Stamped and Wrapped Bracelet

This stamped and wrapped bracelet is fun and easy to make using the tools that Impress Art sent me… so easy that I made this one with my 3 year old! He’s my “big helper” around the house, and loves helping however he can… and this stamped and wrapped bracelet was so much fun for him to be a part of. He didn’t do the hands-on work, but he helped pick the colors, decide on the saying, and got to feel like part of the process! You can watch us work on a bracelet together in the video at the end of this post.

To make the bracelet you’ll need (affiliate links added for convenience):

Impress Art Metal Stamps (this is “Newsprint, Lowercase“)
Metal Stamping Block & Stamping Hammer (included in the ImpressArt Metal Stamping Kit)
Impress Art Stamp Straight Tape
ImpressArt Bracelet Bending Kit
Sharpie
Paper Towel or soft cloth
Embroidery Floss
Scissors
Gorilla Glue or other super glue

You can follow this step-by-step, or you can watch the video at the end of the post.

Start by stamping your saying on the bracelet. We’re going for an off-centered design, so don’t worry about measuring placement.

Leaving the Stamp Straight Tape in place, use the jig in the bracelet bending kit to bend the bracelet. First one side…

… then the other…

I don’t have a lot of strength in my hands, and I’m able to bend the bracelet. So most people should be able to bend this just fine. If you have trouble, you could always ask a loved one to flex their muscles for you!

Peel away the plastic and the stamp straight tape. This plastic was protecting the metal during the bending process.

Here is where I skipped a step. I made it up later, but it is easier if you ink in the design with a Sharpie and wipe it away now. That way you don’t have to worry about getting ink on your floss. If you forget, you can make it up later too… but it is easier if you just ink it now.

Then, tie your embroidery floss in place with a secure double-knot. Let the tail hang in the direction you will be wrapping the floss.

Pick one color, and start wrapping, wrapping around the tail and extra floss hanging down the back. Once your stripe is big enough, switch colors. To do this, just have the color you’re using join the others in the tail down the back, pick the color you want to use, and begin by wrapping over the tail of the color you just completed.

Keep going until you’ve added all the color you want. Tie off the end. The easiest way to do this is to tie the last color to a stand or two from the tail in a secure double knot. Add a dab of Gorilla Glue on the knot to keep it secure. Allow to dry, and cut off the ends of the threads.

If you forgot to add the ink to the stamping, do that now.

Bracelet is complete! Make as many as you like!

Here is the video I made with my 3-year-old. It is worth watching just to hear his cute voice! I do make a BIG mistake when stamping, but persevere… because being creative sometimes means working through mistakes.