Craftyness

I was blog surfing today & ran accross this post about making braclets.  I was inspired by how quick and easy it was.  And of course how cute it was.  so I decided to make my own.

I found some beautiful fabric with a sublte design & Cut my strips.  I lie, I didn't cut them.  I tore them. i don't have a decent pair of scissors in the house, so I tear my fabric for a straighter cut.  it is super dupermessy though!  Leaves a lot of strings.  Anyways, I kept the strips doubled so that the bracelet woud be a little thicker than just one strip of cotton.  I sewed the ends together, and started braiding.

 After I got it all braided I needed to think about what I wanted my bracelet to look like.  In the post that inspired me she had it criss cross in the front.  I wanted something different though.  I love the look of the monkey fist knot, but i didn'thave enough of a braid to do a real one.  I improvised and created a knot at one end and a loop at the other. 

Here's what it looks like on.

I like it!  Now I'll have to find something to wear it with! ;)