Thank you so much, la_corsetiere, mtummybear, cathykeshi, marianne, msc, corvettegirl, bweaves, pattye, and katbran!  I'll write up a tutorial and post it in the beader's forum, I'd love to see you all make your own versions!  Ahem Sheri, I like the idea of an octo case!
Mtummybear, that's very pretty!