Nice To Meet You {Blog Hop}

     Hello there! Welcome to my first Linky Party!! Do you want to find more blogs to read? Do you want to meet fellow bloggers? I do! That's why I created Nice to Meet You GFC Blog Hop. Let's make some connections with people who likes blogging, just like us! This is what I'm planning to do: Tuesday will be for the Blog Hop and Friday will be for My Pinteresting Week. I will let you know more about the Pinterest Week this Friday. Let's get started...

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Welcome New Followers!

I want to take this post to welcome all my wonderful new followers to my home; my beautiful island of Puerto Rico. It may be a small island, but it sure makes a huge impact when people come to visit. I'm in love with my island!! Puerto Rico is my family, my culture, my love, my everything. We have beautiful beaches, amazing architecture & structure at the Old San Juan, pretty Flamboyant tress and wonderful people. This island saw me grow and I feel really blessed :)

If someday you are planning to go on vacations, consider visiting Puerto Rico ;) I know you won't regret it! Do you want to know anything about Puerto Rico? Ask me and I will gladly respond.

Welcome my Online BlogCon friends and all the followers from the Blog Hops I've been participating. Thanks for all the love! Keep it coming! 

October: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Hey everyone! As you may know, October is designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You should visit your doctor regularly and also, you can do a breast self-exam. I know some of you already know that info but, it's just a reminder :) Go PINK!

So, I'm going to tell you what I'm about do. As you know, I love beading... I though of making something special for someone who has fought against breast cancer. I just wanted to create something that represents what she's been through this year. I made a set of bracelet & a pair of earrings as a symbol of her being an example to me and I'm pretty sure, to all the women that knows her. I'm about to go to see her; here is my gift for her...

Photo Tutorial: Macrame Bracelet

Hey everyone! Here's another DIY but this time is about macrame bracelets. This type of bracelet is easier than the double bracelet :) There are many ways to make a macrame bracelet, but I will show you the easy one. At the end of the post, you'll see the other styles. 

Materials: diagonal cutter plier, wood beads and two pieces of macrame thread (available in different colors); one of 4' and the other one of 5'.

Online BlogCon 2012

 Have you ever wanted to go to a Blog Conference or a Blog Convention? I do. But the reality is, some of us can't afford the registration costs, plus the cost of travel, hotel and transportation... Well, guess what? Now there' an online blog conference which you can attend from the comfort of your home! Join Online BlogCon now! They are offering networking, prizes and amazing expert speakers; just for $15.00! All you need is your computer and access to the internet. Space is unlimited!! You have until tomorrow Friday, October 19th to register. The BlogCon 2012 will be from October 22 to October 24. Go to onlineblogcon.com for more info about this great event. And please, let me know if you are attending so we can get to know each other a little bit. Here's my Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.

DIY: Logo Tags

I always wanted a tag for my creations, but I had no idea how to do it or where to go to get it done. Then, I came across OH SO Pretty the DIARIES and they had the tutorial I needed: Logo Tags! I got really excited and went shopping right away for the materials. I didn't found everything I had in mind, but instead I found amazing things to use! I will show you my tag, the materials and how I did it.

Here's my logo tag!

Photo Tutorial: Create your own Sticker!

Create my own sticker? YES! I bought this little machine today and I'm really excited about it. I'm planning to create my own logo tags for my creations (bracelets, necklaces and earrings) so, today I went shopping for the materials I'm going to use. Suddenly, I found this! I bought it on Office Max but you can get it online on Xyron page.

Fellow Beaders, Crafters and Bloggers...

Hi there! I would like to meet fellow beaders, crafters and bloggers. I think this blog entry could help me, and other people, to interact and get to know each other. So please, leave a comment with a link to your blog (if you have one), your Twitter username, your Facebook page, Pinterest and/or any other page you want to share.

Photo Tutorial: Double Bracelet

Hi everyone! I will explain how to do a double bracelet with plain beads. You can alternate colors of threads and types of beads. This is my first photo tutorial so... let's see how it goes!

Materials: diagonal cutting pliers or scissors, a button or something you can use to close the bracelet, 48 plains beads (quantity of beads depends on your wrist), approximately 24 inches of white leather thread, and 36 inches of thin white thread (the one you'll use to "knit" the beads).