Thursday, December 15, 2011

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!

3 comments:

  1. In Mexico you can get 100 bracelets for a dollar... hahahah

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  2. I remember this. They're awesome. Kept mine for a long time.

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  3. Well, it came out really nice in the end, even with the whining.

    It's sort of like knitting or macramé. And the tighter the weave, the more time and effort ...

    I bet the crafty child will be thrilled with it, as well as the effort you went to to test it out!

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