When I write my resolutions of the year and announce my word of the year I always try to think of ways to keep my word visible for me. A constant reminder. In previous years I have created a different sweaters or a book mark. A word of the year bracelet has for some reason never been a part. High time to make one. Also it’s a been a while I shared some crafty stuff in this space, right?
Word bracelets have been around for a long time. I think during Covid they had a little revival. I have seen them and were never drawn to them for some reason. Maybe because I rarely wear bracelets? But for my word CURIOUS I felt like this is what this word needs. So I looked through options. White beads with black print or would I prefer gold or silver? Colorful beads with white or black print? Mhm or go with black beads and white print and be flexible in the colors I combine with them? Options. So many options…
I considered my wardrobe. I have a lot of black, white and gray but then also lots of blues and pink shades. I decided having a neutral color will probably be a good way to move forward. I ordered a pack with 1400 beads that also included a little heart and some elastic.
One afternoon when I took a day off after working a whole weekend at the trade fair I sat down at 3pm to make CURIOUS bracelet. I don’t think you need any explanation how to.
It was a lot of fun. Those bracelets work better if they have a neutral plain beaded one to go with. And since it’s always better to have an odd numbers for these kind of things I quickly ended up having three.
For some reason it looks like this year will feature the color pink. And I added in a bit of clear sparking beads. For previous years – especially elevate and shape – I felt a light icy blue color was the right choice. Like the ice of the Arctic. And so I moved my way back through all my important words of the year adding them to my stash of word of the year bracelets. Celebrate was a confetti inspired color version.
I really love how they turned out. I have ended up making a bracelet for my words: CURIOUS, ELEVATE, CELEBRATE, MAGIC, GRACE, SHAPE and MOXY.
When the husband came home that night he asked me to make one for him as well – all black. And he wears it daily. This is so sweet. I need to make him another one to add and shorten the one I made. And a client of mine has also asked me to make her one.
You can win your bracelet!
And since I am at it I figured: why not host it a little give-away on the blog. This is something I can easily send through mail and without exobitant shipping costs. I am so so excited. Will you want a bracelet made by yours truly?
All you have to do is leave a comment (until end of January) with your word and one color you would prefer.
Do you like these kind of bracelets? Do you understand my color choice? Do you feel 2026 is a certain color? What is your word of the year?
