Pleated Bangles (made From Cardboard)

These bangles are super sturdy, colorful and inspired by the spring runway shows. Make them in any size to fit your wrist and paint them in any way to match your style.

Cardboard (I like recycled boxes from the post office)

Americana Multi-Surface Paints

Americana Triple Thick Glaze

Ruler

Hot glue gun

Scissors

Krylon metallic gold spray paint

Paintbrush

Draw 1" to 2" wide strips on your cardboard and cut them out

Rub one strip along the edge of a table to curve it

Hot glue it in a size that will fit over your wrist

Pleat two cardboard strips (about 1/2" folds or less)

Glue a pleated strip to the edge of your cardboard cuff

Continue all the way around

Spray paint the entire cuff in Krylon Metallic Gold and let it dry

Paint the bangle in an Americana Multi Surface Satin color that you like leaving some of the gold showing on the edges

When the paint dries, coat the entire cuff in the Americana Triple Thick Glaze and let it dry for at least one hour.