Black Widow's Glowing Bracelets

by Aragorn9 in Craft > Costumes & Cosplay

1655 Views, 2 Favorites, 0 Comments

Black Widow's Glowing Bracelets

IMG_1105.jpg

In this instructable, I will show you how to make a glowing version of Black Widow's electric bracelets from Avengers: Infinity War. I have been wanting to make these props for a while, and I am excited to share this project with you.

Supplies

  • leather
  • eight small magnets
  • hot glue
  • varying thicknesses of craft foam
  • two small LED blue finger lights
  • black craft paint
  • paint brushes
  • nerf darts (twenty to thirty)
  • band saw
  • utility knife

Gather Reference Images and Supplies

bite.jpg
Unknown-3 copy.jpeg
Unknown-3.jpeg
il_570xN.1630340540_afac.jpg

It is important to gather different reference images and supplies before you begin.

Preparing the Leather

IMG_1059.jpg
IMG_1061.jpg
IMG_1062.jpg
IMG_1063.jpg

Cut two identical pieces of leather that are as wide as the length of a nerf dart, and long enough to wrap around your wrist. On the reverse side, hot glue four magnets on each piece, lining them up, so that they can magnetically attach around your wrists. In the middle of each piece, mark two lines, so as to create a section in the middle 1.25 inches wide. Last, paint the two outer sections black.

Creating the Glow Piece

IMG_1065.jpg
IMG_1067.jpg
IMG_1070.jpg
IMG_1072.jpg
IMG_1073.jpg
IMG_1077.jpg
IMG_1074.jpg
IMG_1076.jpg

To create the middle section with the blue glowing light, cut six pieces out of 0.5 inch craft foam, that are 1.25x 5.75. Hot glue them together so as to create two stacks three pieces thick. Place two marks on either ends of the pieces, opposite each other, that are placed 0.75 and 1.5 inches from either end. (as shown in picture 2) Then, draw a line from the marks to the corner on the opposite side, and then cut along these lines, with a band saw, to create two diagonal cuts on each piece. last, on the side that you made the 0.75 inch diagonal cut, cut about half way along the top seam, using the band saw, and then hollow out the inside, so that you can insert a small blue light. The lights I used, are called finger lights, and can be purchased at the dollar store.

Adding Trim

IMG_1078.jpg
IMG_1079.jpg
IMG_1081.jpg

Following my pictures, add the trim using 2 millimeter foam, making sure to leave part of the front trim open, so that you may access the light. Then, paint the entire piece black.

Adding the "bullets"

IMG_1083.jpg

Glue the section, you created in the last few steps, to the unpainted middle section of the leather. Then, evenly space Nerf darts on either side, and hot glue them to the leather.

Paint

IMG_1103.jpg

Thoroughly coat the Nerf darts with black paint.

Photos of the Completed Project

IMG_1106.jpg
IMG_1107.jpg
IMG_1115.jpg
IMG_1118.jpg