Recycled Plastic Bag Friendship Bracelets

Learn how to make recycled plastic bag friendship bracelets using simple household supplies. This fun craft for teens and tweens turns colorful plastic grocery bags and beads into wrap-style bracelets that are both creative and eco-friendly.

Supplies

• Three colorful plastic bags
• Scissors
• Beads and charms (optional)
• A bead with a wide hole (about 8mm or 1/4-inch) is used to make a sliding knot to clasp.

How to Make Recycled Plastic Bag Friendship Bracelets

STEP 1:

Flatten a plastic bag and cut about 1.25-inch-wide strips in a zig-zag pattern as shown to make one long continuous streamer of plastic bag.

Note: Do not cut all the way across the bag, leave 1.25-inches uncut on each side as shown above.

STEP 2:

Knot the three bag strands together at the top, then braid tightly to form a rope as long as you’d like. If a strand breaks, simply tuck it back in and continue braiding. Trim any loose ends when finished.

STEP 3:

Use a bead with a wide hole and feed the ends of your bracelet (in opposite directions as shown) through to make a sliding knot to adjust your bracelet, making it tighter or looser on your wrist.