Shin Soo Choo (Cleveland Indians)

Hi Everyone!

Make sure to stop by and visit the Phiten Hawaii Shop during our Family Fun Days this September 1 thru 11, 2010.

We will be giving away prizes (no purchase necessary) with a fun game for everyone. Total prize giveaways are valued at over $22,000! Everyone wins!

Also, if you stop by on Saturday, September 4th, between 11am-2pm, we will have a cotton candy machine, and face painting as well. Bring the kids down, it will be fun for all!

All of us here at the Phiten Hawaii branch have been watching the Little League World Series with pride, and for good reason: our very own Waipio Little League team keeps on winning!

Phiten Hawaii has been a very proud supporter of the Waipio Little League team since 2006, and watched with all of Hawaii as they went on to win the Little League World Series in 2008. Now the same club is back, with some new bright faces, in 2010, and we are all hoping for similar success.

Go Hawaii!

Waipahu, Hawaii’s Justice Nakagawa, right, and Kaimana Bartolome celebrate after Nakagawa’s three-run home run off Columbus, Ga. pitcher Brandon Pugh in the second inning of a baseball game at the Little League World Series, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, in South Williamsport, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

http://www.littleleague.org/Little_League_Online.htm

Courtney Watson (Head Atheltic Trainer for LA Sparks), Delisha Milson-Jones (LA Sparks)

This is the 3^rd post of the “Unique Creations at Phiten Torrance Shop” series.

This is an image of the original Tornado.

We were able to figure out a way to make a Tornado using THREE necklaces!  Now you can combine 3 of your favorite colors in a brand new style.

To make a Triple tornado, just follow these steps!
1) Follow the instructional blog located Here
2) After completing one Tornado, basically repeat the same steps with the Tornado as the main necklace and the single necklace as the naked one.
Note: the 3^rd necklace strand should fit inside the original Tornado.

It’s that simple.  Please note that this necklace is custom made and may not be available to order through our online store.  If you choose to make this yourself, please do so at your own discretion.  If you feel uncomfortable making it yourself, please stop by our shop and we will gladly make it for you.

There is also another way of combining 3 necklaces.  The other way is to Braid the 3 necklaces together.  This is what we call a Triple Braid

To actually make this is actually simple.  If you can braid hair, you can braid your necklace!  Just follow these steps.

1) Get 3 necklaces.  Make one your main necklace, and carefully remove the clasps and the rubber stoppers from the other 2 necklaces to make 2 naked necklaces.
2) Connect the ends of the 2 naked necklaces to make one big loop.  The loop should simply look like one big letter “O”.  To do this, just sew the 2 ends together with a needle and durable sewing string.  Sew in a circle following the edge of the necklaces.  Be sure to do enough so that the necklaces wont come apart when you slightly pull on them.
3) Now get the main necklace, and put it in between the big loop.  The loop should be just under the main necklace’s rubber stopper.  By doing this, you now have 3 strands.  All you have to do now is braid the 3 necklaces like you are braiding hair.  Before you start, be sure to hide the stitching of the big loop by slightly putting it on the side and not in the center.
4) If done correctly, the end of the necklace should fit in the very last loop you make.  The 2 stitched ends should be hidden under the braid.  And wallah!  You have just finished making your own Triple Braid.

With a little imagination, it is possible to create your own design.  If you have any creative ideas or have made your own creation, please feel free to contact us at torranceshop@phitenusa.com!

To look at some other creations, click ­­Here and Here.

Jason