Making Friendship Bracelets: What They Mean

Series Summary

At ten years old, your BFF (best friend forever) can be the whole world to you. What better way to show how much your friendship means than to make your very own hand-designed, hand-braided friendship bracelet. With a variety of colors, knots, and braids, each bracelet is a unique representation of who you and your friend are and how well your friendship is going. If you’re going to make it to forever, you’re going to need the power of a friendship bracelet to remind you of the commitment you and your friend have made.

In this free craft video series, learn how to design and make your own friendship bracelets out of easy-to-find items. Our mother-daughter craft team will show you how to get a new bracelet started, with tips on knotting and braiding, as well as give you some design ideas, like using many different colors or adding beads. Not only do you get two complete bracelet making demonstrations, but also some recommendations of other uses for your friendship bracelet…should you and your BFF not make it to forever.

Video Transcript

" On behalf of expertvillage.com I'm Cinda Vivanco and I'm Krista Vivanco and we are here to show you how to make friendships bracelets. Okay we are making friendships bracelets. Krista why do we need a friendships bracelets? First of all they are can be use as anklets bracelets, necklaces, maybe even a dog collar. So who would you give a friendships bracelet to? A friend. Or your BFF. And what does BFF stand for? Best friends forever. Best friends forever. How about a boyfriend? Okay. So Krista how long does it take to make one bracelet? 30 minutes. Anywhere from 5-30 minutes. Okay. Lets show what a friendships bracelet looks like. Here is a friendships laced bracelet when it is finished. This is just one of the styles that we are going to show you how to make."