::TUTORIAL:: Fabric Bangle

I've decided that I need to accessorize more.  Most days, I just wear my wedding/engagement rings, a pair of stud earrings, & a charm bracelet given to me by my husband.  Classic, but nothing too exciting.  I always admire the girls who wear scarves, cocktail rings, fun necklaces & stacked bangles.  

And speaking of stacked bangles...

Aren't they pretty?!  Here's how to make your own...

Materials:

Fabric

Bangle

Glue gun

Scissors or rotary cutter

Cut a thin strip of fabric.  I cut mine to be about 1/4-1/2 inch wide.  But, feel free to play around with the thickness of the strips.  It doesn't matter how long the strips are, but the longer, the better!

Before you start, run your fingers along the edges of the fabric to give it the frayed look.  It's supposed to look a little imperfect! ;)

Start by putting a small, thin strip of glue on the inside of the bangle.  Press your fabric end onto the glue. 

Next, start wrapping the fabric strip around the bangle.  Make sure you overlap the fabric so you can't see any of the bangle!  I put a small, thin strip of glue on the bangle every other time I wrapped it around.  

Keep wrapping until the bangle is covered.  When you are done, glue the fabric end on the inside of the bangle, so you don't see it.  If you need multiple strips, just start each strip by gluing the end on the inside (like we did with the first strip) - make sense?!


And then you're done!

And, if you're like me and you need a little assistance wearing stacked bangles, 

check out these rules.  :)