Making some Christmas gifts have been on my back burner for awhile now. A few weeks ago I took a Kumihimo class to learn how to braid these lovely, embellished Bangle Bracelets. It was a class that started at 10 AM and lasted until 3 PM and I went away with a partially completed bangle. I'm sad to say that first bangle came apart on me and I had to make it over, but by then I had learned a few tricks and knew what I was trying to accomplish. My second attempt came out stronger and prettier. The class teacher called this bangle, "Bollyood" as she said it reminded her of the lush, vivid colors popular in India. I have to concur.
I haven't yet decided if this "Bollywood" bangle is going to my daughter, Kathy, or my granddaughter-in-law, Marci. I have another bangle almost done, its colors are in yellow-gold and peridot green. The third bangle is still a pile of beads and a skein of silk cord.
Are any of you involved in creating Christmas gifts at the moment ?
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