How to make a beautiful bracelet

How to make a beautiful bracelet
 Make a beautiful bracelet made of birch bark is very simple. This material is very easy to handle, it is easy to cut, dye, elm malleable embossing. This bracelet made with his own hands looks very original, the second such will not be none.
 Consider the simple process of making a very beautiful bracelet made of birch bark, one of the most warm and pleasant to the touch natural materials. You must first prepare a birch bark. To do this, select a suitable tree in the forest, he should not be too young or very old, looking for a healthy birch tree with green foliage and lively, light birch bark.

Select portions of smooth, flawless crust, gently notch and separate the three strips of thickness not less than 1.5mm, at this point, be extremely careful not to damage the tree trunk. Two bands can be with anyone, even if not the best picture, because it will not be visible. But the third piece, choose carefully, it will be facial, because should look your best.

Getting home to the most interesting, namely giving the external appearance of our bracelets. First blunt awl or spokes put marks on the front of the best pieces of birch bark, if you want to use a natural pattern natural material. On the inner side of the layout can be done with a pencil if slotted ornamental pattern is symmetrical, the natural color without spots.

Slits in the bark comfortable doing ostrozatochennyh semicircular chisel, stationery knife, a neat round holes do the right size drill or punch. Stamping done using different objects, such as stars with beautiful curved beams are obtained by clicking on the bark of dental burs or spherical cutters. Point deepen make blunt awl.

When the upper part of the bracelet is ready, take a piece of bark for the second layer and paint it or stain with iodine. When the dye is dry, lubricate the first and third strip of birch bark with white glue, fold together and leave to dry completely, winding blank for cylindrical shape, size similar to the size of your wrist, top, wrap an elastic bandage. When all three layers become a single whole, cut by marking the edge of the bracelet.

At the ends of the bracelet, drill the hole in the 0.5 cm for drawstrings. Cords can be made most of the strips of leather, you can buy a ready-made costume jewelery department leather laces.

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