At a festival, a brightly colored bracelet with a unique pattern spelling out the word Skrillex caught freshman Caitlyn Chandler’s eyes. After learning more about the unique jewelery, she decided to make her own Kandi bracelet.

“It looked really cool,” Caitlyn said, “I thought it’d be fun to make. I’ve never seen anyone else make them.”

Kandi bracelets can be made into any pattern with colorful beads. Caitlyn learned how to construct one after watching hours of instructional YouTube videos.

“The coolest thing I’ve made was a surgical mask,” Chandler said. “There are really cool patterns so you can make almost anything with them.”

On average, Caitlyn spends between one and two hours creating each bracelet depending on the pattern. She even sells some of them to friends.

“I love them,” friend Rachel Rotter said. “I think they’re amazing, colorful, cute, interesting and fun. I think it’s awesome that she’s such a creative person.”