Butterfly Fobs

My friend is going to have a spot at MobiCon to sell some cute stuff and has asked me to make her some butterfly fobs. I finished them up last night. :)

There's a pink one, a purple one, and a springtime colored one. I am lucky to have colored hangers and bells to match from Taiwan. I am debating on whether or not to make a blue one since a lot of girls these days like the color blue. :p

Have a fun time doing your Valentine crafting this weekend!

Still Looking...

This is a conclusion that I have come up with about myself. Enjoy. :)

Trying it out

So, in websurfing, I found some cute patterns for different things. I decided to try out two of them over the weekend. Here they are.

I found this cute blog written from a Crochet Kitten's point of view. It is really cute. She had this pattern for Spiral Coasters. The first pic is of her coasters; the following pics are of mine. 

Her coasters are cute!

Yep, mine look nothing like hers. I think it might be the yarn though. You can't see the spiral pattern due to the colors. I didn't make them the full size. I stopped when the coaster was just big enough to wrap around the bottom of the glass. What do you guys think of my coaster? 

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So, if you've read the last few blog posts, then you know, I have been interested in quick release/deploy paracord bracelets. I decided to use a different cord. I actually don't know what it is called because I got it in Taiwan but it is like a thin satin cord, only it is not. :p Sorry, but that is the best I can do in terms of description.

I wove one of the string ends into a toggle with the cobra stitch.

To close the bracelet, you put the two loops through the single white loop and put the toggle part to keep it from coming apart. This type of closure works but it is kinda hard to get the toggle into the loops.

I think this bracelet is kinda cute due to the colors. I used the Millipede stitch.

I wanted to try the Millipede stitch by paintballhead03 on youtube. Although, he is very annoying in the video, I have found other people who have re-done the tutorial who are not as annoying. I recently discovered this macrame patterns site and realized that the millipede stitch is just a version of the basket stitch in macrame, you just alternate top first or bottom first.

The thing about the Millipede stitch is that it looks like a cobra stitch that we all know and love if you've done any kind of macrame but it is quick deploy and uses more cord. Well, I found another quick deploy stitch that looks like the cobra stitch but it seems to be a little faster to make. It uses a variation of the Chain Sinnet knot. Here is the link to the tutorial. They have pictures and a video.

My friend and I were just talking about how crazy it is that there are a lot of different names for the same stitch depending on the craft. Well the cobra stitch is also called the Solomon Bar and the Portuguese Sinnet. In macrame, it is called the square stitch or a flat spiral stitch. Crazy!

I hope to be productive and make some cell charms/fobs for my friend's booth at MobiCon. Hope you guys had a good Super Bowl weekend! :)

Bowaroma

I made this purple bow ring and thought it would be a cute cell phone charm. I decided pink would be really cute too. Here is the finished product. :)

Hmm...what other colors should I make these in?

Happy Hump Day!

Gifts for Pat

I made a couple more bracelets as a gift to my friend, Paromita, in Maryland. Another friend, Mel, is going to visit so I wanted to send something pretty along. :)

Strung Butterfly Bracelet

I made another 3 Hearts bracelet but this time, I made the hearts face the same way. And added the Owl earrings I made earlier.

Package

This is how I packaged them together. 

Miss you guys!

Another Paracord bracelet

I made another quick deploy/release bracelet for males. This weave is called Ripcord Sinnet (this is a link to the YouTube video tutorial on how to make one). This tutorial is made by TyingItAllTogether and they have a lot of other videos. You can use other cords to make these bracelets besides the paracord. I think I would like to try these with satin cord for girls. :)

The last bracelet I made used a fishtail type weave that all little girls know and used for their hair at one time. Here is the link to that video tutorial.

Close up of the front 

Close up of the back

 I found two other quick release weaves. These use buckles or U shackles, which I don't have, therefore, I have not made them yet. The Milipede paracord bracelet uses more cord and is thicker. The Slatts Rescue Belt knot seems to be the quickest to unravel but it needs something like a crochet hook to make.

If you guys are wondering where to get the paracord and buckles, I would go here. Most of their stuff includes free US shipping and you can choose regular or priority mail. I love that because it is still free but you get your stuff faster. They have a variety of colors of not only the cord but the buckles as well.

Happy Weaving! :)

All in a Day's work

Here are the projects I have finished today. :)

One of my guy friends asked me to make him a bracelet. He saw the Buddhist one I got during Chinese New Years. What do you think? I showed him an option in which I alternated one black round bead and one brown cylindrical bead. But he wanted me to alternate two or three to make it more interesting. I thought I would make it even more unique by alternating 2 and 3 brown beads with one round black bead in between. He also asked me to use stretch cord with a clasp. The customer is always right. :)

Red bow bracelet

I was trying to make more all red lucky bracelets for my friends. Here is one I thought up. It even includes these red cylinders that my friend sent me for Xmas. :)

Red and White Bow bracelet

I think the red hearts put together like this with a red crystal bicone in the middle makes them look like cute bows. The clear AB crystal beads really make the bows pop. 

Owl Earrings

When I was bead shopping, I came across these cute owl charms and thought they would be great as earrings. Here they are finished. I added some crystal beads in turquoise to match something on the owl. I hope my friend in Maryland will like these. :) I only wished that I had gold wiring and earring findings in order to match the gold in the owls. 

I hope your weekend was just as productive. :)

Practical Bracelet for a Man

I am so happy! I am still high off of shopping for beads for 2 hours. And then I come home and I get my online order today instead of Monday! Yea! So, I have a lot to keep me busy for the weekend. :)

This is a red braided quick deployment 550 paracord bracelet. I have 4 guy friends who are or were in the military and I wanted to make these for them. The military uses 550 paracord for a variety of reasons. Of course, they probably don't use red but I bought red because it is a lucky color and this week is still Chinese New Years. :) I wanted to use this braid aka rattlesnake braid instead of the usual cobra stitch in survival bracelets because of its quick deployment properties and therefore is more practical for them. It was also very quick to make. It only took me about 10min. It also only cost me $1 for each bracelet. Yes, one single dollar to make this. :) I bought 100 feet for $10 and used 10 feet for this bracelet. So, do the math. :)

550 Paracord is nylon and has 7 white cords in the middle.

To tighten the loop, you can pull the side knot so the bracelet doesn't come off.

I am very happy with this new guy gift. It is probably the cheapest practical guy gift I will ever find. And it's so cool! :) hehe Ooo...and you can give it to him for Valentines because it's red! Yea!

Have a great crafting weekend Ya'll!