Handmade Jewelry
In praise of ‘junk’
I normally wouldn’t refer to anything in my possession as “junk”, but these are, well, er, kind-of junky. I’m not 100% sure where I bought them (yes, I paid money for them!), but I’m pretty sure it was a flea market near my parents’ cabin in northern Minnesota. I also found some fabulous, exquisitely…
Read MoreMemories made by hand
Last weekend my husband and daughter and I drove down to check out the South Bay. (Do I sound like a Los Angeleno yet??) We tried to go to “downtown” Hermosa Beach, but that was a disaster. We decided to go at the last minute, thus failing to research our trip, only to arrive and find all of…
Read MoreWeek 1: Unearthing my jewelry collection
Here it is! The all-new jewelry project. Maybe I should call it “Where in the world did that piece come from?!” I don’t know, we’ll see. For now it’s “Week One of the all-new jewelry project.” At any rate, I selected a piece today from one of my favorite jewelry shops in the world. IN…
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