Girlfriend Bracelet Charms

Things You'll Need

For each charm bracelet:

1 sheet shrinking plastic
Charms patterns
Good-quality colored pencils in bright neon colors (See Note below.)
Fine-tip permanent marker
Small scissors
1/8-inch circle hole punch
Regular circle hole punch
About 7 inches of silver jack chain (See Note below.)
6mm silver split rings
3mm lobster claw clasp
Needle-nose pliers or jewelry pliers
Cookie sheet covered with foil
Pot holders
Cooling rack
Oven
Note: Don't use cheap, waxy colored pencils or wax- or oil-based coloring products. They can catch fire in the oven. Silver jack chain is inexpensive. You can find it at home improvement stores.

Use a photocopier to make a copy of the charms patterns for each guest.
Attach a lobster claw clasp to one end of each bracelet using the needle-nose pliers.
Read all the instructions for coloring and baking the shrinking plastic.
Help your girl move the charms in and out of the oven, and attach the rings with pliers.

Let's Begin!

Lay shrinking plastic over pattern page on work table. Rough, dull side
of shrinking plastic should be face up.

Trace and color patterns. Or, sketch your own original designs. Add lettering with a fine-tip permanent marker or dark-colored pencil.
Cut out plastic charms with scissors. Round off any points or sharp corners.
Use the small circle punch to punch a hole near the edge of each charm.
Following the instructions that came with the shrinking plastic, bake the charms: Preheat the oven, and put the charms on the foil-lined cookie sheet.
Remove the cookie sheet from the oven. Set the sheet on a cooling rack. Let the charms cool.
Use the pliers to attach a split ring to each charm. Then attach each split ring to the bracelet.