Make a No Sew Fabric Bracelet for July 4th

Get patriotic with your preschooler and make a fun fabric bracelet. Today I am participating in the I Love the USA blog hop along with 20+ other designers and a list of awesome craft product manufacturers. I was asked to come up with a project using adorable fabric designed by my friend Laura Kelly. I was also given a craft box full of goodies to try to use or incorporate somehow. Usually I’d make something for my kids, but in this case, I thought it would be fun to come up with a project that would be more hands on with your preschooler.  This fabric is available through Joann Stores. Read on to find out how you can enter to win a giant box of craft goodies!

No-sew patriotic bracelet
No-sew patriotic bracelet

Materials:

  • Fabric
  • Phoomph – no sew fabric crafting material
  • Scissors – I used Fiskars pinking sheers

Instructions to make your patriotic fabric bracelet

  1. Measure your child’s wrist size by wrapping fabric or Phoomph around their straight hand. Cut to size, but leave a little extra for trimming. This will allow the bracelet to be sized to fit over their hand without requiring a connector.
  2. Cut two squares out of Phoomph too.
  3. Cut out the characters and patterns you want to use from the fabric.
  4. Using 1 square of Phoomph, peel away the adhesive backing. Place one piece of fabric on the adhesive. Rub smooth.
  5. Repeat with second square of fabric.
  6. Cut matching circles from the squares. I used Pinking shears but regular fabric scissors will work too.
  7. Repeat again with long wrist pieces but covering both sides with fabric. Trim to size.
  8. Remove second adhesive backing from 1 of the circles. Place end of wrist piece in center of circle adhesive. Bend wrist piece around and place other end in center of adhesive. Remove adhesive backing on second circle and place on top of end pieces and 1st circle. Press to securely adhere circles together.
  9. Your preschooler can help place fabric and press in place.

Please note: Because Phoomph is very thick, it can be difficult for kids to cut and does require sharp scissors, please have an adult cut these steps.

 

Measuer wrist and hand size
Measuer wrist and hand size

 

Cut out fabric and phoomph pieces
Cut out fabric and phoomph pieces

 

Peel adhesive backing
Peel adhesive backing

 

Apply fabric
Apply fabric

 

Press to smooth and ensure adhering
Press to smooth and ensure adhering

 

Trim fabric and Phoomph to size
Trim fabric and Phoomph to size

 

Attach wrist band to center art
Attach wrist band to center art

 

Press to seal and finish
Press to seal and finish

 

 

Finished patriotic no-sew bracelet
Finished patriotic no-sew bracelet

 

Have fun with it!


Special thanks to all the product participants in this event:

General Fabrics, Plaid, Fiskars, Coats and Clark,
Buttons Galore and More, PLUS Joann and Cre8Time!

 

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6 thoughts on “Make a No Sew Fabric Bracelet for July 4th”

  3. What a great idea! I am going to thoroughly enjoy making these with my 5 year old niece! She loves to make jewelry and these will be right up her alley! I am going to go broke buying this fabric and all the great accoutrements to make all these great projects! TFS!

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