Lately double-ended spike bangles are trending all over Pinterest and street-style photos: stacked with DIY friendship bracelets, pretty watches, stretchy beaded bracelets, and other metal bangles. You could spend hundreds of dollars on even just one at Sarah Chloe or CC Skye
Version 1: Single Spike Bangle
You Need (materials pictured for all 3 bangles):
ball-end bangle (also called European bangles, or beading bangles…you can find them at Michael’s or Jo-Ann’s…or online on Etsy) / one 1″large cone spike
Tools: jewelry glue (or other glue specific to metals)
How To:
1. Twist off one of the ball ends of the bangle.
2. Pour some glue into the hole of the spike.
3. Push the spike onto the end of the bangle, working the glue around it and securing it.
4. Allow to dry 24+ hours until solidly attached.
Version 2: Double Spike Bangle
You Need:
ball-end bangle / 2 small (size 13) matching cone spikes
Tools: pliers (optional) / jewelry glue (or other glue specific to metals)
How To:
1. Twist off both of the ball ends of the bangle – if 1 of them doesn’t come off, you may have to use the pliers to yank it off.
2. Pour some glue into the hole of each spike.
3. Push the spikes onto each end of the bangle, working the glue around it and securing it. Because the spikes are small, the glue may spill out – so just wipe the surface off before it hardens.
4. Allow to dry 24+ hours until solidly attached.
Version 3: Rhinestone Double Spike Bangle
You Need:
ball-end bangle / 2 medium matching cone spikes / flat-back rhinestones (preferably Swarovski or Czech crystal at the very least…NOT plastic or acrylic rhinestones)
Tools: pliers (optional) / jewelry glue (or other glue specific to metals) / toothpick / foil
How To:
1. Twist off both of the ball ends of the bangle.
2. Add the rhinestones to the spikes: using a toothpick, dab a little glue onto the metal at the base of the spike.
3. Push the rhinestones into the glue, making a ring of rhinestones around the base of each spike.
4. Allow the spikes to dry.
5. Pour some glue into the hole of each spike.
6. Push the spikes onto each end of the bangle, working the glue around it and securing it. Because the spikes are small, the glue may spill out – so just wipe the surface off before it hardens.
7. Allow to dry 24+ hours until solidly attached.
And there you have it! Wasn’t that easy?
Wear on their own, stacked together, or layered with other bracelets and jewelry for your very own edgy wrist fun!
Happy DIY’ing!
xo
Carly
I love these bangles and how easy they are to make – especially the single spike bangle. I’ve posted two finished photos of the bangles on my site and a link back to you on my blog.
Thank you truebluemeandyou! I appreciate the share:-)
These look great, I love the silver ones.
This looks amazing i might try it
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Love these! I have to find out if I can get the materials in German craftstores, too.
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Cute! Great tutorial, I’ve also noticed these all over the web & now I know how to pull it off. Thanks 🙂
Wow, Carly, these are AMAZING! Such an easy to do DIY, and they look perfect. Great job!
xx
Lia
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Thank you, Lia! I appreciate the kind words:-)
I love this! What a great and relatively easy D.I.Y project! The rhinestones add a very nice touch! Well done!
Thank you Oby! Now I’m off to check out your site since I love the name!
Very cool! I would love a pair like that in silver 🙂
Thank you for the tutorial.
These are awesome! Thanks so much for the tutorial! I think even with my limited crafty skills I’ll be able to pull these off!
Thank you, Kristine! I think ANYONE can pull these off; they’re so simple. Just using a good strong glue is the key!;-)
great ideas love the photos and the way they show the products
well done
very impressive!! I love them so much I’ll have to make some myself. Look amazing with your watch too
Hi carlyjcais, you are a genius! I love the edgy-classic look of your bangles (made me think of Alexander McQueen in a sort of way). I am a jewelry designer and I can’t find anything wrong or anything to improve on these sexy pieces! I learned how to make jewelry by attending classes by Dragonfly Designs (http://www.jewelrybydfly.com)in South San Francisco. I am hoping with your diy help and their training, I can be a real Entrepreneur. Thanks a lot!
I love these I just need to get some spikes now
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