Floral Clay Roses Craft Stick Cuff Bracelet

A few weeks ago, I posted my version of the adorable craft stick bracelets that I have been seeing on blogs, pinterest and other sites. I loved making this buttoned up version of them so much that I decided to grab some of my other supplies and make a slightly more sophisticated cuff.

Making the wood cuff itself is simple but requires some advance planning as you need to let the bracelets dry out overnight. Here's how I did it...

Bring a pot of water to a boil on the stovetop. Place several sticks in the pot and boil for five minutes. If you are making one bracelet, you might want to boil four or even five sticks until you get the hang of forming the wood. I was a little impatient and broke several sticks before getting one formed and placed into the glass.

Let the sticks soak in the hot water for about 15 minutes. Then, carefully shape them into a cuff shape. This is the hardest part. You need to work patiently and carefully to prevent breaks and stress fractures in the wood.

Form the cuffs by placing them inside a glass. Let them dry out overnight before removing them.

To embellish my wood cuff, I created roses from cernit clay by Jacquard Products.  I used white, pinched off a quarter sized piece after conditioning it with my fingers, and rolled it into a ball.

Then, roll into into a thin string.

Use your fingers to flattern the string out and roll inward to resemble a flower, slghtly forming petals.

Do this until you have five flowers. 

I used Lumiere to paint my cuffs and flowers.

I used Metallic Olive Green for the cuff and Pearlescent Magenta for the roses.

Dry brush the roses with metallic gold. Use a strong glue like Liquid Fusion to glue the rhinestones to the center of the roses. Use the Liquid Fusion to glue the flowers to the cuff. 

And your cuff is complete,

These bracelets are really fun and easy to make.Thanks for letting me share them with you.

Live Life Creatively,

 

 

 

Comments

[Sell Gold Tucson]

What a fantastic idea for a homemade bracelet. This looks like it would be such a fun project to do. I like how you heated up the sticks and used the cup to shape them... Genius!

[Carmen]

You always have the most wonderful ideas Melony! This is such a great project I can't wait to try it.

[gemstone pendant]

I am impressed by the way you shape the wood bracelets. Very creative. And I remember making ceramic roses when I was a child. I haven't done it in years.

[Kathy]

Hi Melony!

I've seen a few versions of this, but like yours the best. More "grown up" for us kids at heart. The color combo makes the bracelet!

Kathy

[playmobil games]

Very artistic design!
Floral clay is absolutely entertaining.