I received some wood bangles from DIY Bangles that I have been anxious to bling up. Creating your own unique jewelry pieces can accent a new outfit, or help update one from last season. It only took an hour or so to transform these 3 bangles…
Crafter’s Ink works well on wood; it covers well and dries quickly. You can also use pigment inks, but they will take longer to dry and you have to be careful not to smear them until they do. I used both on the bangles I made.
Here’s a closer look at each of the bracelets…
I inked a damask background stamp with several colors of inks, then rolled the bangle across the stamp …
for this one, I first stamped on the script design, then went back and stamped tiny flowers in different colors along it...
Rhinestones added the finishing touch…
This bangle has large flat panels on each side that are perfect for stamping on, I inked the panels a different color than the rest of the bracelet and stamped flowers on the panels…
I used a beauty swab to color in the flowers centers, and used the stylus and blender tip to “antique” the edges of the panels…
The BIG jewelry trend right now is just that – BIG! Stacks of bangles in different sizes and colors are showing up everywhere, so make your bangles in colors that coordinate and you can mix and match and STACK!
Here’s what you need in order to make your own fashion statement…
“Damasked” bangle bracelet
Skill Level: easy
SUPPLIES:
Clearsnap: Crafter’s Ink: Sunflower, Pink and Lime, ColorBox Pigment Ink: Turquoise and Stylus with Blender Tip
Indus Trading Company: DIY Bangles.com: ¼” flat wood bangle
Hero Arts: Antique Brocade Cling stamp
DIRECTIONS:
1) Use Sunflower Ink, applied with Stylus and Blender Tip, to ink outside edges of bangle; let dry.
2) Apply Turquoise ink to stamp, then use Stylus and Blender Tip to apply touches of Lime and Pink inks to stamp {make sure you clean off tip between inks to prevent contaminating your pads}
3) Carefully roll bangle across stamp using even pressure. When you get to the end of the stamp; start rolling again where you left off on the bangle along a new place on the stamp. Let dry.
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“Flower Script” bangle bracelet
Skill Level: easy
SUPPLIES:
Clearsnap: Crafter’s Ink: Sunflower, Pink and Lime, Frost White and Dune, ColorBox Pigment Ink: Marigold and Stylus with Blender Tip
Indus Trading Company: DIY Bangles.com: 5/8” flat wood bangle
Hampton Art: Friends clear stamp
Memory Box: Script Block wood stamp and Jewel Stickers: Diamond
DIRECTIONS:
1) Use Frost White ink, applied with Stylus and Blender Tip, to ink outside edges of bangle; let dry.
2) Ink Script Block stamp using Dune ink, and then roll bangle across stamp using even pressure. When you get to the end of the stamp; start rolling again where you left off on the bangle along a new place on the stamp. Let dry.
3) Stamp flowers using Pink, Lime, Sunflower and Marigold Inks and let dry.
4) Apply rhinestones to centers of flowers.
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“BIG flowers” bangle bracelet
Skill Level: easy
SUPPLIES:
Clearsnap: Crafter’s Ink: Sunflower, Pink, Lime and Dune, ColorBox Pigment Ink: Marigold and Stylus with blender tip
Indus Trading Company: DIY Bangles.com: 1 ½” pentagon
Memory Box: Big Flower wood stamp
Tools: Beauty Swabs
DIRECTIONS:
1) Use Lime ink, applied with Stylus and Blender Tip, to ink outside edges of bangle except for the panels; let dry.
2) Use Sunflower ink, applied with Stylus and Blender Tip, to ink the panels; let dry.
3) Stamp flowers using Pink ink and let dry.
4) Use a beauty swab to ink the center of the flowers using Marigold ink.
5) Use Dune ink applied with Stylus and Blender Tip to ink the edges of the panels to distress them.
Wear and enjoy!
---tami
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