Grunge Bracelet

by Erika Taylor

Grunge Bracelet

Although I am not a professional jewelry maker, I’m finding that there are so many products in the paper crafting industry that truly make the prettiest pieces of wearable art. Today, I’ve got a really quick project using Tim Holtz Grunge paper.

Materials

• Grunge Board
• Tim Holtz Grunge Paper (3 sheets 12"x12")     ( ADV-GB-92814   $5.99)
• Distress Inks
• Chipped Sapphire     ( RAN-DP-Chip   $5.00)
• Tumbled Glass     ( RAN-DP-Brick   $5.00)
• Worn Lipstick     ( RAN-DP-Lip   $5.00)
• Embellishments
• Any large rhinestone. Examples are
• Creative Charms Sequin Medley, Spring Blues     ( CC-SM-Spblue   $1.99)
• Prima Dynasty Centers, Azure     ( PRI-CEN-536060   $2.99)
• Liquid Pearls, Petal Pink     ( RAN-LP-pink   $$2.29)
• Tools
• Tim Holtz Non-Stick Micro Serrated scissors     ( TON-sci-serrated   $11.95)
• Big Shot-Big Shot Machine, pink/black     ( SIZ-Big-manual   $99.99)
• Cuttlebug A2 Embossing Folder, Divine Swirl     ( Pro-ef-1142   $4.99)
• Adhesives
• Aleene's Tacky Glue     ( ALE-glue-quick   $3.99)
• Other
• Bangle

Instructions

• Cut out strip of grunge paper the width and circumference of bangle. Cut out 3 graduated flowers from grunge board.


• Ink strip of grunge board with distress ink. Let dry.


• Run all pieces of grunge board through Big Shot, using the swirls embossing folder.


• Ink raised area of grunge board with second color of distress ink.


• Run all pieces through Big Shot without folder, to flatten design.


• Adhere grunge board strip to bangle using Tacky Glue.


• Curl edges of flower petals with pencil. Layer and adhere to top of bangle


• Add large rhinestone to center of flower.


• Finish bangle with Liquid Pearls on edges.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Taking simple products and altered them is a great way to personalize your creations. Try your hand at grunge paper to really step your projects up a notch.

Toodles
Erika

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