Here is a cute and simple bracelet for those days you're feeling confident. Or, just anytime, really. This is what you need:
12 in. Wire plus extra
Two 18 in. Pieces of cord
1 small button with loop on the back
2 thumbtacks that stick up.
Stick the thumbtacks 1.5 in. apart, and wind one end of the 12 in. wire around one of them a couple times.
Start wrapping the wire around the thumbtack posts in a figure-eight formation.
Wrap the end of the wire around one of the strands, and cut the access off.
Take a small piece of wire, and wrap it around the middle of the figure-eight.
Cut two four-inch strands of wire.
Fold one in half, and slip it through one of the loops. Twist the wire a couple times, then leave a space, and twist it a few more times until you have a small loop connected to the figure-eight. To form the space, you can stick a skinny straw, or a wide needle, or just anything small. The loop can't be too big.
Repeat with the other side.
Loop one of the cords through one of the small loops you just made.
Twist a small piece of wire a few times around both strands of the cord, about 1/2 in. from the small loop.
Measure your wrist with it now, and tie a knot so it goes only about halfway around your wrist.
Leave a space just large enough for the button to go through, and tie another knot. Cut the cord.
Fasten the other cord onto the opposite loop like you did the first one. Tie a knot on this one where it meets the loop on the other cord's end. Take another small piece of wire, and make a loop out of it around the loop on the button, so both cords can fit through it. Thread this wire loop into the two cords you are working with now, sliding it all the way to the knot.
Tie another knot behind the button to hold it in place.
Fold down any loose wire ends that are scratchy with long-nose pliers.
Singe the ends of the cord, so that they don't unravel.
Finished!
