This week my daughter will have her last school day before summer vacation starts and by way to
say thanks for their efforts this year, I made bracelets for her teachers.
I love the blue best, color wise, but I'm really drawn to the style of the pink one. I used to make these when I was a teenager. This makes me want to do it again.
In the last months I saw him on social media regularly: the Plague Doctor, often accompanied by the words 'Wash Your Hands'. I doubt that plague doctors ever said that, because in their time running water wasn't available for everyone. Besides: people didn't know about bacteria and viruses back in the days, so washing your hands wasn't common use. People knew you could get sick by having contact with another sick person, though. The plague doctor wore a leather gown, a mask with glass sight holes and a beak that was stuffed with flowers and herbs to hide the stench of reeking wounds, all to protect him from contamination by sick people.The long stick was for poking people to see if they had the plague and if they were still alive. In a way his gear looks like what we are still wearing nowadays when we have contact with people that are infected by dangerous contagious diseases. In my hospital we wear protecting gowns, special masks and goggles and glo...
Of all the things I made this year, Crocheted Scrunchie s were the biggest hit. My daughter wears them all the time, in her hair and/or on her arm, so I thought Christmas Scrunchies would be nice, too. I'm happy to say my duaghter thinks this Christmas variety 'is just as great as the regular, no mom, even better'! My daughter is thirteen now, so I'm wondering if it will last very much longer, that enthusiasm over mom made things, but I hope it does, because I really enjoy making things for my daughters. How I made them: Round 1: 40 dc around a regular hair elastic, close with a slip stitch in the first sc (40) Change color Round 2: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 2 dc in the same stitch, 3 dc in every sc of the previous round, close with a slip stitch in the chain stitch (120) Change color Round 3: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in the same stitch, 2 dc in every dc of the previous round,close with a slip stitch in the chain stitch (240) Chang...
~ I love Pinterest and would like to make one thing every week that I find on Pinterest. Since I have lots of pins (that, until now, I've just pinned and only that), I hope this will be a way to reduce the amount of pins on my boards . It can be anything, from cooking to crochet and from sewing to paper crafts. Just small projects that don't take weeks to make ~ Last week I told you about the Haasje look-a-like mug cozy I planned to make for Easter. Haasje, our Flemish Giant is my youngest daughter's bunny, so of course she wanted the mug cozy. I had to make it brown, though, just like Haasje. www.betweennapsontheporch.net ~*~ My oldest daughter has a cat, Dolly (yes, named after Dolly Parton, I'm a fan) and after making the bunny mug cozy above for my youngest, I remembered just in time a crochet cat I had pinned a while ago, because she really wants it. It's from Dr Seuss ( pattern here ). See you next week, together with the ca...
I love these bracelets! Macrame is just another thing on the list that I want to try!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Wendy! Macrame is very simple. There are plenty of tutorials on the internet. Liz
DeleteI love the blue best, color wise, but I'm really drawn to the style of the pink one. I used to make these when I was a teenager. This makes me want to do it again.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Heidilyn!
DeleteHow beautiful..thanks for sharing dear..
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteHola. Son preciosas las pulseras.
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Susana
Gracias, Susana!
DeleteI've never tried macrame before, but this is pretty! =D
ReplyDeleteThank you! You can find plenty of tutorials on the internet. It's very simple. About an hour per bracelet. Liz
DeleteCute! Thanks for sharing at the All Star Block Party.
ReplyDeleteHolly
Thanks, Holly!
DeleteThank you, Holly!
DeleteThese are so pretty, I'm sure they will love them!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sue!
DeleteWish I had been one of her teachers. Love the bracelets.
ReplyDeleteThanks again, LV!
DeleteI love these! Thanks for sharing on Marvelous Mondays!
ReplyDeleteJulie
Thank you, Julie!
DeleteThese are super cute. I'm sure that you will make those teachers very happy. Thanks for sharing at our party this week.
ReplyDeleteThanks again, Terry!
DeleteWhat a lovely gift ... more so since you created them.
ReplyDeletehappy Pink Saturday !
Thanks, Francie!
Deletei love it.
ReplyDeleteCome and join my party Color Connection, it is also my PINK entry. I hope you join the fun.
Thank you!
DeleteBeautiful bracelets! I'm sure the teachers will treasure them. Happy Pink Saturday. ~Marti
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marti!
DeleteGreat post and beautiful bracelets!
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Thanks, Leah!
DeleteThanks, Leah!
DeleteVery Pretty, and what a good idea...I of course, like the pink one:) I'll bet Beverly does too:)
ReplyDeleteYes, I think your right about Beverly :-) !! Thanks for visiting!
DeleteVery nice, Liz! Homemade gifts are the best ones. Thanks for linking up at Hookin On Hump Day!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sara!
DeleteThese bracelets are really cute, I like the one with the pink beads. Thanks for sharing at Showcase Your Talent Thursday!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alyssa!
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