
• Duct tape
• Tape
• Super glue
• Verbatim TUFF 'N' TINY USB Flash Drive (e.g. on amazon.com)

Tools

• Scissors
• Ruler

Asriel Grim says: Dec 31, 2012. 7:33 AM

amazing 'ible as always and great taste in fashion! The color combination really rocks! Well done!

Bomshika says: May 21, 2012. 10:33 AM

I can't seem to download the PDF. Is there another way I can get it?

BrittLiv (author) in reply to BomshikaMay 22, 2012. 7:35 AM

As far as I know only pro members can download it. Send me a pm with your email address and I'll email it to you.

huynguyen207 in reply to BrittLivSep 8, 2012. 4:06 AM

hi guys, i wanna have a pro member to download PDF files, can u help me pls? I wanna make some bracelets. Thank you so much !

huynguyen207 in reply to huynguyen207Sep 8, 2012. 4:07 AM

i forgot, my email : huymar13a@gmail.com. ty

bbaum1 in reply to BrittLivAug 23, 2012. 10:07 AM

Can you PM me a copy of this in .PDF form as well please?

clogie says: May 26, 2012. 5:57 AM

will have to try this :)
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beadinggem says: May 17, 2012. 7:26 AM

Great tutorial! This sure makes "high tech" jewelry a lot more appealing! Will likely feature it on my blog in the future!

BrittLiv (author) in reply to beadinggemMay 25, 2012. 12:23 PM

Hi, I just saw, that you featured it, thanks a lot!

beadinggem in reply to BrittLivMay 25, 2012. 3:06 PM

My pleasure!! By the way, I too am a scientist but a lot closer to retirement than you are! ;-)

Pearl

i_am_joey in reply to BrittLivMay 22, 2012. 4:55 AM

nice selection of thread colours by the way...

nhormell says: May 14, 2012. 2:23 PM

i love it
only one problem when i was making it super glue squirted up into my eye
went to the eye doctor and got the glue removed... chemically burned my eyeball
:(
good project though

BrittLiv (author) in reply to nhormellMay 14, 2012. 3:20 PM

Oh no, please tell me you are joking, if not I wish you all the best and hope you recover fast.

nhormell in reply to BrittLivMay 15, 2012. 2:08 PM

no joke but the eye is one of the fastest healing body parts recovering very fast

i_am_joey in reply to nhormellMay 22, 2012. 4:54 AM

i guess we need to wear eye protection now when using super glue. hope the eye is better.

chemkid42 says: May 19, 2012. 1:56 AM

this is great wish I had thought of it. did you use corrugated cardboard? where did you get it?

BrittLiv (author) in reply to chemkid42May 19, 2012. 12:10 PM

Thanks a lot, I used an old box you can see it in the first step underneath all the other stuff. For example a cereal box will work great.

chemkid42 says: May 19, 2012. 2:01 AM

still a little confused on how you did the cap?

BrittLiv (author) in reply to chemkid42May 19, 2012. 12:08 PM

The cardboard forms a tube, which can be used as a cap. To give it a tight fit I used duct tape that I stuck to the inside of it. The USB flash drive is glued to the other side.

gilgolf says: May 18, 2012. 9:52 PM

Is the usb drive still waterproof if you remove the case?

BrittLiv (author) in reply to gilgolfMay 19, 2012. 1:34 AM

Hi, yes it is, if you take a look at the first picture of step 3 you can see the back of it.

RightShoe says: May 17, 2012. 1:12 PM

hey, that is amazing. You should kick it on kickstarter and make some good money for very creative idea. I woild buy it for sure!

microfarm says: May 17, 2012. 8:30 AM

Such a cool idea...but....aren't you using embroidery thread and not yarn?
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BrittLiv (author) in reply to microfarmMay 17, 2012. 8:58 AM

Thanks a lot, I thought that embroidery thread is yarn, but you are right it is the better description.