Government Shut Down Beading Frenzy

As a Federal Government employee, I am a "victim" of the Government Shut Down (GSD). Am I upset about that...yes, but at this point in the game, there's not much that I can do about it.  So...what's a Bead Babe to do with the lemons?  Why, make lemonade of course...I've been a busy bee. 

In a bead group that I'm a part of, the monthly Challenge for October is to learn the Cubic Right Angle Weave (CRAW) stitch.  So using my trusty pal Google...I set out to find tutorials on how to do the CRAW. I found this tutorial and it was really good and simple to follow.  Tell me what you think...

I did a very basic rope using this tutorial, now to figure out how to embellish and make it unique.  Here's my finished product...