The Paracord Kids Champ
An interview with the winner of our Facebook Kids Contest
This past weekend, we held a contest on our Facebook page in
honor of our brand new Paracord Kids section. The contest was targeted to
paracord crafters 18 years of age and younger, and we were in search of the
best craft made by a kid! The Paracord Kids section on ParacordPlanet.com was
created this past week in hopes of inspiring more children to become active
with paracord crafting. Not only is it a mind-stimulating activity, as we have
referenced in previous blogs, paracord crafting can be quite the financially
viable hobby for kids to undertake. Our contest, which featured many talented
young crafters, was won by Victoria Sandoval. Victoria’s winning craft (shown
above) won her two free items off of our Paracord Kids section, as well as a
feature on our blog. We were able to interview Victoria to learn more about her
time crafting with paracord and what inspired her winning craft.
Interviewer: How did
you get the inspiration for your winning craft?
Victoria: I got the inspiration for this project because
it was Valentine's Day and I wanted to make something unique for my mom. So I
was just messing around with different shapes and colors and the heart was made!
Interviewer:
What is your favorite paracord weave to make?
Victoria:
My favorite paracord weave to make would be the normal cobra weave. I also like
to make the solomon’s heart weave!
Interviewer:
Who taught you how to craft with paracord?
Victoria:
When I was at school I saw this kid who had a paracord bracelet, I saw it and I
loved it. They sold them but they were kind of mean so I did not want to ask on
how to make. I finally found out it was called a paracord bracelet. I told my
dad about it and we looked on YouTube, and my dad and I figured it out ourselves!
Interviewer:
What do you think is the best part about paracord crafting?
Victoria:
I think the best part about crafting is that little kids usually buy my
bracelets so it's cool to see how happy they get from them! It's also nice to
hear how people have used the bracelets and how I could have saved their life!
Interviewer:
What is the most challenging part about paracord crafting?
Victoria:
The most challenging part about crafting is when you are looking for something
new and you want to find something that won't be too hard but also something
that's not too easy.
Interviewer:
What advice would you give to any other kids that are looking to start crafting
with paracord?
Victoria:
The advice I would give to anyone would be that it might seem hard but keep
trying. I would buy a lot of paracord to start with and it will be better in
the long run. You might get frustrated from staying up and looking for a new
weave but just take a breath and it will be fine. If you don't seem too good at
first, don't get mad, keep trying. For me, paracord started out as a hobby.
When I got better I had a lot of bracelets and my parents starting putting me
in craft fairs! I'm happy with doing them because it's so fun to do!! So whatever
you do, take a deep breath and keep on doing it! It's not going to be easy but
you will make it! Who knows you could be big one day from paracord!
Written by: Jackson Yakowicz
Contact at jacksony@imsetc.com
To read more of Jack's blog, click here.
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