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Mystery crafty object...

What is it?


There's a few photos behind the cut, so it might take a bit to load.



Guitar strap! I didn't feel I could justify spending much money on a guitar strap, because I won't use it all that much. As well, most straps available in guitar stores have leather on them, which is bad, mmkay. So I was browsing in a local store Reverse Garbage and came across quite a long computer cable (over 2 metres!) which was just the right width.

I got a scrap of vinyl for the end which attaches to the neck of the guitar:



And I just popped a hole in the other end with the plug on it:



And here it is in action:





(Note the lack of my head in any of these pictures due to my complete dorkiness.)

So there you go - crafty re-use of computer bits! Hurrah!

(Sorry for the poor image quality, folks).