Learn to make gorgeous bangle bracelets with this simple DIY information! Good for rookies, this step-by-step tutorial covers all you have to create your individual distinctive designs.
I’m thrilled to share my newest DIY obsession with you – making bangle bracelets!
Have you ever ever began a trend undertaking and located your self having far more enjoyable than you anticipated? That’s precisely what occurred to me with Mod Podge jewellery, and now I can’t cease adorning bangles!
I’ll have found a brand new calling in creating bangle bracelets, and it’s rapidly develop into one in all my favourite decoupage initiatives.
All of it started with a easy order of some unfinished wooden bangles, and issues escalated from there. Now, I’m crafting bangles like there’s no tomorrow, and I’m excited to indicate you the way to make your individual.
However truthful warning – when you begin, you would possibly simply lose monitor of time. Whether or not it’s household, work, or that ring across the bathtub, all the things else would possibly take a again seat as a result of these bangles are simply that addictive.
So should you’re prepared, let’s begin by gathering what you’re going to wish.
DIY Bangle Bracelets
Collect These Provides
For all Bracelets
Listed below are the extra provides you’ll want for every design:
- Pennants – brads in coordinating colours, piece of yarn, Silver Sharpie
- Pink Floral – velvet scalloped ribbon, pink floral jewellery embellishment, candle, sandpaper
- Bracelets with Beads – Mod Podge Dimensional Magic, microbeads, tissue paper or vellum, tape, candle, sandpaper
Let’s get began!
Lower the Paper
Earlier than you do any portray, you’ll reduce the paper to suit your bracelets.
For any bangle with flat sides, you’ll have to perform a little preparation. Utilizing a vellum scrap and a pencil, rub across the fringe of the form to make a template for slicing paper – form of like pencil rubbings you probably did if you had been little.
Tape the vellum all the way down to your sheet of scrapbook paper after which reduce out the 5 separate shapes.
Additionally reduce paper to suit your flat bangles as nicely. Check match and trim if needed. Set all of the paper apart.
Paint the Wooden
Basecoat all your bangles with craft paint. Give at the least two coats and permit to dry. I did the insides in addition to the outsides.
Misery if Desired
Just a few of my creations are distressed. You’ll be able to misery simply by rubbing a wax candle all over the bangle, particularly on the ridges.
Rub firmly after which brush off any additional wax chunks which might be left. Do not forget that the extra wax you add, the extra distressed your DIY bracelet can be.
Paint your second colour instantly over the wax and the primary colour. Paint till the primary coat is totally lined and permit to dry.
Rub a bit of medium grit sandpaper excessive of the bangles – you’ll see the areas the place the wax is simply rub away (fairly simply), and you’ll see the primary layer colour beneath.
Isn’t it tremendous cool? Sand a bit of bit extra for extra distressing.
Connect the Paper
Add the paper items to your distressed bangles with Mod Podge. Enable to dry for 15 – 20 minutes, then give them a prime coat. Add just a few coats of Mod Podge to seal.
For the longer strips of paper, you would possibly want to use a bit at a time. Maintain the paper till it sticks. If you happen to’re having downside with the paper holding, use rubber bands to safe.
Let all of the paper dry earlier than transferring onto the subsequent sstep.
Add Gildings
Add the microbeads. To do that, paint on Mod Podge (with a smaller brush) on the areas of your alternative after which sprinkle the beads on.
They adhere properly (as does glitter). In case your bead line goes a bit of wonky, simply wash the Mod Podge off the paintbrush after which run it across the edge to wipe a few of the beads and clear it up.
I labored every oval form one after the other, sprinkling beads and permitting to dry. I used a styrofoam bowl to catch the beads.
As soon as the beads and Mod Podge are utterly dry, add Mod Podge Dimensional Magic to the bangle in any areas you want, proper on prime of the paper.
Sadly this *could* a sluggish course of, however solely due to dry time. You’ll have to let dry in a single day, rotate the bangle, apply extra, and on and on. Simply be affected person! You’ll love the 3D glass impact the Dimensional Magic offers.
Ending the Pennant Bracelet
Since this bangle was a bit of totally different than the others, I need to share how I did it.
I began by measuring the circumference with a bit of yarn. As soon as I had the circumference, I laid the yarn out onto a ruler and divide the bangle into 5 equal components.
I marked the yarn with a pencil, after which taped the yarn again across the bangle. I marked the bangle the place I wished every intersection of flags to be (the place the brads would go).
I then reduce out the mini-flags from the paper utilizing my craft knife. I free handed the flags (I knew about what measurement I wished them), after which I went again and trimmed them after I used to be performed, ensuring they had been all the identical measurement and would match 4 flags between every pencil mark.
Utilizing the pencil mark as a information, Mod Podge down the mini-flags. Enable to dry for 15 – 20 minutes after which give the whole bracelet a coat of Mod Podge. Repeat.
Add the pennant string with a silver Sharpie. Then break the heads off of your brads and glue them down on the 5 intersections on the pencil mark.
I used a toothpick to assist me get the correct quantity of glue in the fitting place.
The very last thing to do to complete up your bracelets is glue on any ribbon and ultimate elaborations. You’re performed!
Earlier than you put on any of your bangles, you must allow them to dry utterly. In a single day.
This is among the most enjoyable initiatives I’ve performed in a very long time. Now that some adorning methods for these, I extremely recommend these for girlfriend presents. Get pleasure from your bangle adorning – I undoubtedly am.
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