Big news! The Starburst Wrapper Bracelet Tutorial is now available as an Amazon e-book!
It’s only $2.99 and with the e-book version, you can take this handy step-by-step guide wherever you’re going to be folding! For an excellent crafty gift, give the e-book along with a pack of Starburst. The purchased book can be read on the iPad, Kindle, e-reader, or your computer screen so it’s portable and versatile.
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Have you been wondering how to make the amazing bracelets from Starburst wrappers? A simple folding method, plus some finishing tips, will help you make your very own Starburst bracelet. It looks like a lot of steps, but after you’ve made a few links you’ll have the folding method memorized. The average bracelet takes 30-36 Starburst wrappers, so save up! Ask friends to unwrap carefully and “donate”, and to avoid candy binges and sugar highs, unwrap all your Starbursts and save them in a ziploc bag for later. You can save money by buying Starbursts in bulk from Amazon.
If you’re clever, you can make this bracelet from any rectangular wrapper: dum dum wrappers, tootsie roll wrappers, most gum wrappers, now and laters… be creative, there are lots of options!
Keep in mind that when you have finished, you need the bracelet to be big enough to slide on and off your wrist without too much trouble. Because of the folding method, the bracelet will stretch slightly, so this shouldn’t be much of a problem.., but be careful. This is the only tutorial that contains the ending method that blends in with the rest of the bracelet; it’s very tricky but entirely feasible.
Click on any of the photos for a larger view.
Step 1
Take your first wrapper… and flip it over.
I know, it’s tricky.
Step 2
Fold (hot dog) one side in to the halfway point.
Step 3
Fold (hot dog) the other side to the halfway point.
Step 4
Next, fold (hot dog) the whole thing in half so the raw edges you just folded are on the inside crease.
Step 5
Fold (hot dog) in half again.
Step 6
Fold (hamburger) in half.
Step 7
Fold (hamburger) one side to the halfway point.
Step 8
Fold (hamburger) the other side to the halfway point. Steps 1-8 give 1 completed link.
Repeat steps 1-8 with the next wrapper.
Step 9
Insert points 1 and 2 into slots A and B, so it looks like this:
Step 10
And pull it through.
Step 11
Continue making links (steps 1-8) and adding them on (steps 9 & 10)…
Step 12
… until you begin to build up a chain.
Step 13
Once you have reached the desired length… this is where it gets tricky.
Step 14
Make one more link the same way as the others (steps 1-8), but then unfold the last two folds. Insert these raw edges into the same spots in the “V”.
Step 15
Pull the two ends of the bracelet close together, and hold the edges of your long “V” over both edges of the end of the other side.
Step 16
Insert the raw edges into the first wrapper. You’re doing the same thing we’ve been doing, but backwards. That’s the easiest way to think about it. It’s hard to photograph and explain, but if you’re making it look like all the other links, you’re doing it right.
Step 17
Pull ends through until you reach the original folded point, and tuck the raw edges into the previous wrapper, so it looks just like the other wrappers in the chain.
tip! At this point, I find it helpful to use a paperclip or similar item to push the wrappers through. This is the trickiest part, and will require a bit of fiddling.
And you’re done! Congratulations!
I’d love to see pictures or hear about your bracelet-making adventures! Leave a comment below or send me a picture of your new bracelet!
thank you so much for putting step by step instructions-it helped a lot! one of my friends has been wearing one of these bracelets recently and she told me how to make it but i couldnt get it so i looked it up and found this website! it turned out great!
i also made one out of newspaper and it looks really really cool! thanks so much!
omgg! thank you so much! i’ve seen a few people around my school with them and i’ve always wanted to know how to make them! then i found out that one of my best friends knew how to make them…so I HAD TO FIND OUT! and your website helped TREMENDOUSLY! once i started working on it my mom commented that she used to do this with her gum wrappers in high school..i though it was really cool…and i understood the steps comepletley..the last few steps were confusing..but i got it after reading it a few times.
THANKS SO MUCH!
– -lexx!
p.s. i think i’ve eaten about 3 bags of starburst in the last 24 hours! =]
i love this its creative and its eco friendly because throwing these wrappers out is bad for the environment and we cant really recycling them finding ways to use the wrappers is great i just started making one i mainly wanted to because a friend at school made some for other ppl and she doesnt like me so i figured dont ask her just make your own so i am but im not eating them im just saving them thats what my brother said to do well i g2g and thanks for the tutorial its awesome!
love,
kathryn
you spelled instructions wrong at the top of the page, you typed intructions. : )
thanksss i’ve been wondering how to finish it and it was perfect:D
omggg.
i made a BELT, thankss.
i used 11 packedges of sour starbursst.
i will have to send picss,
i also counted arond 100 starbursst,
wrappers. wow!
thanks for telling me how to make it.
i sooo enjoyy..
I made one with about 23 gum wrappers.
I love it!
It goes with anything and looks like silver from far away. lol
thanks.
Wow, this website is amazing. I love the idea of starburst bracelets, so thanks!
=]
Hi,I´m from Portugal, I´m also a teacher and a craft girl. I love the wrapper Bags.And I wonder if you know or having some information how to make a purse,step by step. I can´t find a way.Thanks for sharing.I`ve been waiting for your answer.kisses from Portugal
Thankyou! :)
tiff say OMG thats TMTH
ahh thank you SO much! i usually dont write in these comment things but this was just so cool! i love it! thank you!!
i love them!
everyone at my school is wearing them… but noone will tell anyone how to make them! :) thanks a bunch!
i finally finished one after trying for 5 years. this one i won’t be ale to keep which really scks, but thanks for the helpful instructions on how to end it off.
Wow we found your site in our web design class and got distracted and I went to the vending machine and bought 4 or 5 of them and did them for a couple days straight, and Annette thinks she is going to fail her finals now because of it, but she wont she will get over a 100% its just like her lol. but we got two of them done.
WOOOOO!
thanks for distracting us it was very entertaining! :D
thanks so much! ive alwyas wanted to know how to make thoughs. and you know what? if you dont want to eat all thoughs starbursts, take off the wrappers and put the starbursts in a bowl for later. this can be great for the movie night or party with your friends. and you know ill be havin alot of thoughs because its summer! baby!
Wow! this actually made me so happy :) thanks a bunch. I spent a week in enlish trying to figure out how to do this .. and lets just say, ive had my fair share of starburst
omg!it is so awsom
This is fascinating, but i bought 2 packs…not enough…
also i bought tropical starburst….very feminine colors….not for a guy like me….
but ill give it away!!
( ‘ w ‘ ) thanx
this is really cool..i dont get the last part though. but if u dont mind id like to fim me making this and showing my websit viewers. ill tell them to visit this site and who showed me how to do it. let me no… thanx
How about many wrappers do you need?
These Bracelets are sooooo cool and i know my friends sister makes belts out of them!!
i love it how you made this it ………….AMAZING…………….. thanks
its easy to make once you get used to it. ive made one for all my friends!
Thanks so much! So I would assume to make one of those stylish candy wrapper bags, you would just make the pieces longer, and somehow weave them in and out of each other??? I’d appreciate it if you could explain that. Again, thanks for the bracelet, I’m going to get to work right away!
I’ve always wanted to learn how to make these!!! :) thanks!! I first saw them when my friend got one from her boyfriend. He also learned how to make them! Still I was afraid to ask so I looked online today, brought some starburst, and worked on it! Thankfully I have sisters so they helped me eat them!!
Now I have accomplished another craft!! Thanks again!!!
I sat on a bus for thirty some hours coming back from a trip and made one of these for my boyfriend in my boredom. Before I knew it I had five or six girls and guys asking me to make them one! It was a ton of fun to share the candies and make the bracelets!
have starburst wrapers got smaller?
i had to use 2 at a time for each little bit.
I love the bracelets! Very Creative. I’m making one for me and my mom. They look awesome!!! It’s funny because in grade 2 my co-op had one and i liked it!!
Im going to try to make one of these bracelets. If anyone would like to make me one f0r free. . . . .ill give you my mailing address. :]
I am currently in the process of making an entire outfit with starburst wrappers. I’ve already made a necklace and when I was younger I made a blanket for my doll.
ATTENTION:
Does anyone know what is best for sticking the wrappers to the dress/skirt?
thanx so much but the last few are not so clear so i just made my own
hei i loved the colors you used.. i’m impressed!!
i had tried going to mcallen for some of em ..cause you know i live in mexico..and we dont have of those
thanks for sharing your idea
but i really didnt understood how to close the bracelet =s
but anyways i enjoy alot doing this stuff
This is so kool thanks for putting this up but i get stuck at step 9 when you put the two rappers togther so if anybody could help just e-mail me
thanks
i figured it out never mind lol thanks for puttin this up lol
you can use other wrapers too like i use chinese candy wrapers it was not that sweet
Hey thanks for putting this up.
I’ve always wonder how these bracelets are made.
I’m doing one right now and it looks really cool.
i really enjoyed doin this bracelet it was amazing the way it came out
Thank you so much for posting this awsome craft! Now when I get bored in nap time at camp I can make these!
i didnt get the last part of how you end the bracelet!!:S
SUPER COOL!
Thanks sooooo much, a girl at camp had one of these and she couldnt tell me how to make it cuz som1 gave it to her. I have a ton of wrappers saved so now I can use em! Thanx bunches!!!
OMG these bracelets are awesome I figured out everything by myself but the finishing. Thanks!
I made one with Berries and Creme and Original and it is awesome. I just bought a huge Tropical bag and can’t wait to use it up! THANKS!!!
i remember doing this in high school but i had totally forgot and when i saw your website i got soooo excited! haha thank you!!!
my friend used to make these when we were freshmen in high school (2002)and now im a sophmore in college, and I am just finsing how to make these. thanks
We used to make these when I was a kid!! (Am I showing my age here? LOL) Only we used gum wrappers. But I had long forgotten how to do it. I can’t wait to do this and show my sister! What a hoot!
Thanks so much for posting this!
I started making these for my daughter. I put clear tape over the top and cut them in half before making my folds. I found out my daughter has been selling them in school ( no wonder she wanted so many lol).
thank you for being this creative but im really just wndering how many things did it tke to do this?
this is so cool. My friend isaac gave me one, but i never figured out how to make them. So…..THANK YOU!!! :]
Now im going to make a bajillion and give them to my friends.