DIY: Skinny Cheetah Belt

I have long been on the hunt for a skinny cheetah belt. Mostly because Sydney has one, but also some other people:

This is Sydney.

So anyway. That cheetah print belt is fabulous...and fabulously hard to find/expensive. Solution? Refashion an old, ugly belt. What's fun about this DIY is that first I do something horrible, then I learn and craft it better. Problems solving m'kers. We all make mistakes. So you might as well learn from mine.

The first time I tried this, I used cheetah print paper. It worked on the sunglasses, but the belt need a little more flexibility. See here...

 Materials Needed for Failure:
- old, ugly belt
- shades
- cheetah print paper
- modge podge

 1. So part of this failure included me cutting the paper into strips.

 2. Then I modge podged the paper to the belt.

 3. On both sides...

 4. Aaaand this is why it was a failure. That stinkin' paper will break. As it did.

 However! It did work on my shades. The surface was much better for modge podging. If you do undertake the sunglasses project, you'll want to cut the paper roughly around the shape of the arms. Like so...

Now. To do it right...

 1. Now we need cheetah print FABRIC...eh?! See. Problem solvers. That's what we are.

Great thing about cheetah print fabric from Walmart...you can get one PIECES for just 30 stinkin' cents. Just ridiculous. Side note, when I was buying this, there was a guy working the fabric counter who was hitting on me so hard. We talked about how he built his own TV antenna with his new soldering gun and he ordered this new phone for only $50. Rob, nice guy... 

 2. So now we cut the fabric into thin strips and modge podge them, like with the paper.

 3. The edges don't quite stay as well as the paper, so you'll need a thin line of fabric glue along the edges.

4. One of the hardest parts is the end where the buckle is. I just carefully cut smaller pieces and used mostly glue to wrap the shape. It holds fine once you've got it situated.

5. As far as the holes, well, if you just puncture the needle of the belt through where the hole is it will poke through the fabric pretty easily.

Aaaaaand there she is :) Pretty good right?