Did you know y'all can hands make rubber ring bracelets and other rubber band jewelry without a rainbow loom? All you need is two pencils and some safe bands. Kids of all ages can brand loom bracelets by making their own DIY rainbow loom!

Rainbow loom jewelry without the loom - how to make a rainbow loom out of 2 pencils to make rubber band bracelets - 2 pencils with rubber band bracelet in progress shown.
Allow'southward make safety band bracelets!

Safe Band Jewelry Craft Tutorial Created By Kids

My seven yr former daughter rightfully takes complete credit for this genius example of childhood resourcefulness! Together with a friend at her after school center, they came upward with a way for everyone  make rainbow loom bracelets and rings together when there weren't plenty looms to get around. Necessity is the female parent of invention and all that!

Related: How to make safe band bracelets with a rainbow loom

Now getting a 7 year old to 'freeze' so you can take step by step photos as she is looming  is not the easiest chore in the world, and then please forgive the slight impatient blurs in places!

How to Make Rainbow Loom Bracelets without a Loom

Follow the footstep by step guide below with pictures to create your own pencil loom and easily create condom band bracelets.

You will find that making rainbow loom jewelry this way is very piece of cake for younger kids to get their heads effectually, the loom tin be confusing. This is the easy manner to make condom band bracelets by mitt.

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Supplies Needed to Make Rubber Band Bracelets without Loom

  • two pencils or pens
  • mini safe bands
  • plastic Due south or C clips

How to Brand Safe Band Bracelet with Pencil Loom

Make Rainbow Loom jewelry without the loom - easy for kids  - step 1 loop the first band over a pencil
You lot volition need a prophylactic ring and i pencil for the kickoff footstep.

Pace 1

Starting time past sliding the first ring over one of the pencils.

Make Rainbow Loom jewelry without the loom - easy for kids - step 2 twist the band and pop it over a second pencil making a figure 8
Grab your second pencil for the 2nd stride and make a figure 8.

Step 2


Side by side brand one twist in the band and loop over the second pencil. The band should look like the effigy 8.

Make Rainbow Loom jewelry without the loom - easy for kids - step 3 slip a second band onto the pencils
In the tertiary stride you volition grab and additional mini safe band.

Footstep 3


Sideslip a 2nd band onto the pencils. (Practise not twist.)

Make Rainbow Loom jewelry without the loom - easy for kids - slip a third band onto the pencils and pick out the lower right band
In the next pace you volition utilise an boosted ring.


Step 4

Slip a third band onto the pencils and pluck out the lower band on the correct.

Make Rainbow Loom jewelry without the loom - easy for kids - step 5 - slip the band over the top  of the right pencil and snap into place between the pencils
Let'southward offset the band weaving process…

Step 5


Pull the band up and over the pencil to snap into the centre of the pencils.

Make Rainbow Loom jewelry without the loom - easy for kids - step 6

Pace 6

Pull to the right.

Make Rainbow Loom jewelry without the loom - easy for kids - step 7 repeat the step including the left pencil and the rubber band


Step 7

Repeat this step on the left.

Make Rainbow Loom jewelry without the loom - easy for kids  - step 8 keep adding single bands and looping over the pencils to see your bracelet or ring grow
Echo. Repeat. Repeat!

Stride 8

Proceed calculation single bands and looping over pencils to see your bracelet or rubber band ring grow in length.

Make Rainbow Loom jewelry without the loom - easy for kids - do one side
One side…
Make Rainbow Loom jewelry without the loom - easy for kids - then the other side with the rubber band
…and so the other side!


Repeat Until Desired Band Length

These are the core steps of making the rainbow loom strip, to exist repeated band by band, looping over the top, until you have the desired length to make a bracelet, band, necklace, etc.

How to Finish the Safe Ring Jewelry

Make Rainbow Loom jewelry without the loom - easy for kids - finish with adding a s or c clip to the rubber bands
Add an S or C clip!


1. Attach an South or C Clip to the Rubber Bands

When y'all are happy with the length of your rainbow loom strip, simply slip i side at a time off the pencils and finish with a C or S prune.

Make Rainbow Loom jewelry without the loom - easy for kids - Finish by connecting the two rubber band bracelet ends together
Finish by connecting the two safe ring bracelet ends together.


2. Join the Ends of the Bracelet or Ring Together

And bring together the ends together to brand your ring, necklace or bracelet.

Rainbow loom jewelry without the loom

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Have you ever made ring bracelets without a loom?