Valentine's Day Hemp Bracelet

This bracelet is all about "Love". The idea is simple and the design is easy. It can be made in less than an hour. It won't cost an arm and a leg and it represents many thoughts and feelings that go beyond the physical but rather touches on a spiritual level that embraces the meaning of....

Valentine's Day is all about "Love". This hemp bracelet uses the symbolism of Valentine's Day in colors, beads, braids and knots to depict and represent "Love" held between two spirits, two souls, two people. It takes two to share Love.

Make this simple Valentine's Day Hemp bracelet and gift it with love. Make it for a best friend, your sister, your next door neighbor, a special person from school, like that cute guy that sits in the last row of English lecture hour. It could also be for someone at work or wherever you would like to extend a feeling and symbol of Love.

• Red hemp cord about 72"
• White hemp cord about 36"
• A bit of tape
• 2 each, 8mm beads with large holes
• scissors
• a ruler

Think Valentine Symbolism When Making Material Choices

Use any shade of red hemp cord. It comes in dark, light, bright and off red shades. The color could also go pink to purple and would still fall in a red category. Find a color that is really catching your personal self. This adds to the symbolism of the finished bracelet. Let your feelings shine in the color you decide on.

Do the same thing when you select the shade of white. You could also use gold, yellow or creamy white to reflect your personal self. The idea here is to use colors that symbolize "Love" from your heart's point of view. Reflect your "self" in the color choices.

For the sample hemp Valentine's day bracelet bright red and a natural white were used. Please use the same thought process when selecting the 2, 8mm beads for this design. Express yourself by selecting two beads that will work with the cord but try to find beads that are symbolic in your mind's eye.

The two beads for this hemp Valentine's Day sample bracelet are the same style but a different color. They are natural wood. You might like to try glass, metal or plastic as your choice. Decide on beads that fit your personal emotion.

As an example look at the choice I made for this sample bracelet. My choice for wooden beads would fit the way I feel about living. I love the outdoors, wood, grass, trees and the sky, so wooden beads will symbolize that feeling for me.

These  photos and captions will guide you in making a bracelet that is meant for giving. Make it with love and give it to someone you love. You might want to make more than one and even share the experience with a child or friend.