Great Bracelets = Sore Hands

11-3-2013
Happy November.  Hopefully everyone had a safe Halloween.  We have had some copper tubing for a while that a plumber friend gave us when he finished a job.  I have been wondering what to do with it when I found a great tutorial on Craftgawker for copper bracelets.  Well in theory it sounded easy, in practice it is a lot of hard hand work.  I stopped at local Home Depot and also got some aluminum tubing but they only had it in 1/2 inch.  The copper tubing was about 10 mm.  First you measure how big you want the bangle to be then you cut the pipe, beat the pipe until flat, sand the pipe, stamp the pipe if desired, then bend the pipe and sand again for finish.  Once that is complete spray a modge podge lacquer on them .  Remember  copper oxidizes and will turn green if not sealed.  I also sealed the aluminum ones just because it add such a high gloss shine.  All but the first practice one turned out good but my hands are really sore.  Bending the metal is really hard.  The aluminum was the hardest as it was thicker so I suggest using copper if you are going to try this. I have some pics below of the finished products.  They will be in our Etsy store soon. 

We are also getting the car packed for another of our temporary relocations with my work.  It seems the jewelry  supplies are taking up more space than our clothes!  Soon we will have to be up sizing the rental car just for our supplies!  I laugh as we are supposed to be downsizing.   Enjoy the new products and remember to check out our Etsy store for more jewelry  and be sure to tell your friends.


 copper and aluminum bangles in 6,7, and 8 Inch sizes- Unisex

 Note Annan wearing headphones.  She  does not like the loud noise of the work shop.  She informed me when she grows up and takes over the shop we will have to add and A to M&D Design.  Hmmm M,D &A Design-kinda catchy.

 Annan and her Papa Peach ( she could not say Mitch when she was little hence the Peach which he adores) both tired after trick or treating.