felt beads/the day my camera died

This post was supposed to be about the felt beads my kids and I made from wool roving this afternoon, but when I went to upload my photos this is what I found:

followed by picture after picture of total blackness.

sigh. I don't know if this is fixable (it's already a hand-me-down camera), and I don't know when we'll be able to get a new one, so don't expect much at mama unraveled for the next little bit.

I can't show you mine, but here's a few felt bead tutorials:
Lili la Malice
Martha Stewart Kids
I'd like to try this:

(at a Japanese craft site found via craftlog.)
Time to buy a trinket out of the gumball machine, I guess!