{"id":14735,"date":"2012-03-28T19:27:10","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T19:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ami.blogwrangler.net\/oborocharmsbracelet\/"},"modified":"2016-10-27T18:49:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T18:49:46","slug":"oborocharmsbracelet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/oborocharmsbracelet\/","title":{"rendered":"Oborocharms Bracelet"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had never participated in an art trade before, but I jumped at the opportunity to work with Kim Rountree<\/strong> of Oborocharms<\/a><\/strong><\/em> when she suggested that we do one (read about how I got to know Kim here<\/a><\/strong><\/em>).\u00a0 I had a difficult time choosing what I wanted to ask Kim to make as her shop was full of adorable charms and stuffies.\u00a0 What stood out to me in particular\u00a0were her custom charms<\/a><\/strong> that were incredibly detailed.\u00a0 I thought it would be so special to have little custom charms made based on my original amigurumi designs.\u00a0 I e-mailed Kim, listing some suggestions of custom charms I would love to have, including Chinese New Year Doll<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, Valentine Teddy<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, Sweetheart Bunny<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, and Dragon<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 I also told Kim that I completely didn’t mind choosing items that were already in her\u00a0shop (non-custom) if it was too much trouble.\u00a0 Kim was so gracious and generous as she immediately replied, saying she wanted to make ALL of them!\u00a0 I knew it would be a challenge, but there is nothing that Kim can’t handle!\u00a0<\/p>\n

As I excitedly began to work on Snuggles the Penguin<\/a><\/strong> for Kim based on one of her charms, I was treated to “sneak peeks” of my charms through Kim’s facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Kim periodically posted photos of all her work in progress, and Ryan and I had a blast seeing our charms being made along the way and trying to figure out which ones were for us!\u00a0 Can you identify any of my amigurumi designs in the photo below?\u00a0 The next series of photos are all courtesy of Kim from her facebook page!<\/p>\n

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I thought I’d point them out to you just in case you couldn’t see them all!\u00a0 From left to right, we have Dragon, Sweetheart Bunny, Valentine Teddy and Chinese New Year Doll.\u00a0 Haha, I don’t blame you for not being able to identify Chinese New Year Doll since she’s flopped over!\u00a0 You can see the bun in her hair \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Next, Kim posted a photo of her charms drying after she had painted them!\u00a0 Kim does such fine detailed work, and her painting is impeccable.\u00a0 Here you can spot Dragon, Sweetheart Bunny, Valentine Teddy and Chinese New Year Doll too!<\/p>\n

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I was so excited when Kim posted this photo of the\u00a0Dragon charm, as was everyone else on her page!\u00a0 Kim had yet to add some more detail, but he was looking super cute already!<\/p>\n

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Here is the\u00a0Dragon charm\u00a0all finished, complete with his scaled body and tiny fang!<\/p>\n

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Kim drew a sketch of this baby dragon six years ago, and now he’s an amigurumi AND an adorable charm \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 This charm seems to be very popular as Kim has been making so many of them!\u00a0 I love how you can have them in any colour you want too- check out that blue dragon!\u00a0 You can order your own Dragon charm by clicking here<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Kim also posted a photo of the finished Valentine Teddy charm!\u00a0 Look how tiny he is compared to a penny!<\/p>\n

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When Kim posted this picture of all four of my completed charms, I absolutely could not stop smiling and staring at the screen!\u00a0 They were all SO CUTE and accurate, and I was so thankful that Kim had made all four for me \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 I asked\u00a0her if she would attach them onto a bracelet for me as she had recently added a custom charm bracelet option to her shop.\u00a0 Kim happily obliged and attached them onto the bracelet in the order\u00a0in which\u00a0I had designed and created them.\u00a0 I was so excited when Kim told me that she had officially sent the bracelet off in the mail!<\/p>\n

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Kim also has a youtube channel here<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, and in this video she took the time to describe some new charms she had finished.\u00a0 Kim talks about the charms she made for me between 0:43 – 1:34, and you can see what they look like from all different angles (Sweetheart Bunny and Valentine Teddy both have cute little tails and Dragon has some horns along his back).\u00a0 I loved being able to see them “in action”, which of course got me even MORE excited for my bracelet to come in the mail!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

I excitedly checked the mail everyday and practically squealed with joy when I saw that my package from California had arrived!\u00a0 I waited for Ryan to come home so we could open it together!\u00a0 Inside the package was this adorable litttle box that contained my charm bracelet PLUS some cute\u00a0pinback buttons\u00a0that Kim had thrown in as an added bonus \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Her strawberry octofruit, owl and baby narwhal are all popular items in her shop!\u00a0 Don’t my charms look absolutely adorable all huddled together in their little box?<\/p>\n

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I immediately took out the bracelet and examined each charm carefully one-by-one.\u00a0 I could not believe how tiny and detailed they were!<\/p>\n

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Here is the order in which we designed and created these little guys: Chinese New Year Doll, Valentine Teddy, Sweetheart Bunny, and Dragon!<\/p>\n

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I thought I would show you what each charm looks like compared to my amigurumi creation in case you’ve never seen them!\u00a0 For the Chinese New Year Doll<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, I was really impressed that Kim even included the tiny chopsticks in the charm’s hair, complete with the yellow and grey decorative balls.\u00a0 Her little bun, side part, rosy cheeks and winged lashes are all perfect!<\/p>\n

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Valentine Teddy<\/a><\/strong><\/em> has his dapper little red bow and the stitching on his feet too!<\/p>\n

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Kim did such a great job with the Sweetheart Bunny<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, from her detailed\u00a0floral bow to her\u00a0pretty pink jumper and her perfect little\u00a0heart!<\/p>\n

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And of course, here are the two Dragons<\/a><\/strong><\/em> based on Kim’s drawing from 6 years ago!\u00a0 They both have their little wings, rosy cheeks, scaled bodies and sweet little fangs!<\/p>\n

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Here are all four of the charms that Kim made for me with their crocheted counterparts!\u00a0 They’re all so sweet!<\/p>\n

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After examining each of the charms, I immediately asked Ryan to help me put the bracelet on!\u00a0 Kim\u00a0spaced each\u00a0charm out\u00a0perfectly so that I had a lot of slack left-over…I don’t like bracelets that are too big\u00a0since they\u00a0always feel like they’re going to fall off!<\/p>\n

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I absolutely love my one-of-a-kind charm bracelet, and it’s neat to think that I’m the only one in the whole wide world\u00a0who has it!\u00a0 I wore it out already, and\u00a0I couldn’t help but smile when looking at it.\u00a0\u00a0This bracelet reminds\u00a0me of all the hard work we’ve put into\u00a0our amigurumi creations, how people all over the world have\u00a0crocheted their own versions, and how much fun my collaboration with the talented Kim of Oborocharms has been.<\/p>\n

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Even though we sent off our packages on different days, would you believe that Kim and I both ended up receiving each other’s art trade items on the exact same day?\u00a0 Kim posted this picture of the crocheted Snuggles<\/a><\/strong><\/em> I made for her with\u00a0the little charm Snuggles sitting atop his head!\u00a0 Snuggles looks right at home at Kim’s place, and I’m so\u00a0happy that\u00a0he made it there safely!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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I hope you’ve enjoyed getting an inside\u00a0look into our art trade!\u00a0 The whole process has been so much fun, and it’s a little sad that it’s over.\u00a0 We’ll definitely try and do another one in the future though \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 You can crochet your own Snuggles<\/strong> by following the pattern here<\/a><\/strong><\/em> or crochet your own Dragon<\/strong> by following the pattern here<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 You can also purchase a Snuggles charm here<\/a><\/strong><\/em> or a Dragon charm here<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 If you have any custom charms that you would like made (e.g. your pets, favourite foods, favourite animals, etc.), be sure to contact Kim!\u00a0\u00a0Her custom charms would make very\u00a0meaningful gifts\u00a0either for\u00a0yourself or for your loved ones!\u00a0 Thank you so much again for my personalized, beautifully-crafted charm bracelet, Kim \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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