Woven Ribbon-wrapped Bangles

I'm not over the craze of upcycling thrifted plastic bangles, apparently. I usually go to thrift stores to get my fresh supply of vintage beads but, nowadays, plastic bangles are the first things I see. Like my Embroidery Thread Wrapped bangles project, this one took only three materials and about fifteen minutes to make.

I already had a duo-toned ribbon on hand but you can opt to use two different coloured ribbons. The bangles came in a set of three for just $1.99. Altogether, I estimate the cost of these bangles came to about $5.00. Awesome, right? Check out the full picture tutorial if you'd like to give this a try.

Woven ribbon-wrapped bangles
What you need:

Plastic bangle
Ribbon A - long enough to wrap around your bangle
Ribbon B - about 24"
Glue
Scissors

Directions:

Measure ribbon A so that it's long enough to wrap around your bangle.

Glue one end of the ribbon onto the bangle and let dry completely.

Glue one end of ribbon B at the same place as ribbon A but on the inside of the bangle.

Wrap ribbon B outwards around the bangle and over ribbon A.

Then continue wrapping around the bangle but bring it under ribbon A.

Continue wrapping ribbon B while alternating going over and under ribbon  A - this will produce the woven effect.

Once you've gone completely around the bangle, snip of the access on ribbon A and glue it down.

Snip off the access on ribbon B and glue it onto the inside of the bangle.

The start and end point of the ribbon should look something like this:








Happy crafting!