The Wigglebutt Blog

This was one of those finds from the Salvation Army Thrift Store. You know the kind I'm talking about.  That thing you absolutely HAVE to have, even though you have no idea what in the heck you are going to do with it. But, unlike many of the things I absolutely HAVE to have, I have only been sitting on this little gem for about 6 months;~) It looks like it may have been home to a pen set or something similar. The lid had a recessed area that looked like a plaque or label had been pried up.  It looked pretty rough so I just made sheet out of the tail end of a cane that was headed for the scrap bag, and covered that area. Next I had to figure out what to do with the underside of the lid.  I could have soaked and scrubbed or scraped and sanded to get that label residue off of there but I honestly don't have the patience. So, I made this in Printshop (I love Printshop!), and did a little decoupage. That just left the inside. I initially over complicated it. ...

I recently made a lot of little cell phone charms. (Just felt the need) And I was trying to figure out a unique and interesting way to display them. I went out to my stash of twigs ( I use them to make fairy houses ) and found this lovely piece of driftwood. I thought I would try to make a "tree". I almost decided to leave it natural, but I had to use too many different colors of wire. So I ended up painting it a solid black. I like the way it turned out.