Toothbrush Bracelets

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I used to make these in Intermediate school, and I was reminded of them by the recent post pertaining to spoon bracelets. Just wanted to share!





You will need:

- A toothbrush, clear hard plastic Oral B's look nice, or you can get a kid's toothbrush that has a little design on the handle. I prefer the flat handled kind.

- Tweezers, or anything to rip out the bristles.

- A pot to boil water in.

- Gloves of some sort to handle the the toothbrush without burning yourself.

Instructions:

1. First rip out all of the toothbrush bristles and boil your water. *Tip from starshine500: Boil the brush to loosen the plastic before ripping out the bristles.*

2. Put toothbrush in water until it easily bends, which takes about 5 - 10 minutes.

3. Shape the toothbrush into bracelet form. Make sure it can fit around your wrist, and if you used one with a design make sure you have the design facing outward.

4. Then you can put it in the bottom of a glass and put cold water on it to cool it down. If it doesn't come out right you can always re-boil it. We used to just bend the hot handle around our wrist, if you want to do that I recommend covering your wrist somehow.

5. Wear your new bracelet.

Sorry, no pictures. I haven't made one since the 8th grade. Sorry if you all now how to make these already, which you probably all do seeing as how crafty you all are.