Those metal bits...

So, I've discovered a use for some of those metal bits and pieces...Stitch Markers! I'm working on my second set of themed stitch markers as I type. My first set was born out of my recent fascination with steampunk. That set is made of : 3 filigree shells, a butterfly, a toy soldier, and a watch part. The second set is all animals: a donkey, a flamingo, a frog, a pig, a bat, and an alligator. I know they don't have specific themes (clockwork, or all farm animals), but they make sense to me. And besides, what's the fun in being normal?

Slipping Behind...

So, my nice, neat desk is disappearing under my organizing of a bunch of...bits. Constance, a friend of a family friend gave (through the family friend) some really cool brass, copper, and other metal crafting bits (charms, small medallions, etc) to me a couple years ago. I am finally sorting them and organizing them, by shape or theme, into film canisters (currently, I have 25, and the number is growing) that are being sorted into one of my itso trays. I didn't realize getting organized would be so tedious...

In other news: I'm going home to RI to visit the fam soon. YAY!!!