Friendship Bracelets

Safety Pin Bracelet This come out really nice. Try designing your own, the possibilities are endless! You need: About 50 GoldSafety Pins, Size 0 light and dark blue e beads  Gold 4mm Round Beads Beading Elastic Needle nose pliers Instructions: Open up a safety pin and string on one gold bead, one light blue e-bead, one gold bead, and one more light blue e-bead.   Close the pin and use a needle nose pliers to crimp the head to keep it closed permanently. Make a total of 25 pins with the light blue beads and 25 pins with the dark blue beads. Cut  a 2' piece of beading elastic. Fold in half. String the first pin by threading one end of the elastic through the coil of the pin and the other end through the head of the pin. String the next pin with the head pointing in the other direction. Continue stringing, alternating the direction of the pins. Sting four of one color, then four of the other color. String all 50 pins -- actual number may very due to wrist size. Slide pins away from the fold of the elastic. Cut the elastic at the fol. Bring pins together to form into a loop. Tie off ends. Trim.

And dazzle people with your cleverness.

Braided Suede Friendship Bracelet What do you admire most about your friend? Is he/she generous? ... loyal ....kind? Make this special gift to let them know how you feel by choosing your bead colors from the list below. Strong Black Energetic Orange Loyal Blue Kind Pink Responsible Green Honest Red Cheerful Yellow You Need: 8 Feet Suede Cord 3 Pony Beads Instructions: Cut lacing into three 2' pieces and two 6". Use one 6" piece to tie together the three 2' pieces. Make the knot about 4" from the end as shown. Braid together the three 2' pieces for about 1". Slide a pony bead onto the middle lace and continue braiding for another inch. Add another pony bead and continue for another 1" then adding the last pony bead. Finish by braiding for another inch and use the remaining 6" piece of suede to tie off. Trim ends. if you are selling these put a little tag on each one to tell what the beads mean.

Patriotic
Macramé BraceletFashionable and patriotic, this macramé bracelet only uses one knot. Great for beginners.

You Need:
--3 Yards Red Satin Cord
--3 Yards White Satin Cord
--Blue Pony Beads
--Masking Tape

Instructions:

Preparing your cord:
Fold both pieces of satin cord 18" from the end. Gather the folded strands together. You now have two 18" strands and two 7½' strands. Tie all together into a knot 1/2" from the fold. Secure by taping to table top at fold.You could also use a clipboard. Pull both 18" strands taut and tape down ends. These will become strands 2 & 3 in the diagrams below.

Making the knots:
Cross strand 1 over strands 2 & 3 and under strand 4.	| Bring strand 4 under strands 2 & 3, then up through the loop created by strand 1. Tighten.	Cross strand 1 over strands 2 & 3 and under strand 4.	Bring strand 4 under strands 2 & 3, then up through the loop created by strand 1. Tighten.

Adding Beads:
Beads can be added at any point on the bracelet. You can string them on one, two or all four strands. On the bracelet shown above, beads where strung only on strands 2 & 3.

Finishing:
When you reach the desired length, make a knot to match the other end. Remove tape. Trim ends, leaving enough to tie on wrist after pulling half the strands through the loop.

This is a fun pastime for teens.And the bracelets are pretty.