We sure do throw around the F word these days, don’t we? We’re constantly friending someone on Facebook or asking them to friend us. If you’ve found that the word is starting to lose a little meaning, consider making it tangible with a friendship bracelet.

You’ve seen them on the arms of little girls operating lemonade stands as well as chic gray-haired ladies at the tennis club. If friendship bracelets had their own Facebook page, you would probably friend it.

On a recent trip to Madison Valley, I came across the best specimens yet at River Song Jewelry, promptly declared them “deconstructed friendship bracelets,” and then bought two—one for me, and one for a favorite friend.

Take a cruise through the slideshow here to see these essential under $10 summer accessories, and how to wear them.