In the good year 2023, the year of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and The Barbie Movie, I say… lean in to the fun, the sparkle, the pink, and the friendship bracelets. Don’t just stop at the viral friendship bracelet Christmas tree garland (genius I say) but go ahead and keep on stringing the nostalgia to add fun sayings to other holiday essentials. Namely, the stemware.
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To say that this is a tutorial would be a stretch of the word to be sure. I simply found a friendship bracelet kit and used my stemware to estimate the sizing for each individual piece. I’ll give my best tips and links below, but this craft can be done with the simple kits found at your local craft store or more elaborate beads. You can use charms or words to make your bracelets unique. But, the key to this craft comes down to using stretchy string, tying a strong knot, and keeping each piece unique enough that it can identify a glass.
Wine Tag Friendship Bracelet Sizing
For my upcoming party I have two types of glasses that I want to help guests keep straight. One is a stemless champagne flute and the other a stemmed coupe glass. This required me to make two slightly different sized bracelets. I made a slightly larger bracelet (around 2.25 inches around) for the stemless glass so that it could go down far enough to not impede drinking but far enough up to not be annoying to the glass holder. The stemware had to be big enough to stretch over the bottom of the glass, but not large enough to get snagged or fall off. They ended up being more like 1.50 inches around.
TIP: When cutting your string go ahead and cut more than you need and measure to the glass often. It will make it easier to hold and to knot. You can then cut off the excess string.
Holiday Wine Tag Sayings
This was the most fun! Since these are much smaller than traditional friendship bracelets I had to stick with one holiday-centric word for each tag. Guests will be able to remember the word and keep track of their glass.
Suggested Holiday Tags: (This is not an exhaustive list– there are SO many options!)
- Holly
- Jolly
- Santa
- Elf
- Joy
- Merry
- Bright
- HoHoHo
- Christmas
- Noel
- Star
- Gift
- Snow
- Carol
- Cheer
- Bells
Holiday Friendship Bracelet Wine Tag Resources
I grabbed my beads on a holiday clearance rack while out shopping, but I’ve shared some resources below. I stuck to red and white for my colorscheme, because I want to use them throughout the years and tend to pull these two colors in most of my Christmas themes. However, you can mix it up to match your own holiday decor!
- Red, White, and Green Holiday Friendship Bracelet Kit*
- Christmas Clay Bead Kit* (no alphabet beads- good to supplement another kit or use for charms)
- Multi-colored friendship bracelet kit*
- Want to have the same effect without the “bracelet” feel? Use a wine charm* and add a few holiday beads or a short holiday word for a similar, but more elevated look.
Dare I say that this would make for a fun gift as well? Or an added pizzazz to a cute gift of thrifted stemware? I’d find it charming!
May your drinks stay with their intended this holiday season and may this season of friendship bracelets, sparkling outfits, and powerful women live well into the new year!
