Tuesday, 13 August 2013

... and a Comic Book Bracelet

We are comic book geeks in our house. Unfortunately at 4 years old, Mally isn't always great at keeping them in pristine condition(!) so we end up with lots of loose pages. Luckily there are lots of things we can do with these - like covering up an old charity shop wooden bracelet! 
I found the bracelet in a local charity shop for 20p. Bargain! I knew straight away what I wanted to do with it!
The technique is the same I used for the Photo Frames. I also used some tips from this post by The Organic Heretic, but I made a few changes as you will see. I took some of Mally's old comics that were falling apart and cut out some of the interesting bits (keeping in mind the size of the bracelet). 

Then, I started to stick them on. 
Now this may be controversial, but I used a glue stick... The bracelet, being wooden, took the glue really well and as the pieces were so small, it was a lot less fiddly then PVA would have been. A little tip is to cut some plainer pieces to fill up the background, and then you can add the detail afterwards. As this bracelet is quite rounded, I had to ensure that I smoothed over the creases as much as possible. It was pretty tricky but I got there in the end. I added some long, thin details on the inside to give it a polished look! Finally I added several coats of varnish which sealed the whole thing together, and toughened it up lots...
Mally's Granno gave him this decoupaged Spider-Man box when he was tiny. As I don't think he will be able to look after it, I think I should steal it for my jewellery creations!!! Is that OK?!
PS. Forgive the photography. We will be making some light boxes soon (and definitely before Autumn kicks in!)
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27th August 2013: Update - this post was featured here at Ashley's Dandelion Wishes
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28th August 2013: Update - this post was featured here at My Serendiptious Life
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28th August 2013: Update - this post was featured here at Two Girls and a Party
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37 comments:

  1. Shelly16 August 2013 at 14:53

    Very creative!!! Thank you for sharing on CSI Project "Thrift Store Turnaround"!

    Shelly@MinettesMaze

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    1. Simsim18 August 2013 at 08:10

      Thanks Shelly! Glad you had fun being a guest judge! xx

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  2. Laura17 August 2013 at 18:53

    Great bracelet! I love unique pieces of jewelry and bangle bracelets- this combines the two!

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  3. Lucy Blossom19 August 2013 at 14:24

    What a lovely idea - and you should definitely keep that spiderman box safe for when Mally grows up!

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    1. Simsim19 August 2013 at 20:19

      Thanks Lucy! Yes, I will give it to him one day...*sigh* xx

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  4. Unknown19 August 2013 at 14:25

    Love it, controversial or not. I use glue sticks on my paper beads, but once everything is covered with varnish it's not going anywhere anyway! Thanks for sharing with the Upcycled Linky Party at http://love2upcycle.blogspot.com/2013/08/upcycled-linky-party-21.html

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  5. Pickle Lily19 August 2013 at 14:58

    Great idea, Jo x

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  6. Anonymous19 August 2013 at 18:15

    Wouldn't pva have acted a bit like the varnish? Great idea.

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    1. Simsim19 August 2013 at 20:21

      Thanks, I think PVA would definitely seal it etc like varnish but it would have been much more fiddly and messy (I'm VERY messy!!!)xx

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  7. Karla Do More19 August 2013 at 18:32

    OH MY GOSH!!! This is AWESOME!!! I LOVE IT! I was just at JoAnns the other day and was looking at comic book fabric home to make something cool. I would LOVE for you to share this at "That's My Style" Link Party this FRIDAY! I hope to see you there. :)

    Karla @ www.MySerendipitousLife.com

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  8. Heather B20 August 2013 at 22:07

    I like the way you have decorated the inside as well as the outside of the bracelet! It looks really great.

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    1. Simsim21 August 2013 at 15:45

      Thanks Heather, it was fun to find pieces that would fit exactly in the inside! xx

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  9. Crystal21 August 2013 at 13:56

    The bracelet is awesome! I love the zoooosh on it! :-)

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    1. Simsim21 August 2013 at 15:46

      Thanks! The words are my favourite part!! xx

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  10. Anonymous21 August 2013 at 14:55

    love it, what a cool idea!

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  11. Anonymous21 August 2013 at 15:07

    That’s great one of my good friends would really love that. I may have to keep that in mind for a Christmas present.

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    1. Simsim21 August 2013 at 15:46

      Thank you! I hope you make one for your friend, they will love it! xx

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  12. Anonymous21 August 2013 at 20:16

    I love this idea!

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  13. lorraines resources and rewards21 August 2013 at 22:53

    I want to make one of these for myself dont have any daugthers just sons. Checking out from the Someday crafts hop have a great day lorraine at http://lorrainesresources.blogspot.com

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    1. Simsim23 August 2013 at 21:04

      You should definitely make one for yourself Robin! xx

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  14. JessicaY22 August 2013 at 17:51

    So fun! My boys also have a ton of loose-paged comic books! Never thought about reusing those pages for re-decorating other objects! Thanks for sharing!

    xo,
    Jessica
    http://thedoilyduck.blogspot.com

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    1. Simsim23 August 2013 at 21:06

      You're welcome Jessica! There's so many possibilities for these pages!! xx

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  15. Unknown23 August 2013 at 19:21

    Very clever and creative. I will have to make one or two of these for my grand-daughter. She loves comic books and collects the feminine super hero/villian ones.
    Please link-up this terrific idea at our rules free Blog Strut Link Party/blog hop, Thursdays at 5:00 PM PST. Our Blog Strut isn't your average blog hop, it offers many ways to promote and give exposure to your blog and posts. We pin all links, featured posts, as well as offer free co-host spots and button/logo redesign, plus free social network link ups. Join us and show what you’ve got!! http://www.mypersonalaccent.com/linkyparty/

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  16. Unknown23 August 2013 at 22:59

    I love this! I've covered heels and flats in comic print like this before, but never thought of expanding to other accessories! Looks great. :)

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  17. Unknown25 August 2013 at 13:52

    What a brilliant idea! I love it - it turned out so geek chic! I love your skittle mani as well!

    Found you through That's My Style Link Party and am now following you on Bloglovin'. I would love if you dropped by my blog.

    Del @ spud-nails.blogspot.com

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    1. Simsim25 August 2013 at 16:10

      Thanks Del! Your nail art is lovely - so much patience! I love bright colours but don't think I'd be good at the effects so just go for different ones on each nail! xx

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  18. Simsim25 August 2013 at 16:08

    Thanks Karla! Its a great party! We will link up whenever we have something outfit related! Have added you to our list xx

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  19. Unknown27 August 2013 at 22:54

    So fun & funky, love it! love your nails too :) Michelle

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  20. Crafts a la Mode29 August 2013 at 05:20

    Awesome. I'm pinning. Your friend, Linda

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