Random acts of craft

I woke up today with a sore throat and limpy limbs. I had big dreams for today's productivity too.

Instead I'm uploading photos of my holiday crafts.

• Use cross stitch patterns and melty beads and make pretty things.

• Wrap an empty and cleaned out can of soft drink with pretty paper. Use can to collect $2 coins - once filled the can will hold about $600. Trust me.

• Restring paper beads. I made these beads a few years ago but didn't like how I had strung them.

I have a terrible (I would actually say beneficial) love affair with patterned paper. I can't help but buy up pretty wrapping papers and hoard (keep safe) nice prints and old calendars. Making beads is a nice way to use it up.