These abstract acrylic bangle bracelets look high end but they are so easy to DIY yourself!
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Last year I helped at this fun little thing where students from the local college volunteered their time to teach little kids about the science of color at a big to-do. The concept was based off of a project that I did where I used alcohol inks to marble up a bunch of fall coasters. It turned out that I loved my coasters and the kids loved theirs, too!

I was so pleased with the idea and since I obviously love alcohol inks a bunch I was super excited to share this craft medium with all of the little kids of Brownsville, TX!  Inspired by all of the lovely color combinations the kiddos came up with I was inspired to make these gorgeous bangles.

These abstract acrylic bangle bracelets look high end but they are so easy to DIY yourself!

For this project you will need:

These abstract acrylic bangle bracelets look high end but they are so easy to DIY yourself!

I got my clear bangles at Hobby Lobby. If you don’t have a store nearby they also sell online. Mine were $2.49 apiece when the ‘Blank Slate’ items were on sale half price. Another good place to look would be the dollar jewelry stores!

These abstract acrylic bangle bracelets look high end but they are so easy to DIY yourself!

Alcohol inks are a lot of fun to play around with and I’ve used them before on those coasters and on a gorgeous abstract acrylic tray. And if you can’t find the clear bangles I also used alcohol inks to dye resin to make bangles kind of similar to these you can see below:

Those are a lot of fun, too but you have the resin smell and you have to wait for them to cure. Still tons of fun! But let’s get back to today’s bangles!

These abstract acrylic bangle bracelets look high end but they are so easy to DIY yourself!

Working inside of the bangle you can dot ink and allow it to dribble and drip on its own.

These abstract acrylic bangle bracelets look high end but they are so easy to DIY yourself!

Or you can add in a straw and blow the ink around.

These abstract acrylic bangle bracelets look high end but they are so easy to DIY yourself!

Dribbling and blowing with the straw is how I made this particular bangle.

These abstract acrylic bangle bracelets look high end but they are so easy to DIY yourself!

Feeling a bit lightheaded I decided to do something slightly different for my next bangle. Quickly applying a small amount of alcohol to the surface, I then drew lines with a single drop of alcohol ink throughout the bangle. See how the line fuzzes out? That’s because of the alcohol.

These abstract acrylic bangle bracelets look high end but they are so easy to DIY yourself!

I repeated with many lines and then set the bangle upright to allow the excess ink to drip and bleed together as it dried.

These abstract acrylic bangle bracelets look high end but they are so easy to DIY yourself!

A quick spray of sealer or polyurethane on the inside of the bangle will seal the ink and ensure you don’t get any on yourself or your clothing during the day.

The whole project took about 30 minutes and that’s because I took  my time and enjoyed it! In the end these guys are beautiful, inexpensive and very, very colorful!

These abstract acrylic bangle bracelets look high end but they are so easy to DIY yourself!

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3 Comments

  1. You have some amazing ideas & thank you for sharing your talent

    1. Cheryl credeur says:

      Love crafting also n your Pinterest board. It got me through the “I don’t know what to make “ days !