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Monthly Newsletter                                                                                                September  2012

Edge Bead Necklace Kits - Five New Colors Just in Time for Fall!

Instructions with color photographs

Cost: $14.00 

Click here to view ALL 21 COLORS of Edge Bead Necklace Kits

Miyuki "Picasso" Seed Beads  These Miyuki "PICASSO" seed beads are itty bitty works of art - they are beautiful. They mix and match nicely with many of the solids including Metallic Dark Bronze, Rose Bronze Alabaster, Rustic Grey Alabaster, Chocolate, Oxblood, Silver Lined Milky Pomegranate, Frosted Smoky Topaz, Crystal Gold Lined, Frosted Gold Lined Black Diamond, Terracotta, and many more...10 grams $4.50

Seafoam, Lt. Smoky Topaz, Turquoise-Blue, Op Red, Op Brown (colors from left to right)

Cluster Bead Necklace Kits - 2 New Colors

- Caramel Satin with Galvanized Peach Beads
- Dark Olive Satin with Jonquil Apricot Beads

Instructions with color photographs

Cost: $14.00 

Click here to view ALL 7 COLORS of Cluster Bead Necklace Kits

- Black & White Satin with Opaque Black beds

- Tan, Caramel & Black Satin with Jonquil Hyacinth Beads

- Tan & Coffee Satin with Frosted Black Diamond Beads

- Coffee Satin with Crystal Gold Lined Beads

- Caramel &Tan Satin with Black and Brown Small Furnace Glass Beads

You can buy your supplies "ala carte" or you can get an Edge Bead Necklace Kit with all the things you need including instructions!  This is a super fun and easy technique!

 Kids are incredible. Some favorite friends of ours were visiting from Washington D.C. and they were taking care of their grandkids for the week. Their 9-year-old grand-daughter, Maribel, proudly showed me her crochet project and immediately I thought that if she liked crochet, then she would surely like Kumihimo. So, in no time we had a date set. I would bring Maribel a "Kumi for Kids - Disk Kit" and she would show me how quickly she could learn. I like to see how different ages respond to my Kumi for Kids Instructions.
 

Maribel's brother Gabe, 6 years old, also decided to join us. With brief instructions from me, they were on their way. That's where the "kids are incredible" part comes in. The speed at which they learned Kumihimo made me dizzy. DIZZY!! They were so quick I couldn't believe it. They had the "left bottom up, right top down, turn clockwise" down in no time. I went through the basics of knowing where to start after you've stopped. They learned the 3 strands at the top concept and had no problem looking at the point of braid to determine their next move. All three of us had ear-to-ear smiles.   

The next day they came by my house with their arms loaded with Kumihimo braids. AMAZING. Later that day, I stopped by their place and gave them a quick intro to Kumi with beads. No surprise, they got it instantly! And their young eyes are much better at threading beads than my eyes that need magnifiers! Before I left, I tempted them with a 16 strand braid and again - no problem!    Kumihimo + Kids = INCREDIBLE   

Kumi for Kids - Mini Disk Kit with 8 bobbins $17.99
Kumi for Kids -Mini Disk Kit with 16 bobbins $21.99

• How much is it worth to not deal with crowds?

• Use online stores, like www.Whataknit.com,  to save time and stress

• Pay attention to items people mention they want

• Keep a running "wish list" of gift ideas for each person in your life

• Have a clear idea of the type of gift you want to get someone

• Cross off each gift as you get it

• With your wish list, you don't have to wait until December to shop - start now!

• Free Shipping at Whataknit for orders placed during the month of September - (sorry does not include International shipping)

• Kumihimo Disk Kit
• Kumi for Kids - Disk Kit (4.25" Disk)
• Bonbon Yarn Package (8 mini skeins per package)
• Satin Cord in a few fun colors
• Large Hole Beads are great for stringing on Kumihimo Braids
• Kits, Kits, Kits...Necklaces, Bracelets (great next step after learning the "basics"