Bangles, Cuffs & Dangles

June 18, 2008 by heather powers

The bigger the bracelet the better this season. With polymer clay you can add volume without weight. Here is a collection of some bracelets from flickr to get your creative gears turning.

Polymer clay can stand on it’s own as a bangle, in tiles for a large cuff, pair up with other beads, as a focal or dangles. You can’t go wrong with a little polymer around the wrist.

A few bracelet tutorials:

Here is a cuff bracelet project

A wire bangle tutorial

And a wire wrapped dangle bracelet

Flickr photo credits:
1. spiral bracelet, 2. DSCN2130, 3. Yellow Rose Garden Mucha, 4. Cab bracelet–skull, 5. Polymer bracelet, 6. bracelet breloques, 7. Turquoise Feather-cane Bracelet, 8. P1010062, 9. Bead embroidered cuff, garnet colorway, 10. Translucent Layered Polymer Cuff, 11. Untitled, 12. jingle bangle, 13. armreifen bangle, 14. Tree Cuff Bracelet, 15. Pulsera All-Sorts

Created with fd’s Flickr Toys.

Click on the photo to see the image larger or on the links to see an individual photo.

Comments

Lisa Clarke says
June 19, 2008 at 5:44 am
I’ve really been in the mood to try and make a few bangles lately – this may be just the push I need! I love #12, especially.
Cindy Lietz, Polymer Clay Tutor says
June 19, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Me too Lisa! I just love the shape and colors of #10, though I would be thrilled to have anyone of them on my wrist!
gudrun says
November 14, 2008 at 2:40 pm
ohhh – my bangle – thanx – but i saw that quite yet!!! i’m a fan of bangles – i love to wear them so i often produce tehm!
Shannon Stallard says
September 10, 2009 at 4:17 am
I made a cuff & it broke right away. I don’t c how these cuff bracelets can b sturdy enough 2 wear everyday. I used Premo too, soooooo. It was at least 1/4″ thick, Maybe I need 2 put it on a metal base. What cha think?
Cindy says
October 12, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I don’t know if this is allowed here, but I wanted to let you all know that we sell aluminum cuff blanks at http://www.beadwork-supplies.com; ALOT of folks are using them with polymer clay! If this is deemed inappropriate to comment, please remove or disregard….not meaning to offend anyone with an advertisement, just genuinely want to help….Cindy
Ryann says
July 23, 2011 at 7:19 pm
I have found that baking my polymer clay cuffs on the cuff blanks is very helpful.
vanessa dickinson says
June 25, 2012 at 7:28 am
love it

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