Jingle jangle bangle!

With school holidays now well at truly upon us here in Scotland, my Mum decided that the days my Dad and her look after my 5 year old niece will be craft days.  Last week was an attempt at some cross stitch - a kit had been given to her for her 5th birthday and she wanted to make it for Mummy.

However, it was a lot more complicated than I think the gift giver had anticipated....... even my Mum who is a cross stitch afficionado had trouble with the plastic needle and the very small holes in the fabric and working with a proper needle wasn;t really happening for my niece either. 

So instead I drew a heart shape onto some paper, drew a grid inside it and punched holes at each cross point.  Then using some wool and the plastic needle my niece criss crossed her way to a lovely heart and then hand wrote a little message to her Mummy, Daddy and two puppy dogs!  I believe it is yet to be hung in her art gallery at home as Mummy has had the nerve to repaint the living room and her pictures aren't back up yet! How rude of my sister!!

This week I took some bits and bobs to my Mum's for another day of crafty goodness and first off we made one of these for everyone.

Jingle Jangle Bangle

They are really easy to make, and here's how

Ingredients

Elastic sewing thread
mini pompoms (colour of your choosing)
mini bells
blunt needle with an eye that is big enough to take the elastic, but will fit through the loop of the bell


To make

1.  Take the elastic and measure around the wrist the bracelet is for, add a bit extra (for knots) and cut.

2. Thread elastic onto needle, tie a knot at the other end.  I did a couple of knots one on top of the other to ensure nothing fell off.

3. Start threading, I did a  pompom bell pompom bell pattern, but go crazy!  Just make sure that when threading the pompoms you get the needle right into the heart of them otherwise they just come loose and we can't have rogue pompoms all over the place!

4. Continue with your pattern until you have used almost all the elastic, take off the needle, then  securely knot this end with the bottom end. 

5. Cut off any loose ends, et voila one jingle jangle bangle!

Now make as many as you need and then have a nice sing along as you all jingle your bangles in time with the tune!!  We had a great time singing jingle bells (I know it's July!!), even my Dad who had to wear a pink pompom bangle as we didn't have any boy colours!

So a really easy bangle and easy for the kiddiwinks to make too!

Happy jingle jangling

Louise

xox