**Like For the Love Of on Facebook! When we hit 100 likes I’ll be giving away a set of these!
These bangles are simple and inexpensive to make, and are great stacked together, or worn singly with your watch. They’re excellent for gift -giving as well.
Supplies: bangles (get them in stacks at places like Forever 21 or Target), embroidery floss (Michaels had a small selection of neon floss), rhinestone chain, hot glue and scissors for trimming.
Begin by affixing the rhinestone chain to your bangle with a bit of hot glue, and continue all the way around the bangle. You don’t need to glue down the entire rhinestone chain, just intermittent pieces. Less glue mess to contend with that way. When you’ve completed the bangle with your rhinestones, just trim off the rest of the chain, which can usually be cut off with a pair of regular scissors.
Begin wrapping your embroidery floss around the spaces between the rhinestones. I wrapped 3-4 times around each space, depending on the size of the rhinestone.
Continue all the way around.
Finish off with a spot of hot glue to hold the floss in place, and then trim the edges.
A simple and easy spring DIY to add a bit of neon to your life. Now a note about the rhinestones. Michaels has “cheap” chains of rhinestone, but they do in fact look a bit inexpensive in that they don’t sparkle or shine as much. I buy my chain from a local fabric store and while it costs a bit more (usually $12 per linear foot), the extra sparkle is worth it.
Have fun and let me know if you have any questions!
I LOVE these bracelets (and the new site, but I've already mentioned that!) Just might have to try 'um! (And what comment system is this? it's lovely too!)
these look amazing. super fun and cheerful!
loving all the neon goodness, andrea! xo
These are so cute Andrea! Simple enough for me to make =)
What an awesome idea!! I'm running out tomorrow to get the supplies to make these. Thanks for sharing!
i just love the combination of embroidery floss and glitz!! not to mention the amazing neon colors
Love the bracelets! What fabric store had the rhinestone chains? I have looked at all the logical places in my city to no avail.
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These are so great, I am going to attach a link to these!!
These are so great, I am going to attach a link to these!
I just liked you on Facebook!
These look awesome. So simple but effective
What a great DIY!
great tut! thx! new follower
Love them, pretty and simple <3
Thank you for the tutorial, I linked it in a series I'm writing for my blog (http://rock-n-roll-stops-the-traffic.blogspot.it/2012/06/diy-from-head-to-toe-12.html#more), hope you don't mind
Gorgeous! And I can see doing this with pieces of vintage rhinestone jewellery and thrifted bangles. Sweet
These turned out great!