When I was a teenager more than 2 decades ago, the craze back then was making your own friendship band. Many of my classmates including me, were so crazy about the friendship bands that we would secretly make them in the Biology or Physics lab when classes were conducted. The friendship bands, made from colorful threads were tied carefully using our hands and one would need nimble fingers and skills to tie the bands tightly and neatly. I could only make simple and straightforward ones while some of my friends could make friendship bands with names and messages tied on the bands. The friendship bands were worn on the wrist or ankle. The trend back then was to give friendship bands to our friends or to the special one whom we were eyeing on.
These day, I don’t think teenagers or young adults would spend hours making friendship bands or bracelets. They can easily get to choose a wide range of funky and elegant friendship bracelets from shops and online stores. Hey, if you want to surprise your friend or loved ones with a special friendship bracelet, do check out braceletmuse.co.uk or click on the links provided above. You don’t need to wait for a special occasion to give a gift. Share friendship bracelets any day of the year, because your friends and loved ones are always there for you. A gift this wonderful becomes a celebration all by itself.
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I can’t for the life of me make bracelets, but it has become quite common here for teens to make them for fundraising eg pink ones for breast cancer, for orphanages in Haiti, etc. I would def. support such a noble cause.
wow..that reminds me of my time too! hmm..or is it OUR time ya?. hehehe. I used to make a lot of the friendship bracelet last time, bought lots of the colorful threads too. Like you, I can only make the basic type, i.e. without the name or other message on it. Those were the days…and I started to miss it now! will try to find time and do it all over again 🙂