Make a handmade clay bangle with air dry clay

If you’re looking for a fun clay craft project, but also looking for a chance to get the paint brushes out, try this air-dry clay bracelet idea! It’s easy to create and makes for a nifty present to gift to a friend, family member or someone special.

Extra material you'll need: 

• Scissors
• String 
• Paint brush 
• Gloves

Begin by pulling off a slab of clay to work with and roll the clay into six balls.

Grab your favourite acrylic paint colours and squeeze the paint into the clay ball.

Knead the clay until it absorbs all of the paint.

Keep kneading and add more paint if needed. This can sometimes get messy so slip on a pair of gloves to keep things clean.

Continue adding in different colours to each ball of clay using the same process. Add another colour or stick to the one colour, the choice is yours.

Pull apart one of the large balls and roll this into a smaller ball to create your beads.

Continue rolling until you have enough to work with.

Grab a pencil or the end of a paint brush and poke a hole through each bead. Dip the end of the pencil or brush into water to remove any excess clay and to make it easier to thread a hole through.

 Allow the clay to dry, this can take a few hours.

When the beads are dry, grab some string and measure loosely to your wrist size, then cut off the excess. Having the string a little longer is better than it being too tight.

Begin threading your beads onto the string. Keep your work flat so the beads don’t roll away.

Keep threading until you’ve used enough beads: Keep your paint brush or pencil handy in case you need to re-poke any holes (these things happen!)

Pull the ends of the string together and tie it in a knot at the top to secure the loop.

Trim the excess string.

Your creation is ready to wear!