I need more ...'Shrink-plastic' that is ! I bought some yesterday off the previously mentioned Market stall & it is such fabulous stuff !!!
If you've never tried it you need to ..it's like magic ! ..stamp an image on using stazon ink ..& then trim to the shape you want & heat it with the heat gun (or you can put it in the oven ... & voila a 'shrunk' image on a little chunky piece of plastic .. But it's not just the end result that's sooo nice, it's the way it shrinks too ! ..my kids think it's amazing :) (so do I) ..it literally melts & all curls up on itself & you can't for one minute imagine it turning out ok .. but then a few seconds later it rights itself & it goes flat & 'is cooked' :)
I shall post a picture in a few minutes of the Charms that I have just made for the swap. (hope they're ok ..never done anything like this before !)

Called in at WHS today and discovered a fairly new Bead magazine ..called 'Bead' (oddly enough) .. I have to say I really like it ..there's some fab new techniques I NEED to have a go at & I daresay I will proabably have to go buy more beads and bits to do them ..what a shame ;)
Did get the ironing done yesterday & even more impressively tea is in the oven already today ! ..so now I need to clear my desk off so I can PLAY ! :)

Hmmmm ... The housework is finally catching up with me ..just about to embark on an hour or so's ironing & then really my office/craft space shoukd be tidied again ..it still hasn't recovered from the cyber crop of a couple of weeks ago !
So we shall see later ..what I achieve today or whether i deviate completely & go make something instead :)

Ok so I've got no housework done at all today .. never mind my bracelet is now fully charmed & ready to wear ! (priorities & all that :) )

Having spent most of yesterday finishing off the bracelet previously mentioned .. I then spent another hour today taking it to pieces and re-assembling it but this time on to a chain link ..it now has better movement when worn But does not (at the moment) have as many beaded charms on it ..(still there is time yet !)

This morning I have opted for the Leather to attach the bead charms to .. so far so good (i think) .. must nip off to town in a while ..need some more beads & Findings & we have a fantastic stall at our local market who does just about something of everything .. i never walk away empty handed, even when I just pop by to say hello :)
Oh well !

I have tried, & love making ATC's, I have recently tried Altered Postcards for a swap & then even more recently I have made a few 'inchies' .. these could be seriously addictive !
I wondered if I could make even smaller & glaze & use within the confines of the charm swap ? will need to work on this idea !

I have joined an 'altered art charm swap' .. it's a little daunting but have been trying out a couple of ideas .. there are some fantastic blogs with some tremendous inspiration on them ... these blogs also have this miraculous ability to make your time just disapear !

Today I have been putting together a selection of beaded charms to make a bracelet.
I haven't quite decided what I am going to attach them to .. whether to make a link bracelet for them ..or use some leather thonging that I have in a perfect colour .. oh the decisions are endless !
I could combine the leather with looser ribbons threaded through, oh dear it's probably going to take another day to choose !
I will endeavour to post a picture of the finished article as soon as I get a moment.