Boxes

Despite my best efforts before opening, I'm still going through boxes, and boxes, and boxes, and... I'm sure you get the idea. There's a whole lotta stuff left to do, and put into the shop.

When I opened the box that contained the sterling charms I'd purchased several years ago, I was delighted. Immediately, I was off to find my tools, and grab some wire.

The earrings perfectly describe how much I love my kitty. Rikki has been my best cat friend for 12 years. He's full of personality, and is one of the bright spots in my day. I don't kiss him on the lips, despite what the charms say. He's far too successful a hunter for me to even think about it. Lizards, rats, birds, big bugs... ewsh... could explain the breath.

Anyway, he's a Tuxedo Cat, so the black and white paw print lampwork beads were perfect. I added 4mm Olivine Swarovski crystals because the color reminded me of his amazing eyes. Inverted sterling silver bead caps added a decorative touch, and stabilized the lampwork beads on the wire.

Then I had to make a pendant from the other two charms. I stacked one on top of the other.  The top one reads "Fly High!"  The bottom one says "The Sky is the Limit."  The way I've been feeling lately, I think it should say "the stars are the limit."

I tried wearing it on a neckwire, but it was a bit too much with the earrings, so it's now on the keyring for the register keys.  It won't always live there, but it seemed like a good place for it.

Taking the pictures was fun!  There are grapevines behind the classroom, and they're just loaded with grapes.  I got a nice picture, and I got to eat some yummy grapes.

Well, so much for playing with things I've found in boxes.  There are oodles of tubed seed beads to re-tag, but I can't help wondering what I'm going to find next.