Palamuti by PJ Valenciano: bangles

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Sunday, April 14, 2013

Restyle Your Old Bangles

Our fabric wrapped bangles have been a hit since releasing them last year. For every quarter of the year, we try to come up with new designs as much as possible. They have been gaining popularity recently and customers would often ask us, as they do with our other accessories, what materials we use and how we make them. In truth, they're one of the easiest accessories to make, taking less than 15 minutes. If you don't want to spend money on new bangles to save for the rainy days, you can restyle your old bangles by using fabrics and laces.

Do-It-Yourself
WHAT YOU NEED:
1. Fabric or Lace
2. Old Bangle
3. Glue Gun

Wood Bangle Base

Acrylic Bangle Base

Tribal Pattern Lace

Printed Lace

HOW TO MAKE IT:
Wrap the lace or fabric around the bangle. Use hot glue to keep the fabric or lace in place.

EMBELLISHMENT IDEAS:
Stitch beads on fabric or lace, to give the bangle depth and dimension. Another way to wrap your bangle is with aluminum wire in freeform, using your own style and sensibilities!

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Fabric Wrapped Bangles

I love wearing bangles and my ensemble is never complete without one. As such, I make it a point to create new bangles as part of our Daily Palamuti pieces. In 2011, I started experimenting with fabrics on bangle bases. For the first batch I made, I twisted aluminum wire together to form the bangle base. Then, I used a stretchable lace to hide the wire. Finally, I added a few embellishments. The next batch of bangles had more of an effort to switch bangle bases made with metal, to focusing more on bases using acrylic and wood. Along with fabrics, we also used ribbons. You can check BurdaStyle for DIY Fabric Bangles; as you can restyle and reuse old unused bangles, and give them a new look in time for summer.