I thought some of you may be interested in a simple start to finish description of my bangle bracelets. This isn’t a tutorial just a simple run through of how I make the copper bangle bracelets.
All my bangles start out from heavy gauge copper wire. I need to pull it apart and cut it to length.
A large pile of wire, cut to length ready to be filed and brought into a rough circle shape to be soldered.
Filed and brought into a rough circle shape ready for soldering.
Soldered wire, ready to be hammered round. This is now ready to be hammered into a proper bangle shape.
A nice little pile of bangles hammered into a bangle shape. Ready for texture hammers!
Bangles textured! These are now ready for patina’s. I have about 10 different patina styles and colors I choose from.
They might wind up looking like this after patina.
Or they might wind up looking like this!
12 comments:
Very cool, Nicole. I love those bangles and the great patinas you give them.
Loved to see your process for making bangles. They have a nice old fashioned feeling, especially with the attached "drops". Copper is such a versatile metal.
Thanks! I really do enjoy making them. I find them relaxing. The patina's are a lot of fun!
Love your bangles, they look so cool. Do you solder with silver solder? Does the patina cover that?
Thanks for sharing Nicole - love the patinas you have shown on the forum!
Thank you for sharing the process of making your bangles, Nicole. Very cool especially for those of us who haven't tried working with a torch or solder.
Love the end results!
Love it! Thanks for showing how you arrive at your beautiful bangles.
Thanks for the insight! Very cool.
Nicole, thanks for sharing your process...your bangles are very cool!
Nice Nicole! I like your penny bangles.
You make it look so easy...
Thanks for sharing your process, I love your bracelets!
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