A Very Handy Pick Pocket

My dear friend and long-time blog buddy, Blest, made something for me that I'm really excited about! 

If you play guitar, I really need your opinion.

First, since most of you are relatively new readers - it's a brand new blog, so duh! - you don't know that I'm a complete and total bracelet freak.  I wear multiple bracelets on each wrist whenever I leave the house.  If I forget my bracelets, I always realize it before I leave my neighborhood and use my friend, Misty's, driveway to turn around and go back.  For me, it's like going out without shoes or something.  I mean, if you left the house without your pants, how long do you think it would take you to realize it?  Okay, so that's me with bracelets.  Naked!

Different bracelets every day, for the most part.  I do have two that never leave my left wrist, but the rest I change out.  I have a drawer full of bracelets.  All kinds.  Mostly those stretchy kinds with beads and metal and bling-ish stuff.

Feel free to add me to your Christmas shopping list.  You definitely know what to put in my stocking, right?

So, Blest makes jewelry.  And guess what?

NO!  She didn't make me a bracelet.  Hah!  I knew you were going to think that, though.  But you're close.  Really close.

She made me a guitar pick holder.  Check it out!

Can you see the pick in the little holder? 

Okay, okay, here's another shot...

 NOW can you see it?   Cool, huh?   It's made of that soft, deer skin feeling leather- I'm talking WAY soft - and closes with two snaps in the back.  I wore it out and about today and it felt like wearing a watch, which I don't wear, but it's almost like a bracelet so it felt natural for me. 

What I can't figure out, though, is how girlfriend knew the exact size of my wrist.   I'm one of those big girls with really small wrists.  She fit it to me perfectly and I never sent her any measurements or anything.  (We live 8 hours apart and have never met in person.  We're just 'Net friends.)

I don't use picks with bass, (PLEASE don't tell Carol Kaye!)  but I think I'm going to wear it anyway.  I'll take it to rehearsal to see what the guitards think. 

If you play guitar, I'd like to hear what you think, too.  Does this look like something you might use to keep an extra pick at the ready?  Or maybe just wear because it's way cool?  What would you think about having more than one of those little pick pockets on the wrist band?  do you think the stiff pick would be uncomfortable at the narrow sides of the wrist? 

I sort of like mine the way it is...just kicking around ideas.

You can contact Blest through her blog if you'd like to see additional photos or ask questions.  She gifted mine to me so I don't know how much she sells them for, but you can ask.   She's super nice! 

Thanks for the Pick Pocket, Blest!  I love it!

Wait! Before you click her link, I'd like your opinions here as well.  Seriously.

What do you think?  Does it make me look fat?

UPDATE:  Blest is such a doll!  She's giving 10% off on the Pick Pockets if you tell her I sent you.  Click here for her Etsy site.  (Pssst...What's an Etsy?)

Comments

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[Mr. New Dilemma]

Fat? Yeah, I say it definately adds 12lbs. Looks like your wrist are retaining water. Just Kidding! Personally, I would find that a little uncomfortable and a bit much to carry picks. I usually recover my picks on laundry day after my wife returns them to me. (They are in my pocket) But, it was definately nice of someone to make you something out of the kindness of their heart, and had they given it to me, I would rock it on the daily!

[blest]

YAY! You like it - and it fits!!

I actually scrutinized your pictures VERY carefully to guess at the fit. I could see that you're taller than I am (most people are!) - but that you looked like your wrists were fairly slender... So I went from there!

Hey- shameless self-promotion.. If any of your readers (or local pals) would like a leather cuff, I'll give 'em 10% off their order at my etsy shop. Just click my name in this comment and it will take you there!

Thanks again Carol! You rock!!

[jason]

yeah, I like wraps. I would wear it. I've got one with a zipper, but I've never put picks in it.

For me, it would be as easy to just grab one of the bajillion picks out of my pocket LOL.

[Angelika]

I think it looks great, and how the h-e-doublehockeysticks could anything make you look fat??

[Susan Helene Gottfried]

It's an amazingly cool idea. I might need to create a character who wears one.

[fragileheart]

I don't play guitar (even though I own a beautiful sounding one) but I watch enough guitarists to know that it would be something I would love if I ever get into it again.

Cool!!

[blest]

Etsy is an online marketplace for artisans. Lots of cool and unique items there!

And thanks for adding that link to the post!

Behold, you rocketh even more!! ;-D

[Guitar Monster]

Wow, I really like it. I often wear large leather wrist bands. I never thought of a pick holder. Pretty cool.