Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Arm Candy, Color Block Bracelets, DIY

Remember these?
  As promised, here is the super easy tutorial.
Afraid of Color Blocking?
Start off slow with these colorful bracelets,
wear them  alone or  mix them with your other arm candy.


 Tutorial 
Things you Need

  1. Cord~ Wal-mart craft section~
  2. Pretty Buttons
  3. Colored wire ~Wal-mart craft section~
  4. Small paint brush
  5. Pliers
  6. Fabric glue ~not shown~



Using your pliers, cut your wire about 5 inches.
 Wrap it around your small paint brush
Cut two pieces of cord, each one about 12 inches long.
fold each cord in half.
 attach one of your cords to your spiral wire
add the other cord to the other side,
with your fingers close the spiral.

 add your pretty  button about 3 1/2 inches from the spiral
 tie a knot
 on the other side measure about 3 1/2 inches and tie a knot,
then another knot for the button to fit through.
 trim the excess
 add a drop of glue on each knot
 All done!



mix up the colors however you want, and make them different sizes.
Keep them or give them away.


 Want some help with Color Blocking?
Read THIS!


 This could be something fun to do with the kids,
while they are home for the holidays.
Have a fantastic Wednesday!
Lots of <3,
Anne

8 comments:

  1. These are great, I wish I had more time for all your projects I want to make...

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  2. Anne is that 22 guage wire?

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  3. I added a bead to mine :) Thank's for the tutorial Anne
    http://glowacademy10.blogspot.com/2011/12/arm-candy-color-block-bracelets-diy.html

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  4. Looking forward to trying this!

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