80s friendship bracelets

Friendship Bracelets

These Heart shaped glitter jelly bracelets could be found at most dime stores or vending machines for a quarter. G;)

It will surprise no one that at summer camp my favorite activity was always and…

I received my first friendship bracelet when I was 7. We were celebrating our school’s annual Friendship Day and the teachers distributed bracelets made of yellow and red yarns to represent our school colors. In the early ’90s, silk ribbon bracelets were all the rage, and we would purchase them for P5-15 each. A classmate taught me how to make them from scratch, so I started buying colorful ribbons and turned my hobby into a little business. In high school, […]

Around the same time I was wearing ribbon barrettes, I was making and trading Friendship Pins. They were huge in the early 1980's. My friends and I spent countless hours making them for each other. We proudly displayed them on our jackets or Kangaroos. There are only two supplies needed- safety pins and seed beads. I pulled these out on a day when Trevor was too sick to go out, but not too sick to do some crafting. He was very excited. As I poured out the beads, I noticed this warning: Not…

Homemade friendship bracelets! Re-pin and comment if you want one :)

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