Hey now! The super awesome ladies of
@WiseLatinasLink asked me for a tutorial on how I made these pretty sweet vibrant bangles for a recent #CraftCrapQuickie I posted, and of course I couldn't wait to jump on it for y'all! I whipped up this quick revamp project because I got so tired of finding these kinds of bracelets in my jewelry box because a lot of times they end up being the MAIN reason all my other jewels are tangled. So to fix that problema and make sure to have the sunny-weather outfits SUPER rockin, follow my lil how-to here to keep your drawers lookin wayyy cleaner then they probably are right now (huh cochina??! 😜) AND step your accessory game up to CHINGONA status in the greenest most fantastical way possible!
This project is super awesomesauce because the more random the mo betta ur bangles are gonna look. TRUST!
Here's the ingredients your gonna need:
-Glue/Adhesive
I found this one at the 99 cents store and its pretty awesome. Strong bond and dries fairly clear. E6000 another fav!
-Scissors
-Embroidery Floss
The more random, the better. Unless your looking to color coordinate with an outfit. Then of course. Don't listen to me.
-Bangle Bracelets
You probably have some lying around, but in case you don't you can get a whole bunch at your local Claire's-kinda stores or check out the party favor departments of your favorite Walmart-ish stores for cheap options as well. Psssh! Even a chunky bangle will probably work. Oh! Another idea for the babies! Grab those cardboard toilet rolls, cut and tape them to size of your favorite doll/monito's wrist/arm and now you have blank accessories you can customize with this tutorial for los ninos!!! YOU LOVE ITTTTTT!!
-Charms
These cute lil things always make a an accessory unique and can be found in your old jewelry you don't wear any more, thrift stores are just stacked with them or just pick some up at your fav craft/bead store.
*LIGHTBULB MOMENT*
If you don't think you have charms, use your cesos and think of lil monitos from the 50 cent prize machine and grab some Eye-Pins (Found in the Jewlery Department of your Fav Craft Store) and stick them into your monito (If its plastic = easy peasy) or wrap them around it instead. A dab of E-6000 should make them secured-charms! Now were talking OOAK (One Of A Kind)!!!
1st:
Grab yourself a piece of embroidery floss (length-size your choice) and place the end on the backside of the bangle (as seen in the photo). Bring the end around and place a dot of glue on it so that the embroidery floss is glued to itself. TIP: Make sure that the floss is wrapped TIGHT around the bangle other wise you will have problems.
2nd:
With your fingers, hold that freshly glued end down and begin to wrap the rest of the floss around the bangle being sure to cover that end your finger is holding down with the floss as well. Again, the length of the floss is all up to you. You may want less or more of a color. Remember that randomness makes this project super fantastic! When your done wrapping give that finished end a small dot of glue so that it again, adheres to itself.
3rd:
Now, if you decided to go mono-colored on me, this step would come before the final gluing of your floss. We're going for hella color so this is the part where we switch the colors up and it can get a lil fumbly with the fingers, so hang on k?!
Want to add a different color? As my G'ma would say: PURA ATTTTENNSHUNN!!
Drop a small dot of glue in the same spot that you just finished your last wrapping and begin again by gluing the new floss to itself and then wrapping over the end of your previous floss wrapping. (Keep that wrap TIGHT too! NO LOOSE WRAPS!!! This not only secures your colors as your finishing them but also keeps it muy professional looking when it doneskis!
WRAPPPPPPPPPP IT UPPPPPP!!!! WRAPPPP IT UPPPP! WRAP! IT! UPPPP!!!!! And keep going, adding more and more colors... BUT WAIT... THERE'S MORE!!
4th
The moment you've been waiting for. Time to add charms!! You don't have to add just one either? Get extra jazzy with it and add as much as you like throughout the wrap-process. In case your like awwww man cause you could have been charming it up... Make another one! You can't ever have too many que no?!
In the middle of wrapping, throw in your best charms, making sure to keep the charm wrapped on the OUTSIDE of the bracelet so that it doesn't end up bothering you from being wrapped tight on the INSIDE of the bangle.
And thats it. Secure it with your floss until the bracelet is completely covered in your creativity and flash on those not knowing how fabulous your crafty skills really are!!!
-The C.C.Q
My last lil diddy I have for you lovely crafty compadres, is this desk that I did. Given to me by a really cool lady gave me. Nothing to it but to attack it with every and all supplies I had in the vault. I gave it some of my beloved JOANN'S FLEECE SERAPE material that I have never found again. I even went as far as to send many messages to them to see I could order it but there was some sort of communication error. I hope and pray that I stumble upon it again one day because let me tell you mi corazon skipped a freakin beat when I laid eyes on it. I even have the G'Ma on High Alert for this material. The key to this one is that its FLEECE and its not like a fleece that gets all pilled-out if your know what I mean... Ok, back to the desk. I wrapped the rest of the seat with some black tassels my G'Ma hooked me up with way back when. It was just enough to do with a lil to spare. Gotta love it. I thought long and hard as to what I should I do with the bare wood parts to this and I decided that I'd like to keep this as an heirloom of sorts if possible (I know I know. it IS fleece. But I'm thinking of covering it in that horrible plastic my other G'ma had on her couch. Loves.) for the kiddos. Decided on covering it in vintage orange crate labels from the Central Valley. A reminder of their roots. A reminder of who brought them their food. A reminder to be educated. I think its one of my favorite of things I've made so far. I dunno. Call me crazy, just don't call me late for dinner!
