DIY Neon cuff bracelet
Neon. In Québec, we call it « fluo ». I’ve worn fluo in 89′ then in 2006 and I may wear it again in 2012.. why not? That’s the beauty of the never ending cycle we call « fashion ». Well my friends, some splash of neon here and there won’t hurt me, so here’s what I did to spice up my life: the DIY neon cuff bracelet.
Material:
- A thrifted kid’s belt, or slim adult belt
- Sissors or X-acto
- Spray-paint, color of your choice.
Start by cutting the belt so that it will wrap two times around your wrist:
Then protect the metal parts with masking tape so the spray paint won’t slash on the hardware.
In a well ventilated place, shake your can and apply your first coat of paint. Let dry at least 2 hours between each coats. For this project, it needed 5 coats to fully cover the purple, so I suggest you use a « primer » to cover the original color, especially if it’s bright over dark like here. This way will use less of your neon paint, so you’ll have a lot left for more fluro projects!
Let dry, and tadam! Your new neon cuff, 100% DIY and super cheap! (oh and check out my multi-mani!!!)
4 Comments
Stella
20 février 2012Oooh! It looks great! Love it!
neha meshram
23 mars 2012hi…i love u on youtube… i hav a query….does tht neon fluorescent paint last..??
coz its supposed to be pretty volatile…n it smells kinda bad….
thnks
Ari
24 mars 2012Oh thanks Neha!! The fluo paint does last!!! the important part is to keep your bracelet in a circular shape so the paint won’t crack! It does smell pretty bad!! ;)
Catherine
13 juin 2012So cute and easy!