After recently cleaning out my jewelry collection, I was motivated to save a much neglected set of brass bangles by giving it a summer-inspired overhaul. And since there isn’t anything some colorful embroidery floss and gold charms can’t fix, this transformation was easily executed with supplies already laying around in my craft closet.
You’ll need:
Start by applying a small amount of glue to the tip of a toothpick. Place a drop of glue onto one area of the bangle.
Place the end of the embroidery floss on the glue and start wrapping tightly around the bangle.
Once you’ve wrapped past the glued section, you don’t need to pay attention to wrapping so precisely. Instead, wrap a generous amount around the bangle and then use your fingers to push the section together.
Continue wrapping until you’ve reached the end. Add a dab of glue onto the bangle and finish wrapping.
Using two pairs of pliers, start attaching jump rings and charms.
One down, more to go.
Have fun with this . . .
. . . the more charms and colors, the better!
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They look too beautiful. I have to make my own diy wrap bangles now. Thanks for sharing 😀
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this DIY is so beautiful and original design, I love your DIY!!!
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Great DIY!
Perfect for the summer!
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Beautiful. So summery and colourful. Thanks for sharing X
I have everything needed to make this, thanks for the inspiration.
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That is such a great idea 🙂 And they look so good too. Well done!
Amazing tutorial!!!
Nice bracelets!
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Love those bracelets !
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Looks like a perfect idea. I like it.
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Love this! Seems so simple and straightforward, but those jump rings are a stroke of genius!
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I have extra bangles, and embroidery thread, and charms… may as well do this! Such a fun idea!
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I L.O.V.E. these. Thank you soo much for sharing.
You know, I’ve been wrapping my bangles, but I don’t know why it hasn’t occurred to me to put charms and such on them. Thanks for the inspo!
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Love ALL your bracelet tutorials, definitely going to try this one out. I’ve got tons of embroidery floss still from those friendship bracelet knotting days …
I really like this DIY, thanks.
These are so cool and I have some old bangles that would be perfect to use. Thanks for the inspiration.
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Fantastic idea! Something you can do while catching up on RHONJ.
I love all the brightly colour bracelet diy that are around, i have pretty much everything that is needed in my craft box, i know how I’m spending my weekend 🙂
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love it as always!
I think it would also be a good idea to put the glue on the inside of the bangle when you start wrapping so it disguises the lump of glue
These are so cool!!!!! Thanks for sharing!
xo,
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Love these!
They would be great for the beach!
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Absolutely love this DIY. Will try it as soon as I get my hands on the missing ‘ingredients’ 🙂
What a lovely idea, bracelet diys are always my favorites! <3
<3 this bracelet idea!
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These are so cute! and so simple to make!
I love it! Got a set of rusty bangles, this would totally fix them up 😀
I love these! I have some bangles laying around and am definitely doing this. Thanks for posting!
Nice! I’m going to try.
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love it!
These are so beautiful & so easy, definitely going to have to make some!!
Rose
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Arr, what an amazing idea for the summer! In love!
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LOVE THIS!! I have been looking for a new DIY project.
love this x
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this is funny!!
I actually made this kind of bracelet last year with a set of old bangles that I found and some extra charms and emboendry thread… I painted some of them with spray too…
By the way, I love your blog Geneva!
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This is great, have some bangles lying around that could do with some colour 😉 love ALL your DIYs!
Super Cute!
I’m definitely going to be making a stack of these thing weekend! Thanks for the tutorial!
xo
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I realy love your DIY! Great job!!!!!
I loved it!
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Nice, I’m going to try these this weekend 🙂
This is such a creative idea! Love the results and I’m definitely going to try it out.
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Love those little cutesy charms!
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This is so cool, I really like what u did, perfect for the summer 😀
Very colorful and Summery!
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I LOVE THIS. Wow. I need to try this like yesterday. They look great.
Great idea! These are so adorable! And I often find myself paying way too much for something cute like this and thinking ‘I bet I could totally make this.’ Thanks for this!
xo,
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Soo Nice!! I really like them, actually I have some old bangles that ban be used…. me encantaron! tengo todo para hacerlas…. =D
I have large hands that make it hard to find bangles that fit, can you suggest an alternative to using pre-made bangles? I love this look and want to try it!
They look great! I have to try it asap :))
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Beautiful!! I think im gonna have to make a couple of these for myself.
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Off to the craft store I go this is a great tutorial!!!
love it ! <3
Great mind must think alike I totally just found a ton of old bangles and was like I have u bunch of embroidery string and started wrapping :))) but the charms such a cute idea!!!! I love your posts !:)
Time to clean out my bracelet box and do this! 😀
These look AMAZING. I want to get all the materials and do them now. Thank you!
They look awesome!! Such a great tutorial too, Thanks!
these are lovely!!!!!
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Where else can you purchase bangles? H&M is out of stock and does not have shipping.
I love this! Going to rustle up all my old bangles now!
These bangles are just the cutest!! 🙂
Never even imagine this as a way to revive them!!
So much color!!! Just GORGEOUS!
Thank you so much for making and teaching us to make our world a bit brighter!!!
Janet
I love making these. 🙂 I have made several for friends so I have a few to sell as well.
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Thanks for the tut!
very nice!
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I like it! It’s so beautiful and colourful! 🙂
wow!! soo beautiful!!
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HI, would this be adaptable for men? What could be used instead of a bangle for the guys? Thanks!
I tried to make these lovelies but the bangles were too big for me! Where do you find bangles for little hands?? thanks!
Those are just amazing! So creative and gorgeous, with a little bot if indian vintage flair, thank you for this awesome idea!
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This is awesome! Any idea about how much floss you need for one bracelet (feet/meters)?
Great Idea, but not just for summer, use different colors for different seasons..will make a lot of these, thanks
hello ! I realy love this DIY, so… I made it ! Of course I didn’t just “copy-paste” it, my result is different than yours. Have a look on my blog to see my work !
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Sorry for my bad english, I’m French …
Muy original y facil, me encanta….
Hi , we r mother & my 8th years old FROM IL and we L.O.V.E your DIY !!!
Hi, I was curious if the smell from the glue you used ever goes away? I made some DIY headbands and the glue was just too much. These are fabulous and I’m looking for my embroidery thread now!
Why do you need 2 pairs of pliers to attach the jump rings and charms?
Amazing DIY tips…
Thanks for sharing!
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I love these but I’m to old to wear them so I’m going to make some for my daughter, she is only 23 and will love them. Great Christmas gift idea, thank you for idea!
I loved making these! I had all of the supplies on hand. Thanks so much!
Such beautiful and unique bracelets!!!
Thanks for perfect DIY idea. I’ll try to make same bangle for my girlfriend 🙂
Very nice bangles.Gongratulations
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Is there a instruction book I could purchase? thanks!
I LOVE these! They make me happy just to look at them, so thank you so much for sharing.
One question: do you find that you need to use double-sided charms, or do single-sided charms work if you…??
Oh, and I also remember, many years ago, trying to do a wrapped bangle with ribbon and wire and, as a beginner, I was only able to find the interlocking bangles (inexpensively, at least), so, what with cutting the bangles, that never worked.
@Sarah, I used double-sided charms only because it was allows more flexibility if you want to wear the bangles on another arm or change the order…Hope that helps!
How long does it take to make these? They’re beautiful by the way!
These bracelets are simply awesome. As you make them yourself, these cost almost nothing compared to so called brands. But making such a cool bracelets seems a time consuming affair.
Love your blog, and all your ideas to make really cool bracelets. I’m going to try the heart bracelets right now.
I also wrote a post about how to make a bracelet with a scarf, check it out : http://scarves.comtesse-sofia.fr/how-to-tie-a-scarf-around-the-wrist-the-bracelet/
Good Job,thanks for sharing.
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amazing love it (:
love it too much
Oh my gosh, I LOVE these! (Why do I never think to do this kind of thing?) Thanks for the great post.
quel idée ingénieuse bravo
a faire avec mes petites filles bravo et merci pour cette idée amitiés
Très jolis bracelets,et un grand merci de partager vos idées!
Wow they look great I am so gonna make them for my friends when I leave to go to senior school
Hey! I liked your post a lot so I shared it on my blog, I hope its ok with you. If not, tell me and I’ll take it down. You can view it here:
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PS- I gave you the credits.
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Nice bracelets 🙂 Love it!
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<3 Thankx for sharing such wonderful Idea. I love Colorful Bangle Bracelets. 🙂
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Amazing tutorial for Colorful Bangle Bracelets I like it.
Nice! Eapecially love the skull charm- doing an Alexander McQueen inspired skull bracelet for my blog hapinesswherever.wordpress.com today 🙂
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That’s a nice bracelet! I’ve also found a nice list of DIY bracelets here: http://www.yeahmag.com/10-fashionable-diy-bracelets/
Omigosh, they’re SO CUTE!! Where did you buy the bangles, Amazon?
This DIY is perfect! It`s so pretty and easy. Thank you so much!
So cool! Thanks, I’ll do it for my GF 🙂
These are some very cool & amazing spins on old classics. Depending on what color choices you decide on for thread, metal components, & embellishments these bracletes range from classic & fun to chic & sophisticated. I’ll be making these for years to come for all kinds of reasons. This is one of the neatest, easy to follow DIY’s I’ve ever seen on Pinterest.
Thank you!
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I like the idea of the wrap bracelets what do you do if your wrist or not so big
May I ask what size of bangle you recommend?
Where did you purchase yours?