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A large family, homeschooling, adoption, special needs, whatever strikes my fancy, sort of blog.

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Paracord Bracelets


Eli has been on a paracord bracelet making kick for months now.  


It started back in August, when he got paracord and buckles for his birthday.  


He quickly learned the "cobra weave."


If you notice, in may of the photos I've shown of Eli since then, he's wearing one or more of his creations.  


It was a little weird when I went into the drugstore to buy him lighters.  First of all, I'd never actually bought lighters before, and anything you have to ask for behind the counter feels vaguely contraband.  Secondly, um, well, buying lighters for a 12 year old seems to be one of those things most people would frown on.  Homeschoolers.  We're such rebels!  


One of the great things about this new hobby of his is that it gives him something to keep his hands busy while I read aloud during school time.  


You can see in the lower left of this picture that he received more paracord in his stocking.  


This creation is a super sized thick bracelet.   


My silly boy with his exploded box of paracord making supplies.


And this is one he made for me.  It's turquoise and purple.  


Here's he's cutting the tails off it, after test fitting it.  


And here, he's using the lighter to melt the ends.


You then press the melty part against the side of the lighter to shape it while it's drying.  


Voila!  The finished bracelet.


And here's one he made for Brianna.


Melted paracord is kind of stinky.
 

I love that he's found a craft that he enjoys and I will happily support it as long as he remains interested in it.  The variety packs of colored paracord with colored buckles, can be found here on Amazon (affiliate link).


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11 comments:

  1. Eli those bracelets look great, and what wonderful gifts!

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    1. :) Eli read your comment and gave it a thumbs up and a shy smile.

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  2. My 13 yo is just getting into these too! I was looking around for where to get the paracord. How many kits would you suggest to get someone started? He has just one army green color now and now buckles.

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    1. I just buy one kit at a time. They seem to last him a little while, and then he's ready for some different colors. Initially, I bought a huge pack of purple (school color) and that was just too much. I think we need greens for St Pat's Day! :)

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  3. You know, I think it is so incredibly wonderful that you are supporting his talents and desires. I think there a lot of parents out their who would quash his wishes because they had to buy him a lighter. Well, he needs a lighter to make his creations, so....

    You are a great mama! He is making beautiful things. His talent should be supported.

    Thanks for this great post!

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    1. Thank you! Your comments always make me smile, they're so encouraging.

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  4. His bracelets look great - and he is clearly proud of them!

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    1. I'm pretty proud of him, as well. He's really stuck with this for quite a while now.

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  6. I ran this by my 3 kids and they all said they would love to try this! Thanks for the wonderful idea! I hope they enjoy doing it as much as your son does!

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    1. I hope so, too! :) I like that you can pick colors to go with holidays or school colors. He's working on a pink/red/white one now for Valentine's Day.

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