Music Friendship Bracelets

Probably like me, you teach a lot of Swifties! My students have been showing up for lessons regularly with cute Taylor Swift-inspired friendship bracelets (they were huge during the Eras tour! Concert-goers would trade them with other Swifties).

I decided to jump on the bandwagon and make my own music and composer-inspired friendship bracelets! They are super easy and inexpensive to make and a great way for students to show off their piano pride!

These colorful friendship bracelets would make great student gifts for your next recital or be a craft for your students to make at a group lesson or studio event. The “message” on the bracelet can be anything from a simple “Piano” to a favorite composer’s name or (for ultimate personalization) the title of their recital piece!

If giving the bracelets as gifts you can add this cute bracelet display card to make it extra special (available as a free download in the Toucan Piano Store!). All you need to do is print it on cardstock, cut it out and add your bracelet!

For this craft you will need:

• Letter beads (I like to use different colors for variety)
• Polymer Clay Beads or Glass Seed Beads in an assortment of colors
• Spacer beads
• Elastic bracelet string cord
• E6000 Glue (Optional: A tiny dab on the knot at the end gives me peace of mind that the knot will not unravel)

Start by choosing your color palette, spacer beads, and spell out the message or name you want on your bracelet.

Thread all the beads onto the elastic cord. I like to make a small tower of clay beads and string them all at once to save time.

When you have finished stringing all the beads, tie a knot in the elastic cord.

Optional step: Add a tiny dab of E6000 glue to the knot to secure it.

Wear your music friendship bracelets with pride!!!

If you would like to give the bracelets to your students as a gift, one way to fancy them up is to place them on a bracelet display card (you can download the free printable here).

Start by printing the card onto cardstock.

Then cut the card out.

If you’d like, you can write a short message to your student.

Slide the bracelet onto the card.

Place double sided tape (or regular tape) along the inside at the top.

Fold the card onto itself and your gift is ready!

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