The Rocket Scientist and I are going to Casa Bonita (“food [poisoning] and fun in a festive atmosphere!”) tomorrow night for what is getting to be approximately a 15-way birthday celebration (followed up by Beatles Rock Band, at which I am awesome). I’m trying to squeeze my birthday into the roster, but since it was back in October that’s probably stretching it.
Since three of the birthday peeps are girls, I spent last night making them necklaces while watching Season 1 of Pushing Daisies. I think the show definitely inspired the bright color combinations I chose.
Zen and Lemon Drops
- Sterling silver chain
- Turquoise tear drops
- Czech glass beads
The turquoise reminds me of visiting my Grandmas in Arizona, and the way the stones are stacked makes me think of all the big rock outcrops, with boulders perched precariously on precipices (oh yeah, I’m awesome at alliteration. Ha! Just did it again).
Oysters in Algae
- Sterling silver chain
- Green freshwater pearls
- Czech glass beads (there’s a green leaf bead on the end of the extender, but it was heavy and sunk into the snow)
One of the birthday girls just got engaged on New Year’s, and her gorgeous ring is the same acid-y green as the Czech glass. I may redo this necklace tonight and cluster the pearls so they hang down instead of horizontal. Not sure yet…
Cherry Acid Flashback
- Sterling silver chain
- Cherry quartz
- Czech glass
I tried a new wire wrap technique with this stone – a “T” wrap vs the “triangle” wrap that’s more common. I think it turned out well.
It’s a shame that the color-combo of red and green is so dominated by Christmas, as I think those are two gorgeous colors together. This variation on those colors is dedicated to my high school Calculus teacher, who once told us about an acid-flashback he had after drinking a cherry soda when he was in Alabama marching with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
More jewelry in a later post (if I survive Casa Bonita, that is).
