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I've been busy creating this week! I've been gearing up making jewelry in preparation for the Christmas season. I just sent a big shipment to the hometown shop, and she sold 8 of those necklaces in one day, which was about a third of my entire shipment. So I've got to get busy.
The looming holiday deadlines combined with the routine nature of some of the classic styles I've been creating since 2001 often results in new happy accidents and experiments.
I kind of want to keep this one for myself, but I never keep my favorites for myself. It's like they must be shared with the world. Instead, I keep only B-list necklaces for my own accessories.
Here are a few old school bottlecap necklaces. An art fair friend from South Dakota gave these to me. Did you notice they're from bottling companies in Aberdeen, SD and Sioux City, IA? I have just 5 bottlecaps, all really charming- I think there's also a root beer cap and an Orange Crush cap somewhere in the mix. I have no idea how much to charge for this one-of-a-kind line of charms. Creating is fun, and pricing is always the hard part.
I love using French text in my necklaces. There's something so romantic about the French language, and I think there's a bit of intrigue because I took two years in high school so I recognize certain words. Who can tell me what coeur means? Without resorting to Babelfish, I think it means "heart."
Happy Thanksgiving!
Saturday morning crepes = ♥
Brandon and I celebrated years of dating bliss tonight by visiting the Vesta Dipping Grill. I had ginger chili seared tuna with jalepeno ponzu sauce and wasabi cream sauce and Brandon tried the grilled lamb tenderloin with pistachio mint sauce, and red pepper rica rouelle. As you can see, the restaurant was very dark which combined with great service and a few glasses of wine, translated into the perfect romantic evening.
♥ white zinfandel
I made cupcakes and chili tonight, making for a cozy apartment tonight. The cupcakes were made for a work fundraiser tomorrow. Rather than a traditional holiday party, we raise money for a few different non-profits throughtout the holiday season through hosting various events. Tomorrow is the big kickoff- an afternoon of cookies, cakes, and other indulgences. And to think, I had just started training myself off the daily chocolate habit I had developed over the past few weeks.
♥ cupcakes
