Clay Charms (And Cheap Glaze)

Difficulty Level: Easy-Medium

I made these charms with colored clay and added hooks so that they can go on a charm bracelet. Then I painted clear fingernail polish over them after they were baked to make a shiny glaze on top of it. That's a cool trick I discovered- you can buy those expensive glazes for your sculptures, but cheap old clear fingernail polish works just as well!

How To Make Popsicle Stick Bracelets!

Difficulty Level: Easy

These are simple, cute, and good to make for young kids to decorate! All you'll need are popsicle sticks, cups, and whatever decorating things (markers, stickers, paper, fabric scraps, yarn, etc.)  you want to use. 

Begin by bringing a pot of water to a boil on the stove, then remove it from the flame. Place the popsicle sticks in the hot water and let them soak for an hour or two, adding more boiling water every half hour. Soon, they should be bendy and pliable. One by one, gently bend the popsicle sticks onto a curved shape and let them rest in the mouth of the glass. Remember that they need to be the right size to comfortably fit around your wrist. Let them dry for about 24 hours, then pop them out. Now it's time to decorate! In the picture, we glued on patterned paper, but that's only ONE of the many different styles you can make! Have fun!

How To Make A Friendship Bracelet

Difficulty Level: Easy

Hi Crafters! These bracelets, known as "snake around the pole" bracelets, are super quick and easy to make. All you'll need is some embroidery thread, (which is really cheap and easy to find at any crafts store) tape, and scissors! Let's get crafting!

 First cut about six inches of each color of embroidery thread you want to use. Three colors is the best. Fold each length of thread in half, like so:

 Gather them all together, making sure that the same ends are next to one another, and then tie a knot at the end with the loops.

 Get some masking tape and tape the end down on your work surface. This will keep the bracelet in place.

 Separate one strand of string from the others.

 Cross it over the rest of the thread...

 Bring it around underneath the main threads and over top of the first part of the thread.

Now pull it tight! Here you have the first part. You can't see it too well yet, but just wait. Do it again.

 Keep going. You should see a part rising up and twisting around. Now do you see why it's called "snake around the pole"?

 When you're ready for the next color, pull out one strand of that color and keep going with it, leaving the first strand you started with in with the rest of the group.

 Keep going. Add the other color.

 When it's long enough, you're done! Tie a knot at the end to keep it in place.

 Tie it around your wrist and voila! You have an easy snake-around-the-pole friendship bracelet! You can make these in all sorts of colors. Have fun!

Crocheted Bracelet

Difficulty level- Medium

-READ ALL THE DIRECTIONS BEFORE MAKING YOUR BRACELET-

Hey, crafters! Today we'll be making a crocheted bracelet!

The Video was to long to download so i'll just give you a written tutorial

• First get a roll or beading wire, about 10-12 beads,  a small crochet hook, and scissors or pliers.
• Next string the beads in the order you want them onto the end of the roll of wire... BUT DON'T CUT THE WIRE! If you do your beads will fall off and might underestimate and have to little wire to work with.
• Then take your crochet hook and make a slip knot, start by chaining about 8, now crochet the first bead on, do 2 stitches after that bead and then do another one and so on and so forth. 
• Lastly when you have finished crocheting all the beads on... chain 15, take you crochet hook and put it into you fifth loop and pull the wire through creating a loop cut and tie securely
• For the final step you are going to take a large bead that JUST fits through the loop you just made. Take that bead and tie it on to the other end.... this is you clasp.

      So there you go! You can make this with all kind of beads to go with any outfit. And it only takes about 15 minutes. I'm hooked! (haha, get it?) Okay, happy bracelet making!