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 They ain't misbehavin' now, but don't turn your back on 'em. Craft beads, like snowflakes, are beautiful when they’re tiny and disorganized. But things get ugly when loose beads gather as a mob.
Why would a bead have it in for you? Well, duh! You’re driving a sharp wire through its guts! And even though the hole was already there, that’s still gotta hurt. Watch out for these warning signs. Then get out of their beadin' way. Initial passive-aggressive move: An entire tray “accidentally” falls to the floor. Beads roll to every room of your house, encouraging your curious dog, cat or gerbil to take a dangerous lick. Open rebellion: A bead refuses to let you push the wire in by holding its breath and swelling up (yes, beads can do that). When you try another bead, the same thing happens. The third bead gets stuck underneath your thumbnail. The fourth bead rolls across the tabletop and sticks to your coffee cup. And so on. Last-chance warning: You open the storage case and discover all the beads forming a pattern that reads Up Yours. Run for your life! For more on whatever craft you’ve always loved to hate, check out my Arts & Crap Spoofbook. Its 18 how-not-to’s include “The Deadly Art of Needlepoint,” “12 Telltale Signs You’ll Get Hooked on Scrapbooking” and “Knit One, Burn Two.” Lots of laughs for just 99 cents! It's all here: Arts & Crap Spoofbook Comments are closed.
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