BFF-Worthy Ways to Make Friendship Bracelets

Nothing takes you back to girlhood days quite like knotting together colorful sets of three or four strings to make bracelets that reminded you of your BFF no matter where you were. But this summer camp craft never goes out of style, and we've found lots of new twists on the classic design (think beads!) for you to gift your bestie or wear yourself. Whether folding paper, knotting stands of leather, wrapping yard on slap bracelets, twisting gold wire, or Mod Podging paper strikes your fancy, you're sure to find just the right easy step-by-step tutorial and patterns (and links to supplies) to get your creative juices going in this set of ideas, so invite over the gang and crank up some songs to get to work bracelet making.

While you are at it, you might want to make your friends a card to go with the homemade friendship bracelet, perhaps with one of these friendship quotes to remind us that we "all get by with a little help from our friends," and you might add another fun summer craft to your activity list while you are it. Without further ado, here are 16 ways to make friendship bracelets your BFF is sure to love.