Some new items of mine.

These are paper beads that I made. I use to roll up paper pieces when I was a little kid, but never did I think to make beads out of them! This was made out of those pesky mail ads that we all get.

I don't know who started making paper beads. Someone said that ladies in the Victorian era were making them. But there is a wonderful organization called "Beads for life". These beads are made by women in Ugandy. The money goes to help support the women who make them. You need to go read about this (