Monday, July 31, 2017

A Birthday Post

Last week I showed off my prototype for a keychain...


(I needed to replace my keychain. And some things I just have to make myself.)

I made a couple modifications, and it's done...


But, of course, I wasn't done with one. I have a few skeins of this metallic yarn, so I then had to make another...


And another...


I showed these to my roommate, and she said it needed "bling".

Bling?

Um... Yeah, I can do bling...


And one more...


This is what happens when I get in the right sort of mood. I'll be selling these. I hope to get them listed in my Etsy shop this week sometime. Ideally. I'll just have to see how this week goes.

In case you're wondering about today's post title, today is my birthday.
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  1. Alex J. CavanaughJuly 31, 2017 at 8:15 AM

    Happy birthday! Any plans? Hopefully you weren't called in to sub.
    I bet those sell very well.

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  2. LilyElementJuly 31, 2017 at 8:25 AM

    Happy birthday!!! Love the key chains :)

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  3. Hilary Melton-ButcherJuly 31, 2017 at 9:20 AM

    Happy Birthday ... have a lovely week and lots of luck in the years ahead ... the bling was a good idea, the greyey one looks rather like a snake! Have a happy evening .. cheers Hilary

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  4. bettyJuly 31, 2017 at 9:28 AM

    Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day!! I like the third one the best; definitely no bling, though I do like the bling myself :)

    betty

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  5. cleemckenzieJuly 31, 2017 at 10:05 AM

    I'll add my best wishes! Have a great one.

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  6. PamJuly 31, 2017 at 10:30 AM

    I like that you added beads to them. Nice. Best wishes on selling them.

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    1. Liz A.July 31, 2017 at 8:00 PM

      Well, when someone says "bling", beads are the first thing I think of.

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  7. Danielle L ZecherJuly 31, 2017 at 11:29 AM

    Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day.

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  8. Michael Offutt, Phantom ReaderJuly 31, 2017 at 12:09 PM

    Happy Birthday. That's a nice keychain.

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  9. J E OneilJuly 31, 2017 at 1:03 PM

    Happy birthday! Go have fun. And the keychains look great. I really like the metallic colors.

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  10. Nick WilfordJuly 31, 2017 at 2:01 PM

    I agree with Hilary - they look like some mythical coiled snakes, especially with the ring and holes providing a "face". Very cool!

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  11. Susan KaneJuly 31, 2017 at 3:34 PM

    All birthdays are meant to be celebrated!

    Like the key chains. Could you put a metal wire in center with yarn around? This would give them some durability, able to shape around a wrist.

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    1. Liz A.July 31, 2017 at 8:03 PM

      But with wire, they wouldn't stretch, so it'd be harder to get on a wrist. I would think. (I've got big wrists, so I can't wear things like bangles. It colors how I look at things.)

      Wire is doable, but a bit awkward, I'd think.

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  12. BirgitJuly 31, 2017 at 4:54 PM

    Oh my goodness! Well Happy Birthday to a Leo! I hope you are having a great day. You have been busy and they look great..love the bling

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  13. bookwormJuly 31, 2017 at 5:20 PM

    Happy birthday. I like the last one. It looks like a snake (didn't someone else say that? Anyway, it does. Look like a snake.) Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

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    1. Liz A.July 31, 2017 at 8:04 PM

      Thanks. And yeah, you're the third to say it looks like a snake. I just need to figure out how to add eyes to really play up the snake angle ;)

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  14. CindyAugust 1, 2017 at 2:44 AM

    Happy Birthday! You sure can come up with a lot of variety.

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  15. Yvonne VentrescaAugust 1, 2017 at 10:06 AM

    Happy birthday! Love the colors of the 3rd one. And hooray for bling!

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  16. Darla M SandsAugust 1, 2017 at 12:56 PM

    Happy birthday! Nicely done.

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  17. Anna (herding cats-burning soup)August 1, 2017 at 3:15 PM

    The bling is nice! And happy little late birthday! Hope you had a good one :)

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