So, 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. Using these simple instructions, you’ll soon memorize the folding pattern, and it’ll be a piece of cake! (or candy..) The average bracelet takes 30-36 Starburst wrappers, so save up! Asking friends to unwrap carefully and “donate” helps quite a bit. Also, to avoid candy binges and sugar highs, unwrapping all your Starbursts and saving them in a ziploc bag for later munching is helpful.
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 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.
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 steps 1-10…
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
.. fold one more wrapper the same way as the others, 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.
Step 17
Pull ends through until you reach the original folded point.
Step 18
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.
And you’re done! Congratulations! :D
I’d love to see pictures or hear about your bracelet-making adventures! Post a comment and/or pictures!
hey i havn’t tried it yet but it looks really confusing. i NEED to try tho!!! hey look at my name. my friend Nikila gave me that name!!! :) thanks again
It’s actually REALLY easy. Im 11 and I can do this easy peesy
Thank you so much! I found your site through google, and you’re clear instructions were most helpful!
What happens if they fall out? I make it but the pieces come back out again after awhile. It’s so delicate? Should I crazy-glue it together???
I just love this idea but do you have any more ideas?? I cant wait till im finished with it me and my friend has been saving them up for so long. :))
this does not work!
I think that this is like the sweetest thing ever, me and my best frannn lexi are making them for our 4×4 team in track and so far they are pretty sick lookin!!lol. thanx for the instructions and pictures they helped alot!!!!
how many rappers do you need?
I want to try this….well got to go make my starburst bracelet!!
dude, it worked intil like the last part. I cant put it together, but it kind of looks like a horse!
i haven’t tried it yet, but i’m sure it will work if not i got a friend i can ask!!!!!! thanks for showing me
oh my goshh,.
i totally made one of these bracelets and it is so rad!
i was at my friends house last night and there was like 4 of my friends there, and i bought starbursts at the movies that night, and i had all the wrappers and my friend was like omg have you made a starburst bracelet? and i was like no.. and she said i have seen them but i have no idea how to make them! i wish i did! so i decided that when i got home i was going to look it up on the internet and make one and surprise them at skool on monday.
well i now have made one and i totally love it.
thanks alot for your help! =]]
-alyssa.
OMG! Wow i’ve always wanted to make one, yestedays was my little bros b day party so i took some of the starburst in the piniata and made one! thanks so much forr your help!
Hi! I never knew how to do this before and you made it really easy to learn!! thanks a lot!
I love this!! i have a starburst collection that i started when i was about 11 (5 years ago). i’m glad they’ll actually come in handy! CUTE!
OMG! this is so cool and i love it i just got done making one and i love it. it is yellow and orange! i love it!!!! ?
I saved starburst wrappers for a month waiting to learn how to make one of these. I finished mine in like an hour and a half!!
Thank you SO much!
Evan
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can u do the bracelets with other paper ?
ya i couldn’t do the last part, so i tucked it into the othersid, folded it back ino its original hole and stapled it! lol. thanks for teaching me how!!! =)
hooray ive wanted to make these for years yay
How fun i occasionally make these..when i was a kid in the sixties, making these out of gum wrappers was popular. I once took a year to make one collecting wrappers..i think it was about 20 ft long..my mum probably tossed it..unless it’s buried in her attic.Todae i would probably make it into a bag or a rug:)
haha I’ve been making these for forever. except mine is a choker and has a clasp and now this guy who saw me wearing it once calls me startburst.
awesome my friend had one at school and now i can make one thanks sooo much this helps. they are sooo coolio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I still don’t understand how to end the thing!
i really dont get how you connect the links together!
Hi!
I like your toturial very much. Do you know how to make a flate from the wrap paper?
thanks,
ariella
Thanks or posting this:D i love these bracelets.. there cool:D:D lmaoo
Oh what a great, simple and cheap idea!!! I liked!
do you have any teeth left?
this is a really awesome idea! i started one with the gum wrappers that i have, but i didnt have enough to make a bracelet, so i made a star insdead! it looks really cool…my friend wants me to make her one too.
Thanks SO much. I started a new fad at my school, Starburst braclets. Even some of my teachers wear them. Thanks again.
OMG!!! I love it! Your directions are great and I just finished making one. All my friends are jealous! LOL :D
that was really hard but kewl an u do it with gumwrappers too kuz i did so ha!!!!!!!!!!
I was wondering if I could sell a few at a garage sale.
Could I also sell a few on Etsy ( I don’t have an account yet because I want to make thin gs to sell first then get an account)?
Thanks!
This took a while, but worth it in the end. This was the best instructions I found. Thanks!
i just made one and now all my friends want me to show them how!!! Its so cool i just unwrap a whole lot and give away the candies to my friends. I was going to try to beat the world record but then i discovered that it was several miles long and consisted of over 1,200,000 wrappers!But thanks 4 the instructions! They were actually clear and made sense. My new hobby is collecting wrappers.
~Hannah : )
I just finished it! It took a bit of figuring out though.
haha this is so cool!
i made it with dubble bubble wrappers! :P
i love the bracelets i taught my friends how to t my birthday part
these r kool
OMG I found this about a week ago. Yesterday I went and bought a bag of 41 oz. Original Starbursts and have all my friends and everyone else eat em! XD the bag is still not done only half way done. I got 94 wrappers all together today! I started on a bracelet 20 mins ago. I can make soo many ! thanks for the idea!
omg it is sooooooooooooo coooooooooollllllllllllllllll
i am so doing it
This was sooo cute thank you for sharing but It took quite a long time to make…took me around eh..three hours to make but it was totally worth it!
This is so easy and fun to do!!!!!
Hey! I just found this =3 it’s super awesome and very easy to understand! The images are fantastic and I hope you make more!
This is the cooliest bracelet i have ever made. i totally dont think i finished the end right but thats okay- it still works (: thanks!
this was really helpful! my friends and i always wanted to make these but never knew how! THANK YOU!
all my friends are making and wearing them and i wondered how to make them
Amazing! The ending is REALLY TRICKY. I’m working on it now. I love these!