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A fun way to reuse all those old bangles you never wear anymore.
I went through a weird phase about 2 years ago and I was obsessed with bangles. I bought tons of them, but I only wear about 5 of them now.
I thought it was a shame to let all the others sit around in a box so I wanted to find something to use them for.
I always used to stack them on my dresser and when I needed a new pen holder for my desk I decided to get crafty rather than buying one.
After some tinkering the bangle pen holder was born, and the rest is history! ;)

Posted by Ashley Marie from New York, New York, United States • Published See Ashley Marie's 4 projects »
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  • How to make a recycled box. Bangle Bracelet Pen Holder - Step 1
    Step 1

    Gather all your materials and let your glue gun beging to heat up.

    You can use 4-6 bangles depending on the size of the bangles and what you will be using the holder for.

  • How to make a recycled box. Bangle Bracelet Pen Holder - Step 2
    Step 2

    Place one of the bangles onto of your cardstock and trace along the inside.
    Make sure to trace as close along the edge as possible!

  • How to make a recycled box. Bangle Bracelet Pen Holder - Step 3
    Step 3

    Cut along the outside of the circle you traced.
    Be careful not to cut to close along the line or your circle may end up too small.

  • How to make a recycled box. Bangle Bracelet Pen Holder - Step 4
    Step 4

    If you are using different color bangles decide what order you want to stack them in.
    Glue the cardstock circle onto the bottom bangle.

  • How to make a recycled box. Bangle Bracelet Pen Holder - Step 5
    Step 5

    Flip the bangle over so the cardstock is on the bottom.
    You now have your base!
    Take the next bangle and glue it to the base.
    Be careful not to use too much glue or it may squeeze out the sides which looks messy, and is a pain to fix.

  • How to make a recycled box. Bangle Bracelet Pen Holder - Step 6
    Step 6

    Glue the rest of the bangles on and you are done!

    Enjoy your new pen holder!

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mcr_zombie
mcr_zombie · 10 projects
wow
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Lili Elza
Lili Elza · Ipswich, England, GB · 8 projects
This is an awesome idea! I'll do it right away ^^
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$oph!a L.
$oph!a L.
Cute! <3
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20Pennie 2.
20Pennie 2. · 2 projects
Thats so neat!!! Happy I Love it!!! I am deff. going to try this!!!
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Anjellee
Anjellee · Roma, Queensland, AU · 45 projects
Cool!
Smart idea ;)
I am going to try that
Thnx =)
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