Cell Phone # Bracelets

I think this is Princess' favorite thing I have done yet.  So much so, when I first made it she wanted me to take her to the zoo so she could get lost.

And I changed the number on the bracelet.  Hopefully this isn't a real number.  If it is, I am sorry!!

You need a bag of beads.  I just used the round ones, but you could use different shapes as long as your kids don't mind.  The number beads were a little hard to track down.  The only place I found them was Hobby Lobby.  And when I bought them they were on sale, or I'd recommend using a 40% off coupon.  A bag is $3.99 for 200 beads.  You will also need a spool of Stretch Cord.  I used white.  Or clear.  I don't remember.

I started by letting Princess pick out colors she wanted.  I put a few on a larger-than-I-needed piece of cord, found a good pattern, and then trial-and-error tried it around her wrist.  I wanted it tight enough that I had to stretch it just a little to get it over her hand, but not so tight it left marks on her wrist.  I think I had to take 2 beads out of her original pattern.

I also made one for my little boy.  Just not as pink and purple.  I did have to make just a plain one, without the numbers, for Princess to wear whenever.