As avid DIYers, we understand the value of a great camera – but we’re not so keen on the boring straps that come with most DSLRs. Fortunately there are plenty of tutorials for adorable DIY camera straps, so we picked out a few of our favorites to inspire us. Which one do you like the best?
1. DIY Painted Camera Strap by Design Love Fest
2. DIY Chain Camera Strap by A Pair & A Spare
3. DIY Toy Camera Strap by Pocketful of Pretty
4. DIY Adjustable Vintage-Looking Camera Strap by Sketch 42
5. DIY Studded Leather Camera Strap by Syl and Sam
I LOVE the studded one, so cool!
so painful looking!
Chain one is awesome!
I agree with the two above me…those two are my favorite! Though the patterns of the first one really caught my eye.
Oh wow I LOVE the chain — but really, they’re all so much better than the “supplied” straps. Nice work!
I love these! The 2nd and 3rd ones are my favorite.
Wouldn’t have even thought of this – so good!
Unas ideas geniales…nueva imagen para las cámaras.
Ooo, love these ideas, but they gave me another idea entirely! Camera straps out of grandpa-ey neckties!
Woow, I love all of ‘em of the first pic!
LOVE the chain one!….I want one
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Fab!! What a great idea. Love a bit a of pattern and texture
Lovely! Painted and the chain are my favs. Making your camera strap look like jewelry is a perfect idea especially if your camera is your signature accessory anyway!
My favourites are definitely the chain and the leather. I’m not sure I’ll try them, but they’ve given me some ideas of my own! Thanks for sharing ^-^
These are totally awesome!
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My vote goes to the vintage looking!
Awesome post! I love these all! I’m totally going to need this soon, since I am finally buying me a new camera really soon, finally!
Love the vintage ones, wow I think I might have a go at trying to make something similar
Excellent post!
Great ideas—very trendy!
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I love the painted one!! The chain is really cute – but does it ever have the problem of banging against the camera? I think I’d be nervous that it would.
i just love the third ones, but all of them are great! thanks for sharing!:)
The blue one in the third photo.
Definitely.
I just love it!
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Very DIY. Very Creative.
Cool! Especially love the last (spiked gothish) one! My big beef w/cam straps is the usual lack of a swivel, which drives me crazy how it gets twisted up when throwing over my shoulder. Took me forever to find a swivel that worked (success found @”Hobby Lobby”!) Here’s what I ended up doing for a/b 4 bucks!!: http://wildstar84.wordpress.com/ (picture).
really cool have been thinking about this myself and this has inspired me to get my butt in gear
yah, me too. I made my own though. out of colored duck tape. THE BOMB. did you make those straps yourself. if you did that would be awesome.
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#1 should go with #3′s cameras (maybe a thinner strap needed) and #4 looks great whoever she is – the camera I mean
I love them all, but I think the simplicity and style of the DIY chain strap makes it my favorite!
Awesome – making straps out of old neckties might be an interesting take too!
I prefer not to have a camera strap, they’re annoying and get in the way. If I had to choose, it would definitely be the chain strap.
They are all great, but my fav is the painted strap!
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this is neat! wanna try it!
ok. i’m ready to splurge on a trendy camera strap!
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Very creative!
The chain one is pretty chic, and the vintage one makes me feel nostalgic
i want one of those cameras so cute
This is fun !!
i love the chain one!!
Love the toy camera strap!
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I love the last one. so cool.
The chain camera strap is amaze!! Now I just need a camera…..
Love nr 2 and 5
most have!
Your camera is very like
Perfect, I like the Toy Camera Strap most. Thanks for sharing, really wonderful ideas. Love it!
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love love love the vintage one – are those suspenders?
What a brilliant idea!
This just gave me the perfect idea for a great friend’s birthday gift I’ve been agonizing over! My day has been made! Thanks!!
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I love the studded strap <3
Love these! Especially the DLF strap.
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I love this! So great
LOVE LOVE LOVE #2 – chunky chains are sexy when paired with lace short shorts! Where did you get those hot shorts?
what a cool idea, although I think the spike one would hurt a bit
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I absolutely love DIY projects such as this one, and the great things is that these straps look better than ones we spend lots of $$$’s on!! Check out these amazing camera straps and find a style that suits you!!
They’re really neat. My favorite one is the studded strap.
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thanks for the ideas….I shall have to improvise myself one for my old Olympus…
Great idea!
She says: Love the re-purposing of the Chanel bag chain… will definitely try that one.
Never even thought of that – fantabulous. Love the aztec feel of the first, and true fashionista style of the second too.
I love it!! thank you for sharing!
hahaha this is definitely not bad. love the vintage look!
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Love these especially the painted ones….my creative juices are flowing! Thanks so much for sharing. You Matter! Smiles, Nancy
These are so cute, dunno which one I like best! I feel ridiculous for not thinking of it myself, awesome post!
These are so cute! I just got an old polaroid sx-70 and was looking to jazz it up! Perfect!
ahh.. keren!
every one love old style
love the chain strap idea!
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Cool ideas!
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no.4 is my favorite. You should sell these things!
I mean:
THEY should sell this stuff (chuckle)
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love love love the red and green by Sketch42!! great ideas. hmmm…..
chain one is my favourite, so cute!
I like the ideas. Very nice.
These are so cute! I think my Nikon strap definately needs a revamps after looking at these! Time to get the glue and paint out me thinks!
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“I’ve gotta get me one of those”
(the leather one)
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Inspirational and perfect diy for a rainy day like today… enjoy and thanks for the great post! best. sara
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love the chain strap, but oh poor camera once it gets a scratch
Great ideas!
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Love the chain strap!
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Neat ideas.
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I looooooove this post! So much what I needed… you know, I bought my own camera and stuff, and now I just have to give it my own personal touch! <3
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Do you have a link to the tutorial for the studded strap?
http://www.sylandsam.com/2012/05/diy-designer-camera-strap.html