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How to Make Friendship Bracelets - in 7 Easy Steps

How to Make Friendship Bracelets - in 7 Easy Steps
Anyone can learn how to make friendship bracelets with beautiful intricate patterns. Let me show you how, with easy step by step instructions. Which design would you like to make? Even if you’re a complete beginner, you can make a pretty bracelet like one of these: It’ll probably take you an hour or so to make your first bracelet. The technique is so easy that you can watch TV at the same time (seriously!). There are some great books on making friendship bracelets, like the enormously popular Klutz Friendship Bracelet Book , but to make the bracelets on this page you won’t need to buy any books or special equipment. On this page, I’ll show you how to make friendship bracelets in 8 different designs. Friendship Bracelet Designs Here are all 8 friendship bracelet patterns: Hearts - great for Valentine’s Day Flowers Diamonds Rainbows Stripes - great for sports team colors Stripes and Dots Chevrons Checkered The trick is something called a braiding disc, or braiding loom. Got your embroidery floss?

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Novelty Personalized Fridge Magnets With Mix-N-Match Body Parts These novelty personalized fridge magnets are really easy to make, and are such a fun homemade gag gift idea! My husband and I are always in need of more fridge magnets, and we thought this would be a great way to liven up our kitchen. We made a set of mix-and-match fridge magnets that allow us to change body parts with each other, and the rich and famous :-)

Pom Pom Tutorial – Elmo & Cookie Monster I will still do some pom-pom projects this week. Hopefully you can have some gift ideas for the upcoming Christmas Pom Pom is the easiest craft I found to be able to make various cartoon features. All you need is to trim and assemble it with fabric glue. This time I am demonstrating how to make pom poms for Sesame Street characters. Braided Headband Tutorial It's chilly outside here today and I'm loving it! I enjoyed every minute of reaching into the closet and pulling out soft cozy blankets, snuggling up on the couch with my blanket and laptop to check my e-mail this morning... Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of temps below 40 degrees, but a high of 65, I'll take it! Anyway.... on with the tutorial. Here is what we are making today!

Super Bowl Series: Mini Spinach Pockets Super Bowl Series: Mini Spinach Pockets by Rebecca Jan 18th, 2011 // Appetizers, Holiday, Recipes, Snacks, Veggie Friendly Do you remember the Deep Dish Spinach Pie recipe? The one we made for the Baby Daddy Birthday Dinner? We cannot get enough of it. My husband loves it, my kid begs for it… even the baby is on board! Kumihimo, the ancient Japanese art of braiding, has wound its way into the hearts of beaders around the world. Beaded kumihimo is popping up in beaded jewelry designs using the newest beads and some very old braiding techniques. Some of the first kumihimo braids were made for soldiers who needed a way to secure saddles and gear to their horses, but these days, you’re more likely to see kumihimo with beads being used as handles for handbags, stunning necklaces made with gemstones, and fabulous beaded bracelets. Beaded kumihimo makes a wonderfully portable craft, once you’ve loaded your beads onto the threads placed on your kumihimo disk. Using a small, lightweight foam kumihimo disk means that you can take your kumihimo projects along with you wherever you go.

Valentine Card: Peekaboo Valentine This photo originally appeared in FamilyFun Magazine Total Time 1 hour Ages all-ages Here's what we know: more than 90 percent of kids want a valentine for their grandparents. Here's what we suspect: more than 90 percent of grandparents love nothing more than their grandchildren's faces. Merge that data and you get this valentine, a wide-eyed favorite for all ages. Snow-Globe Soap Dec19 by Brenda Ponnay Stuff their stockings with something they can wash their hands with!

Sailor's Knot Bracelets With fall days of colored leaves, chunky sweaters and spiced cider in our future, it’s just about time to pack up the beach gear until next year. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be summer to rock these stylish (and easy to make) nautical bracelets. I’m Simone of Groundsel, and a member of Etsy New York Street Team team. I made the following sailor’s bracelet tutorial using a Turk’s Head Knot for you to share with your summer friends.

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