First Pinattempt

I had heard about Pinterest for awhile, but never really understood what it was.  Skeptically I signed up for an account after receiving numerous invites and started browsing.  After a few days, I started to repin and then finally  found my own links for original posts. Inspired by all the jewelry crafts, I ventured to Hobby Lobby and Home Depot (!) to pick up supplies to make some bracelets.

My first venture came from a pin with several bracelet ideas.  http://pinterest.com/pin/266486502920564136/

First up - the DIY wrap bracelet.  I gathered my colored string and a couple of different sizes of beads, just in case.  Immediately I ran into my first problem - the beads wouldn't fit on the string!  The site didn't really give sizes, so I had to eyeball it in the store. I had to melt down the ends so I could force them on.

I started braiding, per the first step.  Then, as I tried to incorporate the beads, it wouldn't stay together!  When I tried to braid the string around the beads, it slipped right off.  After about an hour, I finally gave up.  I am not even sure what advice to give to try to make it work. My skepticism about Pinterest was growing.  Were they all just great ideas, but non-achievable??   I decided to give it one more chance....  Stay tuned!

First try, first fail.