Bflyingaw, but they are so lovely, fresh and shiny. Oh well I will have to open them soon. But I gotta learn those fancy knots for the lanjard first ;-)
FundinYeah man, the copper rot looks soooo good. I'm getting blues and purples over the copper color and its looking better and better each day. My brass is just taking a beating and looking battleworn which is still a neat look.
As for the knots, try the 2 strand wall knots. You should have enough string to make a set of 3 knots before the bead and 3 more knots aft the bead.
As for a resource on learning knots, Paracord Guild has it done right. http://www.paracordguild.com/2-strand-wall-knot-tutorial/