chunky shimmer bangles

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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I love accessories and I am always looking for new ways to create my own bling.


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Recently I decided to use Tulips Fashion Glitter Shimmer Paint to create some chunky shimmer bangles.

The shimmer paint is a really cool product because its all glitter but no mess!! Great for transforming fabric into something a little fancy.


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I used gold shimmer paint


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and painted a nice thick layer onto the surface of scrap fabric.


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I wanted a little bit of texture so I used a stamp and some copper acrylic paint and stamped into the wet surface of the fabric.


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The result is a very subtle imprint of the stamps that adds a little texture to the surface.


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Now, for the next step your could use wooden bangles, plastic bangles or really anything that will fit around your wrist but I like to use craft foam because it is a little stretchy and very light to create a big chunky bangle.

I used craft foam pencil holders- they can be found at just about any craft store in the kids aisle near the craft foam.

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I cut sections of the foam to create the bangle.

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After my shimmer fabric was dry I cut out strips


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and using hot glue I wrapped and glued them to the craft foam bangle.


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Once the entire bangle was wrapped I could't resist adding some little details and embellishments with Tulip Beads in a Bottle.


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The result is chunky and funky bangles!


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alisa-burke

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