Bracelet blanks

[jkadesigns]

Hello everyone - Any tips/suggestions on gluing cabochons on the bracelet blanks?  What does everyone use to hold the cabs on the bracelet blank while waiting for the glue to dry?

I have tried using wooden closepins and blue painters tape, without any success.  Since the bracelet blanks will not sit flat, my cabs move while drying.

Thanks for your help.     JaniceA

[Polly]

Styrofoam!! is my suggestion.

Get a flat 1" (or thicker) board of styrofoam, and squish your bracelet blank down into it slightly, just enough to hold it in place (and straight).
After reusing the piece of styrofoam often enough that it has too many lumps, just grind it down against a bumpy surface (rough concrete wall in the basement?)

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[jkadesigns]

Polly - thanks!  Great idea.

[notatriplet]

Gluing things that move around is a bear!  I have found a simple technique that works well:  Cut a piece of scrap cardboard approximately 3x8" in size.  Tie strings to the end loops of the disk-and-loop bracelet.  Tape the first loop's string securely to the cardboard and pull the bracelet taut, then tape the second string to the cardboard.  

I like this technique because it not only keeps the bracelet in place, but it provides a glue-safe worksuface and can be easily moved and stored while the glue cures.

Mollie
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[jkadesigns]

Mollie - another great idea in securing the bracelet blank!  Thanks.  JaniceA