EL wire steampunk bracelet

This bracelet is a variation of the class project I taught at the GBACG Costume Academy in March 2012. Instructions for the flower bracelet.

From the Stash:

• All the leather
• Battery holder

Purchased:

• EL wire from Cool Neon
• mini inverter

I used a basic gear template to cut out two large gears with circles underneath in place of flowers.  The templates are from a foam steampunk class I took at Costume College two years ago and never used.  The gold colored rivets are rhinestones that are spray-painted and then glued on


Gear templates and leather scissors 

Band cut-out using gear template



Leather components



Like the Flower bracelet I punched holes in the gears for the battery holder leads and the inverter wires.  I then soldered these together underneath so that they are sandwiched between the gears and the leather wristband

Wiring connecting battery to inverter 

I've found that these connections are fairly fragile so in the future I'll probably totally cover them in hot glue to keep everything together.


Battery holder and inverter

Final Bracelet: