Lollypop stick bangles

Make these lollypop stick bangles with recycled wooden lollypop sticks

These lollypop stick bangles made from nothing but recycled lollypop sticks, soaked in water and then decorated. They are really fun to make and to decorate, especially with children.

To make these lollypop stick bangles, you need just a few, easily available objects:

Step 1: Soak the lollypop sticks to soften them

To curl up the lollypop sticks into a bangle shape, you first need to soak them in water to soften them. Soak more sticks than you will need, as some of them will probably break during the next step. Leave the sticks in the cold water for 2-3 hours.

Step 2: Curl up the lollypop sticks and place them inside a glass

Bend the lollypop sticks very slowly and carefully, and place them inside a glass with a rim of about 6cm in diameter. This is roughly the size of your final bangle, but it is good if it is slightly smaller, as some of the bangles will uncurl a bit as you decorate them, or as they dry out.

Step 3: Leave the bangles to dry

Leave the bangles to dry thoroughly inside the glass. I left them overnight. Once they are completely dry, you can remove them, very carefully, from the glass.

Step 4: Sand down the bangles

With a piece of sandpaper, sand down any splinters and smooth out the surface of your bangles.

Step 5: Decorate the bracelets

You can decorate your wooden bracelets however you like. Here are 3 simple suggestions of how to do so.

Wrapping with wool:

Wrap wool around the lollypop stick and glue it in place. Use different coloured wools, or one multicoloures strand to make colourful rainbow bracelets.

Decorating with paper:

Glue coloured or recycled paper to the wooden bangles using pva glue. I mixed the glue with a little water and found that this made the bangle loose its shape a little and become too loose around my wrist. I therefore made two small holes at each end of the bracelet and used a piece of string to keep the bracelet on my wrist.

Painting:

Paint the bracelets using acrylic paints. You can use masking tape to create clean lines and geometric patterns, or just paint freehand, with any other design you like. You could also try using POSCA pens to decorate the bangles.

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