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Bangles!

January 30th, 2009 in fashion, restyle, jewelry making, paper crafts, gallery     
gabizoidal Danielle West, member
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The south    
Costa Rica... this one was a custom order
Sardines! I like this one... it looks glittery and cute and then you give it a closer glance and its like, ewwww those are fish, ha!
San Francisco
Dinosaurs
The south    

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Some bangles that I've decoupaged recently using dilapidated old encyclopedias. I LOVE the old books-- they get discarded from libraries and schools since the information is no longer accurate, but they are a jackpot gold star christmas birthday red velvet cake all in one for me-- they have the best images and the ones that are in color have that saturated 60's wash to them, which I just adore... especially the maps! I make these bangles almost obsessivly and have started to sell them almost out of neccesity-- I have mazillions of them in my house, and only 2 wrists!


Pattern or design used: My Own Design
posted in: fashion, restyle, jewelry making, paper crafts, gallery, wearable, Jewelry, paper, , vintage, bracelet, scrapbook, alternative, retro, wood, 60s, bangle
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Comments (9)

BemzillaReturns writes: hey these are really awesome,

How did you get the glossy finish ontop of the decopage??
Posted: 9:51 pm on August 28th
tesserae writes: Wonderful project, can't wait to try it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted: 2:02 pm on May 9th
faithwooddesigns writes: These are great! I love the use of the maps :)
Posted: 11:05 pm on April 16th
elina writes: amm y have u used maps???
Posted: 4:59 am on March 25th
SadieB writes: V.V. cute! I am knitting and crocheting around the wooden bangles, but def. gonna try this next!
Posted: 3:47 pm on March 3rd
gabizoidal writes: oh yeah, you can get bangle blanks at DiyBangles.com, they are the nicest ever and have all sorts of wood shapes to craft on!
Posted: 6:22 pm on February 4th
gabizoidal writes: No worries, Daddies_Whole_World! I actually did a demo at CHA on how to make them, and think I might post a tutorial here.... they're pretty straightforward, if not just a little time consuming. The basic gist is that you have to cut a strip of paper long enough to reach around the outside of the bangle plus a little (usually about 10 inches) and wide enough to curve around plus a little more to fold onto the inside, and then cut it into strips so that it will lay flat once you glue the pieces down one at a time.. i try to line them up on the middle and let the edges overlap a little bit, i like how it adds to the overall look of it.
Posted: 6:18 pm on February 4th
Daddies_Whole_World writes: I love those bangles.. they are awesomeness
Though I did wonder
Would you mind sending me the instructions on how you made them?
I'm quite curious on how you made such a fine peice of jewelry
Posted: 10:43 pm on February 2nd
crudeco writes: Great idea, Excellent use of materials. I make cuff's from 100% recycled materials, leather and charms.

So, love the map bangle!
Posted: 12:55 am on January 31st
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