I've got my beading stuff spread out (there really is no need for a formal dining table anyway). Found a little group of number beads, which I'd intended to make into a nursing bracelet for a deserving friend or relative. But of course I didn't have any memory wire (which is stiff-ish wire to make bracelets that don't need clasps) ... and of course that required an online visit to firemountaingems.com. All in the name of finishing a project, right? It's a dangerous site, because they are a bit expensive, until you buy a certain quantity. at 15 items, there is a price break. at 50 items, another price break, and so on...
Well, at least the package came on my birthday, so it was kind of like a birthday present to me. :)
I've only worked with memory wire once before, because I remember it being a royal pain in the kiester to manipulate. This wire was awesome and very easy - perhaps because I must have fortuitously chosen a smaller gauge / diameter.
The way this bracelet works is that every bead represents 15 minutes, and you take the little lobster claw charm (which is hanging down towards the bottom right corner here) and move it to represent the time at which you last fed your babe. if you're breastfeeding, you move the bracelet to the side that you last fed on or the one you will need to feed on next (as long as you remember which it was). so for example, this bracelet is set to reflect 8:30.
The pink and purple beads are from my neighbor's vintage collection. I threw in the variegated brown ones to try and modulate the loudness of the colors a bit. I fear it is too pink for the intended recipient. I figure that I'm not a pink person at all, but I kind of like this hot pink. So I hope she likes it.
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