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Make colorful friendship bracelets the easy way with Friends 4 Ever Bracelet Making Kit from ALEX. Designed for crafty kids ages eight and up, this kit includes the friendship wheel, a handy tool that simplifies the weaving process so you can make as many bracelets as you have friends. The kit contains 22 different colors of string, beads, needle, and color-coded looms that can be used again and again with other string. Everything comes in a take-me-anywhere suitcase so you can make bracelets on the bus, in the car, at your friend's, and more.

Friends 4 Ever Bracelet Making Kit

At a Glance:

• Includes 4 color-coded looms, 22 colors of floss, beads, and beading needle
• Friendship wheel makes weaving easy and fun
• Comes in a convenient portable suitcase
• Clear instructions with ruler help guide you
• Age Requirements:
  Eight years and up

Specially designed friendship wheel makes it fun and easy to weave.
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Fun and Easy to Make

Friendship bracelets are a fun way to accessorize an outfit or show your besties how much you care. This kit includes a specially designed loom called a friendship wheel--an easy-to-use tool that makes it a snap to weave a bracelet in a specific pattern.

Friendship Wheel Simplifies Weaving

Using the friendship wheel is easy. Each wheel features two different pattern rings in the middle of the wheel that show you the two patterns you can make with that wheel. The four wheels in the kit make a total of eight different patterns, including hearts, stripes, diamonds and flowers.

Petals around the edge of the wheel show you which color string to use, but you can also choose your own color combination. The two notches in each petal show you exactly where to hook the string.

Clear Instruction Guide with Ruler

The clear instructions not only show you exactly how much string to hook through each notch, but also supply a printed ruler for easy measuring. The only other thing you'll need to get started is a pencil around which you'll tie your string. All the patterns are strung in the same way, so once you have the method down, it's easy to repeat the next time.

Stringing the wheel is simple and straightforward, and the weaving process involves simply unhooking the strings and then re-hooking them according to the pattern. After you've done a little knotting and trimming, you'll be ready to share your original creation with your friends.

Explore Your Creative Side

This kit lets your creativity shine by giving you plenty of options. Add beads or weave in gold and silver thread for more color and shine. When you're done, just pack everything up in the included carrying case.

What's in the Box

Four color-coded looms, string, beads, beading needle, instruction book, and carrying case.

Winner of both the Dr. Tony Best Classic Toys Award and Parents' Choice Approved Award, My First Sewing Kit from ALEX gets you sewing right away. This kit includes everything you need to make and decorate adorable stuffed felt animals and a notebook cover. Clear instructions guide you through each project--no sewing machine required. Great for rainy days or traveling in the car, My First Sewing Kit is a fun, easy way for kids ages seven and up to learn and enjoy an essential crafting skill.

My First Sewing Kit

At a Glance:

• Kit includes everything you need to learn how to sew
• Precut patterns for quick and easy projects
• Eight different colors of thread let you personalize your creations
• Carrying case has handle for easy traveling
• Age Requirements:
  Seven years and up

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Quick and Easy Sewing Projects

My First Sewing Kit contains everything you need to make a stuffed felt dog, cat, and elephant, as well as a bright and cheery book cover and sewing pouch to store your notions. Each easy project has a pre-cut pattern pieces. All you need to do is pin, stuff and stitch! Just follow the easy step-by-step instructions and you'll soon have an original hand-sewn masterpiece ready to show off.

Personalize Your Designs

This kit lets you customize each project with eight different colors of thread as well as an assortment of fabric colors. Ric rac, buttons, and pom poms make it a snap to give your projects a little something extra.

Everything You Need for a Sewing Party

My First Sewing Kit contains enough fabric, patterns, and materials for you and a small group of friends to enjoy a sewing party. Working on projects together is a fun way to use your imaginations while you chat. Once you've got the hang of it, you can encourage each other to develop your own unique animal or other types of projects.

Take Your Kit with You

This kit is perfect for traveling. The included carrying case holds everything and has a handle so you can bring My First Sewing Kit to sleepovers, in the car, or on the train.

What's in the Box

Pre-cut felt shapes, fabric, floss, stuffing, ric rac, needles, scissors, measuring tape, straight pins, a thimble, a pin cushion, buttons, pom pom strip, carrying case, and instructions.

Sticky Mosaics Jewelry Box

• Ages: 5 years and up
• Requires: Ready to play

At a Glance:

• Mosaic-by-numbers features outlines for clarity
• Fun, shiny butterfly and floral designs
• Mess-free sticky pieces are easy to apply
• Box is ideal for storing treasures and jewelry

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Box is as fun to design as it is to use.
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The Orb Factory Sticky Mosaics Jewelry Box offers a fun and functional project to girls aged 5 years and up. The mosaic-by-numbers kit contains more than 1,000 sticky pieces that, when applied, create sparkling butterfly and flower designs on the included pink box. The box is outlined and numbered to indicate where each mosaic piece goes. And the sticky pieces are ready to apply--no glue needed--making this craft project mess-free and ready for play.

Number-Coded Box is Easy to Decorate

With more than 1,000 gems, foil pieces, and shiny puffed stickers to adorn the box, the Mosaic Jewelry Box offers hours of crafting fun. The numbers one through nine label where each color and style of piece should go on the jewelry box, making it simple to decorate. To aid further, the numbers sit within an outline of the shape of their coordinating pieces. This ensures that the position of the squares, circles, and flowers are easily identifiable by both number and shape.

Every side, including the bottom, has clearly marked spaces for the sparkly embellishments. Once the sticky pieces are in place, the jewelry box will shine with colorful butterfly and floral designs.

Sticky Pieces are Simple to Apply

The foil and glitter tiles feature sticky backs, just like stickers. Since this backing is already attached, there is no need for the mess and hassle of glue. The stickers securely attach, ensuring they stay in place over time, even through extended play.

Our testers found that the gems were more difficult to work with, as many of them left their sticky backing on the plastic when they were removed from the sheet. Peeling them off the sheet slowly and carefully seemed to eliminate this issue. Once off the sheet, they were just as easy to stick on as the foil and glitter pieces, and stay on just as securely.

Pretty Space for Stowing Treasures

The jewelry box's lid opens up to reveal a spacious area for storing treasures. The box also has a single drawer on the bottom to provide more room for jewelry or small trinkets.

What's in the Box

The Orb Factory Sticky Mosaics Jewelry Box, instruction sheet, and 1000+ glitter, foil, and gem sticky pieces.

Bring out your creative side with the Crayola Model Magic Jewelry Boutique. Make one-of-a-kind gifts for friends, host a jewelry-making party, or design colorful and trendy accessories all for yourself. This set lets you design the beads and charms, and a jewelry spinner helps you string them together to make bracelets, earrings, and necklaces. Recommended for kids aged 6 years and older, this set makes jewelry design fun and easy.

Model Magic Jewelry Boutique

• Ages: Six years and up
• Requires: Ready to play

At a Glance:

• Set lets you create your own jewelry designs
• Includes a variety of colors to make swirl-patterned beads
• Accessories to make earrings, bracelets, and necklaces
• Workstation keeps your beads organized
• Easy-to-follow instructions and tips

Create your own jewelry charms, such as bracelets, earrings, and necklaces.
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Design, Glaze, and String Your Beads Together

With the Crayola Model Magic Jewelry Boutique, you and your friends create your very own jewelry designs. Choose from a variety of Model Magic colors, including Pacific Blue, Tropical Rainforest, and Razzmatazz, to make swirling patterns and textures on your beads.

Making the beads is easy. You begin by twisting colors together to exploring various color pairings. Once you've chosen your colors, roll them into cones or disks and cut them into shapes. Next, you dry them and glaze them with the shine you want. When you are finished making your beads or charms, string them together to make a piece of jewelry.

Create Earrings, Charm Necklaces, and Charm Bracelets

The set allows you to make your Model Magic creations into earrings, charm necklaces, and charm bracelets. Along with the supplies to create the beads, this set includes the clasps, posts, cords, and charm settings necessary to make your beads into accessories. When your beads are complete, you can string them on the cords to make bracelets and necklaces, or attach them to the posts to make earrings.

Refine Your Skills with the Studio Workstation

With the set's studio workstation, you'll find new ways to refine your bead- and jewelry-making skills. Use the bead caves on the workstation to start your beads, and then place the Model Magic on the spinner plate to achieve your desired swirl effect. Keep your bead in a cone shape, or use one of the cutters to create a dangling charm. To add a little bling, use the included sticky gems and attach them to your beads.

The Peacock dryer keeps your beads together while they dry and prepares them for glazing. When you're done with making jewelry for the day, store all your materials in the workstation's handy compartments.

Easy-to-Follow Instructions and Tips

The set comes with illustrated and written instructions that help you grasp the basics of bead and jewelry making. Helpful tips inspire your creativity, so you can bring new color and flair to your jewelry collection.

What's in the Box

Crayola Model Magic Jewelry Boutique workstation, 8 packs Model Magic, 5 bracelet charms, 18 sticky gems, 3 pendant charms, 5 toggle sets, 2 48-inch necklace cords, 2 shape cutters, 4 earring posts and ear wires, 1 36-inch elastic cord, Peacock dryer rack, bead bunch, bead glaze, and instructions.