Bling

Yesterday I was trying to get my bead related stash in some sort of order. It shouldn't have been a big job but I found my various pliers in three different rooms and in the garage. The beads were in a drawer with the buttons, in another drawer with beading needles and in a bin with a couple of beading trays. Something had to give. I gathered all these supplies into one big fabric covered bin and brought a little organization to the chaos... not a lot but enough that I will only have to look in one place for the right supplies.BTW - this bin came in one of the silent auction baskets at the Kingwood Area Quilt Guild Auction in April and is much bigger than it looks - 15" x 7 1/2" x 20". The construction is pretty neat. The side walls are hard cardboard covered with batting and fabric. The whole thing is held together with Velcro at the corners. I wonder if I can replicate this technique the next time I need a fancy container?

While I was feeling down right smug about this activity I realised that I had a lot of hand held electronics that had little naked holders for charms. Not to let this horror continue I then proceeded to play with the beads and made some bling for my cell phone, Nintendo DS and my Sony e-reader. Don't they look less naked now?

I used 3 inch headpins, added beads from the jar of mismatches and then I attached them to these neat little jump ring holders made for cell phone charms. Here is a link to a wholesaler of these neat accessories. They sell them for $0.25 each at retail.

And now a special note from Alex:

Hey there! Me again. I just don't get it. I played with Alice for about six hours today, training her to play fetch with me. Even though she wanted to spend time embroidering stuff on nightshirts for her Dad, I got her out of her chair for some good exercise. Hey, she even got to retrieve the ball from under the dresser three times and the buffet about eight times. That kind of movement is good for the abs right? Now she's hidden the ball and is not letting me sit in her lap while she watches the evening news. You know what I say about all this.........NOT FAIR! Even though she spent most of the night sick and in the porcelain room, she should be thanking me for such a fun day ... definitely not fair.

Did you notice how my fur is almost back to normal? The Babes are loving it!