Popsicle Stick Bracelets

These little darlings are so easy and so cheap, you are going to love making them with your favorite gals.   Find some wide popsicle sticks to get started.   First you need to boil them {yes, boil!} in water for about 15 minutes to make them nice and soft so they can bend.  FYI, you will break about 1 out of 5 so plan accordingly.

 Dry the sticks around something the size of a wrist... I let them dry a long time, like a week!  When they are ready it's time to decorate.  Gather together paper, yarn, ribbon, twine ... whatever you want!

 To make the process easier on the paper bracelets, use one of the unbent sticks as a template, cut out the paper, and mod podge onto the bent stick.  You can paint them before you add paper ... can you imagine how fun a chalkboard paint bracelet would be???

My favorite is the twine.  Just hot glue and start wrapping, then hot glue the end into place.

 The vase we used to dry the sticks has a diameter of 2 inches.  That seems to be a great size, fitting little miss and me just fine.

 We painted this one bubblegum pink before adding a little surprise inside.  {We do love our weiner dogs around here!}

Now what are YOU gonna do?  Please make some and show me your handiwork!  XOXO Jules
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