Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Musical Bangles

Hi All!   Sorry I've been a bad blogger lately. I'm working a ton and crafting a lot but it doesn't leave much time to write about my crafts. I'm gearing up for Renaissance Faire season and debating costume ideas. In the meantime I've made these cute sheet music bangles that anyone can do!

Supplies:
     Sheet Music
     Bangle Blanks
     Modge podge & a paintbrush
     Scissors
     Acrylic spray

   Word to the wise: I tried making bangle blanks out of a variety of materials including clay and paper mache paste. Just buy them, none of it works. Actually, most of it is a disaster!

      Cut the sheet music into strips long enough to wrap around the bangle so the ends overlap. Cut a lot of them.

      Paint some modge podge onto a section of the bangle, wrap a strip of the music around it, coat the top of the wrapped sheet music with modge podge.
    Keep adding sheet music in this manner, slightly overlapping with the strips already applied.
    Wait for them to dry (The hardest part for me). Then take outside, spray with sealer, let dry, flip over, spray the other side. Let dry.
    Then wear or share your fantastic new bangles! These make a great gift for cast members of a musical since you can use the music from the show.