I never made these when I was young (I never felt the need to make or wear a bracelet) but I’m sure some of the women reading this did. I always wondered how they were made and now I know. Cat Morley presents a great tutorial on how to make bracelets out of wrappers from candy like Starburst on her blog Cut Out + Keep.
If gum is more your thing, you can get instructions on how to make them with gum wrappers from Gary Duschl the Guiness Book Of World Record holder for the longest gum wrapper chain – currently 48,077 feet long.
- How to make a candy wrapper bracelet [via MAKE blog]
- How to make a gum wrapper chain/necklace
- World record gum wrapper chain
We used to do this all the time as kids. I had forgotten how we did it. Thanks for the post!
RESPONSE: You’re welcome, sis! :)
–Brian
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Chain-from-Starburst-Wrappers
here are some step by step instructions
Very cool use of starburst wrappers!
I used a similar idea and ended up making it into a full size purse. What a cool accomplishment! I talk about it on my blog:
http://makeacandywrapperpurse.blogspot.com/
What a great idea! I’ve been searching for something to offer my readers for safe bracelets for kids. I would like to reference your article; what is your pingback address?