Hello everyone, how are you all doing. It's a pleasure being here with you guys today, it's a new week and a new day to share my skill with you all and am so super excited to share it with you all. Today I was at home and I was bored as there was no one with me at home and so I decided to just craft a bangle. Who would have known plastic bottles had such a good use, as a child I was always fond of playing with plastic bottles but never really knew what could be made out of it, I made a padded Ankara bangle with the help of a plastic bottle and It came out amazing. Many thanks to @pea07 for hosting and organizing this contest every week and without much ado let's begin to create ![IMG_20240929_124221.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQLVHnUyn6wBQcPquJHmvbbwLXEqSdLFtHf1BAbpSANPM/IMG_20240929_124221.jpg)
## MATERIALS USED • plastic bottles • evostic gum • cardboard • Ankara material of your choice and • scissors ![IMG_20240929_082159.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmboqPUwa4T8SEjkkfTpTf4Kud6Esv4APcoRd5UEj1SN2x/IMG_20240929_082159.jpg)
## STEPS IN MAKING IT ## step 1 The first step I took in achieving this craft was to gather all my materials needed and then I cut my plastic bottle in a circular shape that can fit my hand size. ![IMG_20240929_072326.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUY5UkFF5wUr1fxJ1aQdSag6t2xqndthEQVU2uGnzrgt8/IMG_20240929_072326.jpg)
![IMG_20240929_074001.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQme9WuEDjrhxi7TD9f4scs6cp836ZnPN8hAWXVoXUffumd/IMG_20240929_074001.jpg)
## step 2 After making the circle plastic bottle, I then took my cardboard and gum it round the circular plastic bottle to act as a covering. ![IMG_20240929_074710.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdYeXchhbPdpEVnY4M2mYkbH42RRv2Zgg63qLAQ2ZPxGW/IMG_20240929_074710.jpg)
![IMG_20240929_074811.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUqdFapwfZUXeiw2C5zvFjmEidYbywUgmMUZh5R2AwEZ7/IMG_20240929_074811.jpg)
## step 3 After doing that, i then applied some gum on both the carton and the Ankara material and began to wrap it to it. ![IMG_20240929_075314.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmctC2WLLYtrHJtnC2BFaar71dpyjvxxdZKGHZS32aM2ch/IMG_20240929_075314.jpg)
![IMG_20240929_075725.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeAsYtj3QzuSHZfuQwgW46MGqFUnAQQqg3fFMxEWWBLia/IMG_20240929_075725.jpg)
## step 4 As I continued with it's transformation, I then continued to wrap the Ankara material on it so it will take the shape of a bangle. ![IMG_20240929_081905.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmb8hSmoMr9ApENAr9HBsRMcvEpK2nvQ6wEY4jz46sZaVa/IMG_20240929_081905.jpg)
As I finished with its process, I then took some pictures and here's my final result. ![IMG_20240929_124504.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcmr3rx8iabfF6VJU2bZFzEL1pKDWKtEBaPhWWGwzNMPc/IMG_20240929_124504.jpg)
With these steps you can create a beautiful padded Ankara bangle to add a touch of African elegance to your jewelry collection. Feel free to drop your different view in the comment section below. Inviting @shawlin @kidi40 @caringmanasseh to also share their amazing entries as well in this contest. Cc @pea07 Have a blessed and wonderful day @hayleydemi