Random Non-Beading Project

Recently I have found myself looking at the new laptops in the computer aisle.  Don't get me wrong, I don't need a new computer.  They're just so pretty I can't help myself.  They're little and colorful, and some of them have cute little patterns on them... while mine is boring.  So, I decided that the same skills I use to make pretty jewelry should be put to work to make my laptop pretty.  I found a bunch of the sets of gems for cell phones for CHEAP, so I bought all the sets I could find.  Then, I set to work deciding what I wanted to put on my laptop.  I finally settled on elephants.  They are my favorite animal -- they are just so gentle and kind.  They also represent luck.  So, I found a line drawing of elephants I liked (I didn't think I was up to re-creating anything more complex than a simple line drawing) and started cutting the jewels apart (I found out that cell phone jewels come stuck together on one piece of sticky stuff, so I had to cut them apart to use them).  I personally like it.  Everyone else may think it's silly, but it is special to me.  Not to mention that I will always know which laptop is mine... no mixing it up at the airport!  Hooray for simple projects!