Thursday, August 23, 2012

Bracelet Beginnings

Bracelets are as fun to make as they are to receive. I got my first bracelet from my best friend in eighth grade. I was ecstatic to finally have a so-called "friendship bracelet". In eighth grade, receiving a friendship bracelet was like a right of passage. If you had one, you were "in" with my group of friends. Since that day, I have been making friendship bracelets on and off.

I think the most enjoyable part of making friendship bracelets for me is that I can give them to my friends. I also like that they are a fun way to pass time. Over finals week freshman year, I brought my materials to school and made bracelets. My classmates were amazed at my talent and how fast I could create a bracelet. Soon after I started knotting my bracelet, I had a whole group of people surrounding me and asking me all sorts of questions. The funny thing was that the people that gathered around me that day weren't my best friends; in fact, they were classmates I didn't talk to on a regular basis. My hobby lets me meet new people and make new friends all the time.

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  1. Ah, now it all makes sense! I'm glad to know the rationale behind your blog name. I look forward to your bracelet-maker views of our class topics/issues.

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    1. I look forward to posting about our class topics/issues!

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  2. Hayden! I can't believe that we have been friends this long and I didn't know that you were an avid bracelet maker! It has been a desire of mine for quite some time to learn how to make decent looking bracelets. I definitely want to see some of them soon!

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