Remember that bracelet I tried to make last week, that just refused to be made? You know-the one with safety pins and beads? Well, I made my way to Hobby Lobby and bought clear elastic, more pearls, and some silvery beads (on sale!) this week. Tonight our family watched Diary of a Wimpy Kid (cute movie, by the way) and I (as I always do) was looking for something to do with my hands while I watched. That bracelet-I was going to conquer it, and tonight was my night!
I used a clip board to hold the elastic still, so no beads would de-string themselves when I pulled too hard, or wasn't watching. I didn't get rid of the pearls between the individual safety pins-nope-I was doing it right! I added beads to each safety pin one by one, and took extra care to ensure the safety pins were placed on the elastic in the right order. I did everything right! I tied the ends, and it was so cute! Yes, you read that correctly- "was". It was cute. I loved it. Past tense.
About the time I tried it on to admire it, I heard a noise. It sounded like beads falling to the floor. Grrr! Apparently my quadruple knot that I tied in the elastic was not tight enough. This stuff must not care to be tied. I have decided that this bracelet was just not meant to be. It was a cute idea, but not for me! Meanwhile, I do have a bunch of beads to use for some kind of project-just not sure what yet! As for the elastic-I like it a lot-it strung the beads well without the necessity of the needle. Perhaps there is just some kind of trick for tying the ends that I need to figure out before I try to use it again.
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