Friendship Bracelet - My First

 This post is a salute to the gazillions of girls who have made and shared a classic friendship bracelet.

Now I know why if you get one you leave it tied on for a very long time.

 The Shopping Channel had The Friendship Bracelet Maker on air this fall and after seeing the wonderful samples I decided to buy two sets.  One for me and one for a crafty child in my life.  I felt obligated to test it out before presenting it to the child...just in case I was asked to demonstrate it!

 I pulled everything out of the box and followed the instructions.

 And that's when the whining began!

Well, a little under my breath complaining.

Do you see how many knots are needed?  Ten for every row....and you need 100 to make an inch of bracelet.....wait a minute....this will take some time!  So over the next two nights of TV viewing I made my bracelet.

 When you invest that much time into something...you don't give it away willy nilly.  

It really has to go to a BFF.

 I glammed up my bracelet with a jeweled button.

My sample is now on my mannequin's wrist.  I'm not done.  I need to make a second bracelet to see if I can speed things up a little!  
I learned a thing or two though.

1.  Just because there is a child on the box...doesn't mean it is easy...or just for children.

2.  The tool itself is excellent.  I am thinking of other ways to use it.  Nothing holds strings in place better!  

3.  The online community for Friendship Bracelets is huge and the manufacturer has a wonderful facebook page with lots and lots of ideas.
4.  This is a great gift idea...but for my older girlfriends and not just their kids!