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Personalized Friendship Bracelets for Grownups
Remember friendship bracelets? You may have fond memories of making them when you were in school or at camp, designing and crafting special wristlets to give to your friends. But friendship bracelets aren't just for kids – they're a wonderful way to let your friends know how much they mean to you, no matter how old you are.
While your childhood bracelets may have been made with embroidery thread, today you can create personalized friendship bracelets for your adult friends with meaningful birthstones, initials, and symbols to represent the special bond you share.
The importance of friendships
Friendships are some of the most important relationships in our lives. Our friends love us, support us, cheer us, and comfort us throughout our life's journey, and we do the same for them. In adulthood, when there are fewer opportunities to make new friends, we start to treasure our existing friendships even more.
Studies have even shown that friendships have a positive affect on our mental and physical health. Adults with strong social relationships tend to have higher self-esteem, lower stress levels, and a reduced risk for many serious health issues. Friends are truly a gift in our lives.
Studies have even shown that friendships have a positive affect on our mental and physical health. Adults with strong social relationships tend to have higher self-esteem, lower stress levels, and a reduced risk for many serious health issues. Friends are truly a gift in our lives.
The origin of friendship bracelets
Woven and knotted friendship bracelets have been around for hundreds of years, and have long been associated with the indigenous peoples of Central and South America. People give them to friends as a token of affection and love. Today, a friendship bracelet can be made of almost any material. A bracelet created from solid 14k gold and genuine gemstones will last a lifetime with proper care, just like your friendship.
Friendship bracelets are a beautiful way to celebrate some of the most important people in your life.
Types of friendship bracelets
You can create a personalized friendship bracelet with birthstones, initials, and/or symbols. When you create your custom gold friendship bracelet, consider whether you'll be making a single piece for your friend, or matching bracelets for both of you to wear. Matching bracelets might include both your birthstones and initials, or a special word.
How to Make Friendship Bracelets with Birthstones
A custom friendship bracelet featuring birthstones is a colorful way to tell your friend how much she means to you. You might include your friend's birthstone alone, or add yours as well, so the bracelet symbolizes both of you.
You can also select stones based not on the month they represent, but on the meaning of their color. Traditional color meanings in friendship bracelets include:
Red: Love, luck, protection (Ruby, Garnet)
Yellow: Joy, friendship (Citrine)
Green: Luck, hope, truth (Emerald, Peridot)
Blue: Loyalty, harmony, inspiration (Aquamarine, Sapphire, Nantucket Blue Topaz)
Purple: Wisdom, strength (Amethyst)
Pink: Love, affection (Pink Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire)
White: Peace, honesty (Diamond, White Topaz, Moonstone, Opal)
You can also select stones based not on the month they represent, but on the meaning of their color. Traditional color meanings in friendship bracelets include:
Red: Love, luck, protection (Ruby, Garnet)
Yellow: Joy, friendship (Citrine)
Green: Luck, hope, truth (Emerald, Peridot)
Blue: Loyalty, harmony, inspiration (Aquamarine, Sapphire, Nantucket Blue Topaz)
Purple: Wisdom, strength (Amethyst)
Pink: Love, affection (Pink Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire)
White: Peace, honesty (Diamond, White Topaz, Moonstone, Opal)
Friendship Bracelet Patterns with Birthstones
Depending on how many birthstones you add to your friendship bracelet, you can create patterns of color that are quite meaningful.
The Grand 3 Birthstone Bracelet offers several options for personalization. You could choose three of the same birthstone, or combine yours and hers with a neutral stone in between. Or select stones according to their traditional meanings. A lightweight piece she'll love wearing.
The Grand 3 Birthstone Bracelet offers several options for personalization. You could choose three of the same birthstone, or combine yours and hers with a neutral stone in between. Or select stones according to their traditional meanings. A lightweight piece she'll love wearing.
Honoring a small circle of friends? Consider the Classic 4 Birthstone Bracelet. This quietly elegant piece is a wonderful (and colorful) celebration of the tight-knit group you've become over the years.
Looking for something bolder? Celebrate your besties with the Adelaide 3 Pavé Birthstone Link Bracelet, a solid-gold paperclip chain featuring three links encrusted with gemstones on both sides. A deliciously luxurious piece that will become the star of your jewelry wardrobes.
Honoring a small circle of friends? Consider the Classic 4 Birthstone Bracelet. This quietly elegant piece is a wonderful (and colorful) celebration of the tight-knit group you've become over the years.
Looking for something bolder? Celebrate your besties with the Adelaide 3 Pavé Birthstone Link Bracelet, a solid-gold paperclip chain featuring three links encrusted with gemstones on both sides. A deliciously luxurious piece that will become the star of your jewelry wardrobes.
Symbols, Letters, & Gems
You love her like a sister -– let her know it with a Heart Disc & Classic 2 Birthstone Bracelet, featuring a Heart engraved on a shiny gold disc nestled between your two birthstones. She'll think of you every time she wears it.
Say it with a symbol. The Heart Disc & 2 Letter Bracelet features a Heart engraved on a solid gold disc, sitting between two other discs engraved with your initials. Equally stunning in yellow or white gold.
Say it with a symbol. The Heart Disc & 2 Letter Bracelet features a Heart engraved on a solid gold disc, sitting between two other discs engraved with your initials. Equally stunning in yellow or white gold.
Let her know you'll be friends forever with the Classic Infinity & 2 Birthstone Bracelet. A solid-gold cutout Infinity charm catches the light between two glowing birthstones. A timeless look she'll treasure.
Let her know you'll be friends forever with the Classic Infinity & 2 Birthstone Bracelet. A solid-gold cutout Infinity charm catches the light between two glowing birthstones. A timeless look she'll treasure.
Occasions for giving a friendship bracelet
There are all sorts of occasions for gifting your BFF a friendship bracelet. Her birthday is a great choice, of course, especially a milestone event like her 30th, 40th, or 50th. And who wouldn't love a personalized friendship bracelet under the tree at Christmas?
If you're a bride-to-be, you might want to create friendship bracelets for your entire bridal party (with maybe a special design for the maid of honor). They'll remember your friendship and your special day.
A high-school or college reunion is a great opportunity for you and your friends to select bracelets that honor the bond you've kept over the years.
Sometimes friends move away... if your friend is relocating some distance from you, give her a friendship bracelet to assure her that the miles won't separate you. A friendship bracelet is also a thoughtful gift for any friend who's going through a tough time and could use some extra support; your bracelet will be a daily reminder of how much you care.
Any time is a good time for gift-giving. Surprise your friend with a friendship bracelet "just because," and you'll make her day. The moment you fasten the bracelet on her wrist will be yet another memory you both can cherish.
Any time is a good time for gift-giving. Surprise your friend with a friendship bracelet "just because," and you'll make her day. The moment you fasten the bracelet on her wrist will be yet another memory you both can cherish.
Friendship bracelets are a beautiful way to celebrate some of the most important people in your life. Enjoy creating bracelets as special as they are. Thinking about a design you don't see on our site? Our Customer Care team will be delighted to help you place a custom order.