Bead Rest and Giveaways

I took today off from work for a little more rest and relaxation. To occupy my time, I decided to break out one of my old hobbies...beads! I have so many beads, I had to carry my bead bin into the living room before transfer because otherwise, I think it might be considered heavy lifting!

Last night, and this afternoon, I set about making a bunch of bracelets. Back in January, there was this "Pay it Forward" thing going on on face.book, which I volunteered to do. Basically, you had to be one of the first five people to comment on someone who was doing it, and then agree to do it yourself. And what is it that I have to do? Make something handmade/homemade for five people sometime in 2011. Well, here it is, almost October, and I really wanted to get this done before holiday madness takes over. It seemed like the perfect bed rest activity. I also had found these cute little tins when we were in P-town, and I thought they would make perfect packaging for the bracelets. 

And, because I had so much fun making bracelets, I decided that it was a good opportunity to have my very first giveaway. 

That's right girls, in addition to the five bracelets I made for my face.book friends, I made one for one of my lucky followers!

This lovely sparkly blue bracelet is the one that's up for grabs!

Here's how to enter: 

1. Be a follower. (because I want to thank my faithful readers)

2. Leave me a comment and tell me what creative things you have done to distract yourself during a two week wait. 

It's that simple. I'll be accepting entries until the end of Tuesday, October 4 (just because that's my half-birthday, and I think half-birthdays are cool!) I'll use Random.org to select the winner, and then I'll be in touch for your contact info so I can send you your prize.