For a couple of gifts this year, I decided to go the homemade route. I found this tutorial for making rope bangles on the Crafts Dept. blog at Martha Stewart.
Cute, right?!
Of course this project required me to buy my first glue gun. (Shocking, I know. You would assume I would be a glue gun owner already.) And wouldn't you know, I had to buy the glue gun with the most pizazz.
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| Hot pink? Check. Leopard print? Check. |
These bangles are so fun to make because of all the ways you can use the rope to make a design--knots, braids, twists--they all turn out fab!
After creating the basic bracelet shape, I used fabric stiffener to make them well, stiff. Then I gilded on the gold and copper. Painting on the metallic colors was my favorite part. I felt like King Midas turning ordinary objects into gold treasures. And my fingers sure looked liked his afterwards.
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| Fancy two-tone bangle. I am got very ambitious. |
So there you have it, fun, fashionable, and oh so stackable. And the best thing, they were as delightful to give away as they were to make.
9 comments:
Beautful and fashionable! I bet the recipients were thrilled!
I am always amazed at what you make. I just discovered there is such a thing as a twined kickstand. I bet you could make a golden-twined one. Nice project.
The recipients WERE thrilled! They're so very cool. :)
Very interesting. I like them a lot. What a fun gift!
Very cute! I bet they were admired for sure.
I was so thrilled to get not 1 BUT 2!!!! That Kara, so crafty and with a glue gun, watch out.
LOVE these! I'm getting crafty this winter too--will have to add this to my list. That glue gun is hysterical!
Oh I love these bangles and how you changed them up to metallic. and your glue gun is just perfect. It's nice to have pretty tools to work with.
very cool, and I love the gun.
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