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Thin Bangle Series #9 - Double Bangle

by Kim

Ninth in the series, this bracelet uses two thin bangles. You could use any beads you like or have, as long as they are all the same diameter. I have been saving these beads for something good. They look like turquoise M&Ms.

To make the bracelet, you need:

2 thin metal bangles
22 gauge wire
beads
wire cutters

Start by wrapping an end of the wire around one bangle two or three times. Put a bead on the wire. Wrap the wire around the second bangle.

Reach the wire across the bangle and wrap it and repeat the process. Keep wrapping and adding beads until the bangles are full.

Check out the whole Thin Bangle series:

#1 Flower Garden Button Bracelet

#2 Bangle Bling

#3 Pom Pom Fringe

#4 Bead Encrusted Bangle

Take your Vitamin C!

Thin Bangle Series #8 - Wrapped Floss

by Kim

Inspired by the embroidery floss trend! How can you not love it? Floss comes in every color... and then some. It is easy to use, and is super inexpensive.

For this project, I used two thin metal bangles. It could be done with one, I just wanted a little more thickness.

Cut about a yard of floss. Leaving a short tail, wrap the floss around both bangles for about an inch. Wrap back the other direction, making two levels of wrapped floss.

Knot the floss ends together. Trim.

Wrap 4 or 5 sections. Mine has two colors of floss.

Seriously. It took about 10 minutes to make it.

Take your Vitamin C!

Thin Bangle Series #7- Wired Crystals

by Kim

These are 10mm round faceted crystal beads. It took 26 to go around my bangle.

To make one you need:

a thin metal bangle bracelet
24 gauge silver wire
beads, whatever you want
wire cutters

Do this:
1. Cut about a yard length of wire. Wrap one end tightly around the bangle. String a bead on the wire. Snug it up to the bangle. Wrap the wire around the bangle after it.

Keep wrapping beads until the bangle is full. Wrap the wire 3-4 times after the last bead. Trim the wire.

I have had this silver toggle clasp for awhile. Since I have not used it, I thought maybe adding beads would make it step up on my usable list.

Do the same thing as the bangle, but use smaller crystal beads.

Same with these hoop earrings!

This is a simple project that does not require much in the way of materials, but looks high end.

Take your Vitamin C and see what else you could use this technique on.

Thin Bangle Series #6 - Fibers

by Kim

I hope you have been having as much fun as I have with this series. Not a penny has been spent on any of these bangles, because all of the materials were scraps in my stash. You can use my bangles as idea springboards, and use the scraps you have in your own stash to design your own fab bangles.

Look at this bangle with buttons on it. This one with rhinestones. This one with pom pom fringe. This one with glass beads. And this one with macrame.

Start with the same plain, thin metal bangle.

Leaving a tail of about 4, wrap the bangle with ribbon or fabric. This is 7/8" grosgrain. A strip of t-shirt fabric works well too. Use what you have. It took about 3/4 of a yard.

Tie a tight knot with the tails. Trim the tails off.

Using scraps of yarns and fibers, wrap the bangle again. Start by knotting the yarn to the bangle, leaving a tail. When you have used all of that yarn, tie another one to it, and keep wrapping. You can also string seed beads and add those to the wrap. When the bangle is completely wrapped, Knot the final tail to the beginning tail.

Slide a charm onto the yard anyplace and wrap it!

Easy and cute!

Take Your Vitamin C and see what you come up with!

Thin Bangle Series #5 - Macrame

by Kim

I have had macrame on the brain lately so this nice little square knot project was fun! Even if you haven't done macrame since the 70s, or you have never done it, you can do this. You only have to do one kind of knot. Easy.

Here is what you need:

thin metal bangle bracelet
two generous 1 yard pieces of cotton braiding cord (you could also use jute or even embroidery floss)
4-6mm beads with big holes
tape

Here is what you do:

It is a bit easier to do with shorter cords, but once you practice a little, you won't have to think about it so much. You might consider doing a little square knot practice with some shorter cords before you do the real thing.

Halfway through, you will notice your working cords have gotten short. At that point, switch them with the static cords and work with the longer cords. When you get to the end, knot all the cords together and trim them.

Take Your Vitamin C!

Thin Bangle Series #4 - Bead Encrusted

by Kim

Oooh, don't you love this bangle?

To make it, you need:

a thin metal bangle
24 gauge wire
a handful of small to medium beads (mine are all glass) of any color palette you choose
at least two colors of E beads, aka size 6 seed beads, to coordinate
wire cutters

Do this:

1. Cut a piece of wire about a yard long. Wrap one end around bangle to begin.

2. Stringing on one bead at a time. wrap the small to medium beads to go around the bangle. When you come to the end of the wire, finish as you began by wrapping the end a couple times. Start a new wire whenever needed.

3. Go around the bangle again, adding more small beads and the E beads, to fill in the gaps.