Freebies are awesome! Purple freebies are even better! Freebies from Google are usually reserved for the elite of Google/YouTube. So, any chance for this groundling to get a freebie from the Google-meister is a must have. Enter Project Made With Code.
I heard all about Made w/Code briefly in an article posted on FB sometime ago. Once I found out this was all about young ladies learning about coding, I was super excited. It would have been nice to have attended the showcase, but getting a chance to do some very basic coding myself was....interesting!
The bracelets are created by the company Shapeways. They're part of the Made w/Code project, which is already doing amazing things with teaching young girls about coding. (To get a better understanding of the main project, visit Google's intro page.) Shapeways makes a LOT of cool stuff of their own, by the way. I'm developing...unusual feelings of love for their earring collection.
It's so easy to create your own bracelet! It's free, so it comes in about 3 to 4 weeks. The process of creation is pretty neat; it's absolutely darling once everything is finished, and there's quite a few colors to choose from. I ordered one for myself, and sent one to my aunt in TN. She called Weds. night, beaming and chattering about her awesome bracelet. When my purple baby showed up, I acted the exact same way. (I'm so easily pleased when it comes to purple items.)
I probably won't be wearing mine, so I'm gonna tape it to the paper it came in, frame it, and hang it up. Cuteness turned into decoration! It kinda sorta fits my giant bear lady wrists, but it's really something I want to take care of and keep for a long time.
Get started already! You can't beat something awesome and free like a cool bracelet made from a 3D printer. It's awesome that there's a world full of young girls and women stepping into the world of coding. It's quite the "big deal", because it's a male-dominated field. We can do a LOT of things with coding--from bracelets to running sites and creating software. :) Happy bracelet making!