Easy Ribbon & Felt Cuff Bracelet Tutorial

Easy Ribbon & Felt Cuff Bracelet

My girls love bracelets.  Recently they have wanted ones that they can put on themselves.  I decided to make one out of felt, ribbon, and velcro.  

First, decide what ribbon to use.  I started with this ribbon (from Walmart) that has fabric flowers.

Find matching felt and cut a piece the size of the wrist it is for, plus about 1 1/2 inches.

Cut the ribbon 1/2 inch smaller than the wrist measurement.

Measure 1 1/2 inches of velcro from the soft side, and 1/2 inch from the hook (scratchy) side.  Having the longer piece of velcro will make the bracelet adjustable-especially nice for growing children.

Hot glue the velcro to opposite sides of the felt piece.  The softer, longer piece of velcro should be on the side that the ribbon will be on.  The hook side of the velcro should be on the underneath side so it will fasten into a circle.

Then glue the ribbon onto the front side of the felt (make sure to singe the end of the ribbon or tuck it under so it doesn't fray), centering it between the velcro.  

Done!


 

Next I'm going to try different kinds of ribbon....

~Amy