How I made a glass pebble bracelet.
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craftgrrlI’m so appreciative of all the great and unique suggestions given in response to my request for ideas on what to do with 50 vintage mens ties! To say “thank you”, I thought it’d be cool if I wrote up some directions on how to make a glass pebble bracelet that I made this weekend. It is a variation on those glass pebble magnets that are so addicting to make.
Glass Pebble Magnet and Bracelet Photos
Materials needed for bracelet:
Small flat-backed clear glass pebbles
Cut-outs (from magazines, photos, etc.)
Glass adhesive (E6000, Goop, silicone glue, hot glue, etc..)
Large and small jump rings
Clasp (I used a lobster clasp)
Needle-nosed pliers
First, adhere cut-outs to the flat side of small glass pebbles with a glass adhesive, making sure to press out any air bubbles. (I used Household Goop, which I like b/c any excess glue on the glass can be rolled off like rubber cement when it is dry.)
If the pictures used are light-colored or on thin paper, glue a cut-out of white cardstock behind the image so that the glue will not make the cut-out transparent.
Once dry, glue two large jump rings to the backs of each cut-out so that half of each ring hangs off the edge (see photo titled “bracelet back”). Be sure to glue the jump ring where the split in the ring is. To ensure a strong hold, first put glue on the cut-out back, then put the jump ring on, then put a second layer of glue on the jump ring where the first layer of glue is, to sort of sandwich the ring in glue.
Once the glue for the rings is completely dry, connect the glass pebbles to each other by attaching small jump rings to connect the large jump rings, with the needle-nosed pliers. Then attach one or several small jump rings to the last ring in the chain to make the bracelet the length you’d like, and attach the clasp. The clasp latches on to the large jump ring on the first pebble of the chain.
If anyone has any questions, reply to this post and I’ll try my best to help out.
Have fun, post pics of your final product if you can.. and thanks again!
Glass Pebble Magnet and Bracelet Photos
Materials needed for bracelet:
Small flat-backed clear glass pebbles
Cut-outs (from magazines, photos, etc.)
Glass adhesive (E6000, Goop, silicone glue, hot glue, etc..)
Large and small jump rings
Clasp (I used a lobster clasp)
Needle-nosed pliers
First, adhere cut-outs to the flat side of small glass pebbles with a glass adhesive, making sure to press out any air bubbles. (I used Household Goop, which I like b/c any excess glue on the glass can be rolled off like rubber cement when it is dry.)
If the pictures used are light-colored or on thin paper, glue a cut-out of white cardstock behind the image so that the glue will not make the cut-out transparent.
Once dry, glue two large jump rings to the backs of each cut-out so that half of each ring hangs off the edge (see photo titled “bracelet back”). Be sure to glue the jump ring where the split in the ring is. To ensure a strong hold, first put glue on the cut-out back, then put the jump ring on, then put a second layer of glue on the jump ring where the first layer of glue is, to sort of sandwich the ring in glue.
Once the glue for the rings is completely dry, connect the glass pebbles to each other by attaching small jump rings to connect the large jump rings, with the needle-nosed pliers. Then attach one or several small jump rings to the last ring in the chain to make the bracelet the length you’d like, and attach the clasp. The clasp latches on to the large jump ring on the first pebble of the chain.
If anyone has any questions, reply to this post and I’ll try my best to help out.
Have fun, post pics of your final product if you can.. and thanks again!
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