Organizing Leads to Twining

Long story made short......

I wanted to free up some space under the work bench in The Craft Room, so I started to go through the tons of crafting magazines I have collected throughout the years. 

We're talking several boxes here.......

I decided to start with the Beadwork magazines. 

My goal is to go through each magazine, rip out the pages I want to keep and store them in a three ring binder.......

I was making good progress and actually cleared one box of magazines. Yes! {feeling good}

Then.........

I came across a pattern for a cute miniature fiber basket. 

This was the show stopper.

I started examining the pattern and became very intrigued. I knew at this point I would not be able to sleep tonight without trying my hand at Twining and try to make this cute little basket. 

So, I gave it a try...... 

Being the (curious and I would like to learn that) kind of person, I just happen to have linen thread that I use for bookbinding. 

My first attempt wasn't as good. As you can see, the bottom come out too rounded. 

My second attempt was better, but the basket started to narrowout. 

At this point, I know I need more instruction, so my determination is leading me to the internet.

My magazine organizing has come to a complete halt. I know I'm the only one this has ever happened to. 

Right?

A Cracked Heart and Cheaters Get Married

I haven't posted in a few days because of taxes. My husband has to bribe me every year to do my part of the taxes, because I hate organizing the paperwork. Hate it, hate it!

So......to celebrate getting my taxes done, I spent the last couple evenings in my studio. 

I enameled these little hearts at the Constant Muse Art Studio last weekend, and I thought I'd make them into earrings. Enameling is the fusion of a special powdered glass to metals (just in case you wanted to know.)

As you can see, it didn't go so well. I thought I was being careful riveting, and all of a sudden........ I start seeing little things flying. It was pieces of enamel!

Grrrr!

Once the shock and disappointment wore off, I stuck the lonely mate in the Misc. box. Who knows where it will end up. The Misc. box holds those unfinished projects or pieces I don't know what to do with.

So.......I moved on to my next little project.

Because I'm going completely blind and always find myself relying on cheaters to see anything close, I need to have these babies nearby at all times. I got this brilliant idea to make some kind of chain to hang them around my neck.

You know that Misc. box I just mentioned? 

I started digging around in it and found two unfinished necklaces, and....... TaDa!

One is a crochet beaded rope that I must have got tired of making, and the other....I'm not sure where I was going with it. 

Anyway, they both happen to match in color, so now they are married!

Don't you just love when there is a happy ending?