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Adorable Felt Apple Watch Runs Forever, Doesn’t Cost $10,000

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Adorable Felt Apple Watch Runs Forever, Doesn’t Cost ,000

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New technology is certainly fashionable, so if you’re more interested in form than function when it comes to wearable tech, then why not take a page out of Hiné Mizushima’s book and make yourself a super low-tech Apple Watch?

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Using just a little felt fabric, some miscellaneous buttons, and a couple of fastener snaps, Mizushima stitched together a simple bracelet to look like an Apple Watch in this cunning felt sculpture. Even when it’s done in jest, I love when new technology becomes inspirational fodder for more traditional craft projects!

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