I made some friendship bracelets for friends this year for Christmas.
I was inspired by
these on etsy.
They took about 45 minutes each. They require about $.10 worth of embroidery floss, which one can purchase at Michael's for $.35. The purchase yields about 2-4 bracelets. Hemp is also an option. I bought my touchstone/words at Michaels for something like $3. There were 6 of them.
One can search YouTube for square knot bracelet tutorials. Or whatever type of knot you'd like to use. Even just "friendship bracelet" will return results.
A simple, understated gift that the recipient will hopefully look at every day.
Colorful hands after an evening of creating. :)
I spent a little time tonight on my Stocking Stuffer partner's package. She's pretty awesome. Like most of my partners.
So here's what I got done tonight:
There's 2 hedgehog notecards, a small notecard, tea, a tea house thing, three soy candles, a small DIY candle kit (melt the wax and the fragrance, pour it yourself!), a "42" pendant, the Roald Dahl magpo.
I'm still planning a "night owl" pillowcase and a bookmark. I'm also making a small first aid kit and something out of this black cat wooden cutout (maybe a Christmas ornament?). So that's probably it for that swap.
I've been busy today! I have two swaps I've been "participating" in. I haven't done a damn thing til today.
So swap #1: Stocking Stuffer 2009--twenty "small" items.
For today, I've accomplished the following
- a holiday candle set (*she* likes baked good smells...not I but it's not for me...)
- Roald Dahl magnet poetry using his randomly awesome words that don't factually exist.
Also on the docket:
- a "Night Owl" pillowcase--it's gonna be awesome. We're both into owls.
- a smattering of tea and a loose leaf tea brewer thing (not crafted)
- some hedgehog notecards*
- a "42" pendant (hitchhiker's guide)*
- a bookmark with some sort of quotation*
- a small, purple first aid kid to keep in a bag*
That's about all I know for now.
*=craft in progress, no picture yet.
I know it's been a L-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-n-g time since I've posted. I've not been doing much in the crafty way of life.
But. I signed up for two swaps. So I'll be posting about the process here.
Swap #1: PostSecret. I'll be creating 5 postcards with my "secrets" on them. I'll probably post a few but not post a few too. Some of my secrets are really secrets. Some aren't.
Swap #2: It's an ATC swap but instead of "C"s, it's going to be puzzle pieces! You create 3 (or 4?) separate pieces for three different people based on a theme. Then you get back 4 (I think?) pieces that go together based on a theme. All I wrote for my "receive" themes were colors: lavender, cerulean. I think I also wrote "dogs".
I'm really excited because this will give me an excuse to get out and explore the crafty/thrifting side of my new city. I will need to locate an old used puzzle. And I know of some great antique shops in my current city that have awesome vintage postcards. I could have myself a hunt in the new city searching for vintage postcards.
So I know it's been a long time. But I should be posting *some* of my stuff in the next week or so.
