stitchwhich | (no subject)

Tomorrow is Atlantia's Kingdom Arts and Sciences Festival. I didn't do a durned thing about creating appreciation tokens until today. I went to "A C Moore", which is a big crafter's store, to look for some 'eye' beads or anything else that would be a good token. While there I noticed a package of two hands-of-Fatima (is that "Fah-teem-a" or "Fat-e-ma"?) glued to the top of large gold paper clips. This package was priced at $3.99US, which is too expensive for my blood. But I could surely make those. Or rather, use the idea to make something I liked. Three stores later I had all my supplies. I spent the evening cussing out hot glue guns (drippy cobweb-making things!) but I have nearly 100 gold, silver, and different-colored large paperclips with pretty things glued on one end. They aren't very medieval but then, last year I gave away Lego knights, so I'm not being very Laurel-like. The little clips will look good on my calling-cards, and the recipients can always just give them away if they'd like. I am hoping that some will be used as bookmarks or get taken to the office to brighten the owner's work week.

But hot glue guns *suck*! I threw mine away over 30 years ago and that was a good decision.