Geek sneaks farther into my crafting
Last week, I shared the joys of using a d20 for a few non-gaming tasks. Today, I’d like to share the next geeky item to fall victim to my need to fill a quick gap.
I design jewelry. (Those curious may visit my deviantArt account. I’ve slowly been creating new pieces again.) I haven’t figured out how to work my dice into that yet, but I did recently find a fantastic use for the mouse pad my favorite jewelry component supplier sent me.
I normally design my jewelry in a lined shallow tray that both keeps my pieces from rolling around and from rolling off the tray when they won’t stay put. But the tray is large, and my design bag I carry around to class and such is tiny. It’s awkward to carry both.
This has bothered me for some time, but this mouse pad got me thinking. A mousepad is typically designed to not slide around, and it’s small. In fact, it just happens to be the perfect size to slide into the back of my tote. I’ve only started experimenting with it, and while I miss having walls, it does seem to work quite effectively.
If my classes ever actually form, I’m going to recommend it to my students. Nearly everyone has a spare mousepad lying around, or can come up with one quickly.
