Using some of my REAL cigarboxbeads!

I've been meaning to do this for a long time, and just finished one of my goals--the use some of the vintage beads and goodies that are in one of the vintage cigarboxes i bought so very long ago--there are many more beads in the boxes- i'll never use them all--( i've used some in an amulet bag i made my sister in law many years ago ( which she framed!)

So---here are a few more: Fandango on the Beadroom Floor ( i've come to the conclusion that these beads were 'sweepings' from a beadroom somewhere!)

my new addiction!

see those twinchies? well, i've veered off a bit from beadweaving to alteredart--and i found this great blog---- http://aileensmusings.blogspot.com/ by Aileen, and she's giving away some great goodies for altered art---maybe i'll be lucky! ( it's 'Fall' and not Halloween, so that's good! ;>) )

my newest---and last twinchie!

'cause they're getting addictive---;>) ---plus, i DO have other things i need to do! '>)

This one is a skeleton in a red top hat, peeking from behind curtains...

okay---I started something else crafty.....

can you believe it? ;>0

I joined a yahoo group---http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheLatestTrendsinMixedMediaArts/

and they have a 'twinchie' challenge lottery kind of contest for Halloween---it sounded like fun- so i signed up--of course!

'twinchies' are 2x2 inch pieces of cardboard, collaged and doo-dadded up! My first two were finished tonight--and I had to take pictures and put them up---(it was actually my second high 5 of the night---I got an old TV hooked up to cable all by myself! heh heh)

AnywayS--here are the twinchies---'The Sisters Grim' and 'Dinner?' ( Mrs. Lechter, perhaps?)

off to bed---dreaming of twinchies ( better than nightmares!)

BOOOOOO

went a little Halloween crazy while babysitting twinnies and new baby--!

I finished knitting a little scarflette---and it ended up looking very appropriate for Halloween---hairy and scary, as one of my cccoe teammates commented! ;>)

An altered journal and 2 more little vintage corked bottles with scary stuff inside..

I'm going to a class given by 'Inmyblueroom' http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6791403 - making a Halloween banner---so till then- i think i'm fini with the spooky season!

new baby!

we have a new baby in the famdamily!

presenting----Ryan Meghan Bancroft ;>)

waving at 'chas.....

haven't been back here in a while--but yesterday, i took a fine jewelry fusing class, taught by Carolyn Waitt---and met some really nice artisan/students!

The artisan who sat next to me was Sherry Goodloe - http://gotart4u.blogspot.com -, who really spurred me into working on my goodies i've had piled up for a while.

So--here are pictures of the bracelet i made at Carolyn's class---with a lot of help from her!