Woven Friendship Frame

Kindergarten
Grades 4-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 1-3

Create a woven friendship frame for all your friends on National Best Friend day or any other occasion! Embellish the heart-shaped craft stick frame with friendship thread colors, gemstones, stickers, alphabet beads and more! Then, personalize it with a photo and share it with your best friend!

Materials

Regular Craft Sticks
Alphabet Beads

Pencil

Glue

Scissors

Cardstock/Photo/Paper

Stickers

Gemstones

Mini Craft Sticks (Optional)

Instructions

Step 1.

Gather your supplies.

Step 1.

Gather your supplies.

Step 2.

Spread glue on one side of a craft stick.

Step 2.

Spread glue on one side of a craft stick.

Step 3.

Begin wrapping one end of the craft stick tightly with friendship thread. Wrap until it covers the entire stick.

Step 3.

Begin wrapping one end of the craft stick tightly with friendship thread. Wrap until it covers the entire stick.

Step 4.

Continue wrapping until you’ve covered the majority of the craft stick. Leave a little bit uncovered at the end. Then, cut the remaining thread and use a glue dot to secure the stick’s cut end.

Step 4.

Continue wrapping until you’ve covered the majority of the craft stick. Leave a little bit uncovered at the end. Then, cut the remaining thread and use a glue dot to secure the stick’s cut end.

Step 5.

Repeat Step 2-4 with five more craft sticks. Use different colors of friendship thread to add more colors to your frame.

Step 5.

Repeat Step 2-4 with five more craft sticks. Use different colors of friendship thread to add more colors to your frame.

Step 6.

Glue the threaded craft sticks in the shape of a heart, as shown.

Step 6.

Glue the threaded craft sticks in the shape of a heart, as shown.

Step 7.

Decorate the heart frame with gemstones, alphabet beads, and stickers.

Step 7.

Decorate the heart frame with gemstones, alphabet beads, and stickers.

Step 8.

Make the insert for the frame by placing the heart on a piece of paper or cardstock. Trace the heart with a pencil (you can also use a printed photo).

Step 8.

Make the insert for the frame by placing the heart on a piece of paper or cardstock. Trace the heart with a pencil (you can also use a printed photo).

Step 9.

Cut out the traced heart.