We’re only here because everyone kept yelling at us!!
We know there’s a million girlies (guys and non-binary baddies included) out there making and selling “friendship bracelet”. We’re not on here to sell you a sob story and guilt you into buying over priced bracelets you could make yourself. We were hundreds (if not into the thousands) of dollars into this as a silly hobby we did together and all we kept hearing was “YOU SHOULD SELL THESE” over and over to the point that we said screw it, might as well TRY to make some kind of money back (mainly so we could justify continuing to pour more and more money into these bracelets.. you’d be surprised how many charm and bead color opinions we NEED)
We try to really listen to the music, research music videos, color match album artwork and be super picky on charms to make (in our humble opinion) the best bracelet possible. We started out giving these away at local Emo Night live shows and it grew from there. We went from giving away a handful of bracelets with 20+ left over at Emo Night to making and giving away 105 bracelets at Hayley Williams Ego Death concert (Maryland May 15th 2026).
Every color family has its own FULL container of shade / sparkle / glow options, we have multiple charm containers, so many options for little bits of flair to nail down a vibe. We schedule “shifts” at the Bracelet Factory (Kerstin’s kitchen table) and spend the majority of Saturdays crafting these little silly things in the hopes that we make someone smile. It never started as a way to make money and we have no plans on quitting our day jobs any time soon. We really decided to make the jump to Etsy So that we could be more accessible to those not already familiar with us, that maybe don’t live close by. We've now done a small handful of local themed markets and if you're reading this we officially have a website (OMG)
Whether you want bracelets for your own personal collection, to give as a gift or to trade as your next concert, we hope you can find what you’re looking for with us! We are always open for requests/suggestions, we post polls on our instagram page and are always looking for feedback. If you read this far THANK YOU (that’s so sweet you will be getting a telepathic forehead smooch!) if you don’t see what you’re looking for but think we could create what you want, send us a message (either here or IG) and we will do our best!
F.S.U.F.I.U.U.U.U!!!! (IYKYK)
<3 Kerstin & Betty (The Bracelet Factory Besties)
