diff --git a/abp/fancy.py b/abp/fancy.py
index 3178596..19f0a2d 100644
--- a/abp/fancy.py
+++ b/abp/fancy.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import time, atexit, json
 import sys
-import networkx
+import networkx as nx
 import numpy as np
 import websocket
 from socket import error as socket_error
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import graphstate
 import clifford
 import util
 
-class GraphState(graphstate.GraphState, networkx.Graph):
+class GraphState(graphstate.GraphState, nx.Graph):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         graphstate.GraphState.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         self.connect_to_server()
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class GraphState(graphstate.GraphState, networkx.Graph):
 
     def layout(self):
         """ Automatically lay out the graph """
-        pos = networkx.spring_layout(self, dim=3, scale=np.sqrt(self.order()))
+        pos = nx.spring_layout(self, dim=3, scale=np.sqrt(self.order()))
         middle = np.average(pos.values(), axis=0)
         pos = {key: value - middle for key, value in pos.items()}
         for key, (x, y, z) in pos.items():
diff --git a/abp/graphstate.py b/abp/graphstate.py
index 703f983..5b19447 100644
--- a/abp/graphstate.py
+++ b/abp/graphstate.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ class GraphState(object):
     Internally it uses the same dictionary-of-dictionaries data structure as ``networkx``.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, nodes=[], deterministic=False, vop="identity"):
+    def __init__(self, data=(), deterministic=False, vop="identity"):
         """ Construct a ``GraphState``
 
-        :param nodes: An iterable of nodes used to construct the graph, or an integer -- the number of nodes.
+        :param data: An iterable of nodes used to construct the graph, or an integer -- the number of nodes, or a ``nx.Graph``.
         :param deterministic: If ``True``, the behaviour of the graph is deterministic up to but not including the choice of measurement outcome. This is slightly less efficient, but useful for testing. If ``False``, the specific graph representation will sometimes be random -- of course, all possible representations still map to the same state vector.
         :param vop: The default VOP for new qubits. Setting ``vop="identity"`` initializes qubits in :math:`|+\\rangle`. Setting ``vop="hadamard"`` initializes qubits in :math:`|0\\rangle`.
         """
@@ -27,11 +27,20 @@ class GraphState(object):
         self.deterministic = deterministic
         self.adj, self.node = {}, {}
         try:
-            for n in nodes:
-                self._add_node(n, vop=vop)
-        except TypeError:
-            for n in range(nodes):
-                self._add_node(n, vop=vop)
+            # Cloning from a networkx graph
+            self.adj = data.adj.copy()
+            self.node = data.node.copy()
+            for key, value in self.node.items():
+                self.node[key]["vop"] = data.node[key].get("vop", clifford.by_name["identity"])
+        except AttributeError:
+            try: 
+                # Provided with a list of node names?
+                for n in data:
+                    self._add_node(n, vop=vop)
+            except TypeError:
+                # Provided with an integer?
+                for n in range(data):
+                    self._add_node(n, vop=vop)
 
     def _add_node(self, node, **kwargs):
         """ Add a node. By default, nodes are initialized with ``vop=``:math:`I`, i.e. they are in the :math:`|+\\rangle` state.
diff --git a/abp/lattices.py b/abp/lattices.py
index e69de29..a1b4bb7 100644
--- a/abp/lattices.py
+++ b/abp/lattices.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+"""
+This is a sketch of a consistent language for defining resource states and lattices.
+"""
+
+import networkx as nx
+from abp.fancy import GraphState
+
+def union(*graphs):
+    """ Assumes that all graphs are completely independent and uniquely labelled """
+    output = nx.Graph()
+    output.node = dict(i for g in graphs for i in g.node.items())
+    output.adj = dict(i for g in graphs for i in g.adj.items())
+    return output
+
+def relabel(g, label):
+    """ Shorthand relabel """
+    return nx.relabel_nodes(g, lambda x: (label, x))
+
+def fuse(psi, na, nb):
+    """ Deterministic fusion for testing purposes """
+    neighbors_a, neighbors_b = psi.neighbors(na), psi.neighbors(nb)
+    new_edges = ((i, j) for i in neighbors_a for j in neighbors_b if i != j)
+    psi.add_edges_from(new_edges)
+    psi.remove_nodes_from((na, nb))
+    return psi
+
+def ghz(label):
+    """ A 3-GHZ state """
+    psi = nx.Graph(((0, 1), (1, 2)))
+    return relabel(psi, label)
+
+def microcluster(label):
+    """ A microcluster """
+    psi = union(ghz(0), ghz(1), ghz(2))
+    psi = fuse(psi, (0, 1), (1, 0))
+    psi = fuse(psi, (1, 2), (2, 1))
+    return relabel(psi, label)
+
+def unit_cell(label):
+    """ A simple ring-like unit cell """
+    psi = union(microcluster(0), microcluster(1), microcluster(2), microcluster(3))
+    psi = fuse(psi, (0, (0, 2)), (1, (2, 2)))
+    psi = fuse(psi, (1, (0, 2)), (2, (2, 2)))
+    psi = fuse(psi, (2, (0, 2)), (3, (2, 2)))
+    psi = fuse(psi, (3, (0, 2)), (0, (2, 2)))
+    return relabel(psi, label)
+
+def position(node):
+    print node
+    return {}
+
+def annotate(g, f):
+    """ Annotate a graph """
+    for node in g.nodes():
+        g.node[node].update(f(node))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    psi = union(unit_cell((0, 0)), unit_cell((2, 0)))
+    annotate(psi, position)
+    g = GraphState(psi)
+
diff --git a/tests/test_fancy.py b/tests/test_fancy.py
index dcc6884..f1fba44 100644
--- a/tests/test_fancy.py
+++ b/tests/test_fancy.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from abp import clifford
 from abp.util import xyz
 from mock import simple_graph
 
+
 def test_json_basic():
     """ Test that we can export to JSON """
     g = simple_graph()
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ def test_json_basic():
     assert "adj" in js
     assert "node" in js
 
+
 def test_tuple_keys():
     """ Test that we can use tuple-ish keys """
     g = fancy.GraphState()
@@ -20,17 +22,24 @@ def test_tuple_keys():
     g.add_edge((1, 2, 3), "string")
     json.dumps(g.to_json(True))
 
+
 def networkx_test():
     """ Test that fancy graph states really behave like networkx graphs """
     g = fancy.GraphState()
-    g.add_qubit(0, position = xyz(10, 0, 0))
-    g.add_qubit(1, position = xyz(1, 0, 0))
+    g.add_qubit(0, position=xyz(10, 0, 0))
+    g.add_qubit(1, position=xyz(1, 0, 0))
     g.act_hadamard(0)
     g.act_hadamard(1)
     g.act_cz(0, 1)
     g.copy()
 
-    # TODO: more tests here!
-
 
+def test_from_nx():
+    """ Test that making graphs from networkx objects goes smoothly """
+    g = nx.random_geometric_graph(100, 2)
+    psi = fancy.GraphState(g)
+    assert psi.node[0]["vop"] == 0
+    assert len(psi.edges()) > 0
+    psi.measure(0, "px", detail=True)
 
+    psi = fancy.GraphState(nx.Graph(((0, 1),)))
diff --git a/tests/test_graphstate.py b/tests/test_graphstate.py
index 0f6e3b5..889bfd2 100644
--- a/tests/test_graphstate.py
+++ b/tests/test_graphstate.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import mock
 import random
 import numpy as np
 from tqdm import tqdm
+import networkx as nx
 
 REPEATS = 100
 DEPTH = 100
@@ -121,3 +122,12 @@ def test_stabilizer_state_multiqubit(n=6):
         b = mock.circuit_to_state(mock.CircuitModelWrapper, n, circuit)
         assert a.to_state_vector() == b
 
+
+def test_from_nx():
+    """ Creating from a networkx graph """
+    g = nx.random_geometric_graph(100, 2)
+    psi = GraphState(g)
+    assert len(psi.node) == 100
+
+    psi = GraphState(nx.Graph(((0, 1),)))
+