At first, I got these mini buckles and zippers having in mind to make some sort of fidget board for my 3 year old, Y. Keep reading to see all of the different patterns, plus lots of tips for making fun friendship bracelets. And if you need help picking out your colors of embroidery threads, check out this guide to friendship bracelet color ideas.

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These fun zipper jewelry tutorials include rosette flowers, daisy flowers, cuff bracelets, bangle bracelets, rings and headbands. Now, wrap the thread around both the front and back parts of the zipper, holding down that folded over flap. This past summer, our family traveled to Israel, where my husband grew up, to spend time with family. After that, we’ll work our way up to bracelets made with more stands, like the chevron pattern and diamond pattern.

Friendship bracelets are the perfect easy craft – all you need to get started is some colorful embroidery floss and a pattern! It’s a great place to ask questions on how to make things or for specific tutorials that you are looking for.

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How to Make a Zipper Flower Bracelet ~ Accessorize your outfit with this adorable rolled zipper bracelet. We figured out 5 simple, beautiful ways to create bracelets, cuffs, and bangles out of metal, plastic, and repurposed zippers.

Zipper Flower Cocktail Ring ~ This adorable cocktail ring was made from a 22 inch zipper and hand sewn with a needle and floss.

If you haven’t made bracelets in a while, it’s a good idea to review how to tie the basic knots, like the forward knot and the backward knot. Since both zippers and buckles make fantastic fidgets, I decided those make great travel toys to bring along. You’ll find all sorts of fun and easy designs, like the chevron friendship bracelet pattern, a simple braid, the candy stripe friendship bracelet, and so much more.And since we made them and knew we could easily make more (each one takes about five minutes to make) we didn’t mind losing them either!