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06/19/2014

Macrame Friendship Bracelets and an Amazon Giveaway

Good morning, I’ve got lots of fun stuff for my friends today!  I’ve teamed up with #MyFavoriteBloggers to chip in on a little giveaway, and we’re sharing a mini-blog-hop full of friendship-themed projects and recipes that you can make.  I’m going to show you how to make 2-tone macrame friendship bracelets today.

Macrame Friendship Bracelet Tutorial and 7 Great Friendship Gifts from #MyFavoriteBloggers at www.happyhourprojects.com

This is a project that I originally shared over at Crafts Unleashed.  If you read here often – you know how much I LOVE hemp bracelets and woven fiber jewelry pieces.  I’m going to show you how you can make your own – on the cheap!  You just need a couple inexpensive supplies (and they will last for several bracelets)!

You will need:

Macrame Friendship Bracelet Tutorial and 7 Great Friendship Gifts from #MyFavoriteBloggers at www.happyhourprojects.com

  • Bamboo or hemp cord – the 20-lb weight is perfect.  (If you’re using something lighter weight, cut it longer as you will be making more knots.)
  • Buttons
  • Scissors
  • Craft glue (optional)
  • Work surface to secure your bracelet as you make it – a clipboard works great, or go old-school and safety-pin it to your pants or a pillow while you work!

To get started, cut two lengths of twine about 7 feet long.  (This will be a little longer than you need, but it’s better to have a little too much than not quite enough!  If you’re using a thinner cord, you should cut it longer since you will be making more knots.) They can be the same color, but I like to make them two different colors – coordinating colors are more fun!

Measure down about 12 inches, and double up the cord. This will give you two lengths of 12 inches, and 2 that are 72 inches. Tie an overhand knot. This will be the loop for your button closure, so be sure your button fits through this loop.

Macrame Friendship Bracelet Tutorial and 7 Great Friendship Gifts from #MyFavoriteBloggers at www.happyhourprojects.com

Now, secure your bracelet to your work surface. You can tape it down, pin it to something – I like to use a clipboard to hold it steady while I work.

Separate your strands, leaving the two short ones in the middle, and the two longs one on the sides. Now, take one of the long strands and tie it around the two middle strands. If you made friendship bracelets as a kid, this will be a really familiar knot. In my photo above, I’m using the darker cord.

Then, make a second knot with that same cord.

Now, alternate to the other cord (in my case, the light green one). Repeat the process, making two knots. Keep alternating sides, making two knots on each side.

Macrame Friendship Bracelet Tutorial and 7 Great Friendship Gifts from #MyFavoriteBloggers at www.happyhourprojects.com

When you have enough length (about 6.5 inches woven length – more or less if your wrist is larger or smaller than average), make an overhand knot to tie off the bracelet. You can add a small dot of craft glue to help secure it if you wish. If you do glue it, you can cut two of the tail ends off close to the knot.

Macrame Friendship Bracelet Tutorial and 7 Great Friendship Gifts from #MyFavoriteBloggers at www.happyhourprojects.com

Then, take your remaining two cords and use them to tie on your button closure. Knot your cords underneath the button – and again, you can use a dot of glue to help secure this knot. That’s it!

Macrame Friendship Bracelet Tutorial and 7 Great Friendship Gifts from #MyFavoriteBloggers at www.happyhourprojects.com

These are fun gifts to make for friends, especially for warm-weather wear and camp-type activities, since you hardly need any supplies.  Once you get the technique down, they also make up really quickly. I made all 3 of these in an hour.

Macrame Friendship Bracelet Tutorial and 7 Great Friendship Gifts from #MyFavoriteBloggers at www.happyhourprojects.com

If you’re looking for some other friendship-themed gifts to make, see what my friends are sharing today!

Macrame Friendship Bracelet Tutorial and 7 Great Friendship Gifts from #MyFavoriteBloggers at www.happyhourprojects.com

Melanie ~ It Happens In A Blink ~ Friendship Gift Pillow Boxes, Emily ~ The Benson Street ~ Amish Friendship Bread, Amy ~ One Artsy Mama ~ Friendship Bracelet, Adrianne ~ Happy Hour Projects ~ Macrame Friendship Bracelets, Bethany ~ Pitter and Glink ~ Friendship Gift Tag and Mason Jar Label (Free Printable), Kara ~ Happy Go Lucky Blog ~ Tea-riffic Friend Gift, Kadie ~ 7Alive All Livin’ in a Double Wide ~ Simple Finger Loom Rubber-Band Friendship Bracelets

#MyFavoriteBloggers Headshots

Now, we’ve got more than just cute gift ideas – we want to give one of our friends a $35 Amazon gift card!  We’ve all pitched in to give a US or Canadian reader a chance to win.  Just be our friend on Facebook to enter.  (Because when we choose a theme, we really embrace it, LOL.)

Giveaway June #MFB

Rafflecopter will walk you through how to get your entries in below.  Thanks for coming by today, and good luck!

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  2. G says

    06/20/2014 at 1:31 am

    I like it, and will try them in the early days of this summer (last days of class) with my pupils … hemp cord is very nice, and bought some on Etsy ! Thanks !

    J’aime ces petits bracelets et je vais les tester dans les tout premiers jours d’été de cette fin d’année scolaire avec mes élèves ! Sans souci, j’ai pu commandé du cordon de chanvre sur Etsy ! merci pour ce tuto !

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  3. Emily says

    06/19/2014 at 9:04 pm

    Love the two toned look!

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  4. Dana Pugsley says

    06/19/2014 at 10:15 am

    Nice looking bracelets! I have not done macrame since I was a teenager, but seeing your blog and pictures brought back a lot of fun memories. Thanks for giving me yet another idea on something to do with my grand daughters this summer when they come to visit

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Hello, and welcome! I'm Adrianne, an artist, author, designer, and blogger in mid Michigan. I work from home, chase my two kids, and this once-city-girl is learning how to care for chickens and adjusting to life out in the country. I have a compulsion for daily creativity... sometimes it's jewelry-making, paper crafting, metal stamping, mixing and baking, or giving new life to recycled items. But with 2 young kids, time is short! My goal here at Happy Hour Projects is to share projects and tips that you can do in an hour or less. The ideas you find here are designed to add a little creativity in your day, no matter how much (or how little) time you have!

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