The importance and meaning of friendship bracelets
Friendship bracelets have a long history in our culture, as they were thought to be handicrafts of Native American tribes. However, fast forward a few centuries will bring us back to the 1970s, when these bracelets not only represented friendship, but became fashionable items to wear as ethnic items were considered “trendy”. The good thing about these bracelets is that in the 21st century they are still in fashion and will certainly never go out of style.
The meaning of friendship bracelets
You may have walked into several dollar stores or seen ethnically inspired jewelry and wondered what these bracelets really mean. Friendship bracelets are designed to gift your closest friend to symbolize your lasting friendship. These bracelets are lightweight and designed to tie around your friend’s wrist. Wearing this type of bracelet shows the world that you have a deep friendship with someone and that that person cared enough to give you a jewel that symbolizes it.
The best bracelets that you give to your friends are the ones that truly represent their character traits. After all, everyone has a personality and there are some traits that you can value above all others. Next time you’re looking for the perfect color combination, consider what the following colors represent:
Pink- kind or sweet
Red- honest
Orange- energetic
Yellow- happy or cheerful
Green- lucky or earthy
Blue- loyal
Black- strong or smart
How to get these bracelets
The best thing about friendship bracelets is that there is no right or wrong way to acquire them. Most stores at your local mall or online will offer these types of bracelets with hundreds of colors and designs to choose from. However, you don’t always have to buy these bracelets. In fact, if you’re smart enough, you can make your own.
The most popular method of making these bracelets is using DMC floss, which is widely available at your local arts and crafts store or anywhere cross-stitch supplies can be found. However, that doesn’t mean you have to limit yourself. Beads can be added as decoration and some bracelets are made from hemp, cord, thread, linen, or even silk.
Why should i have them
The thing about these bracelets is that once you start giving them, chances are you’ll get them too. Meanwhile, bracelets alone are fashion items, but when given to you by someone important, they have truth and meaning. Your relationship with a friend is something you should cherish, and sometimes a simple object like a bracelet is all you need to assert yourself.
People often assume that once they break ties with a friend, it is okay to remove the bracelet as well. In some ways that assumption is understandable, but the bracelet has a deeper meaning than that. The time you shared with your friend and the happy memories you made together are held together in the threads of that bracelet. They may not be friends forever and their friendship won’t last, but that doesn’t mean their memories can’t.