Piercing Update

A few posts ago, I told you all about a new tool I had recently purchased - my jeweler's saw. I showed the first attempt I made at sawing...pretty clumsy! Well, I'm glad to say that I really enjoy the challenge of piercing metal and while I'm far from perfect, practice does make "better"! Here are some of the pieces I have made with that technique:

Dreams Gone to Seed

New Growth

At the risk of sounding like I'm bragging, I think these turned out really well. Sometimes I can't believe how far I've come since I first started making jewelry!

Random Facts for a Rainy Saturday Night

• I always eat my french fries with mayonnaise.
• I have never been able to do cartwheels.
• I like dogs, but I LOVE cats.
• When I was in elementary school, I was obsessed with anything involving Egypt or Michael Jackson.
• I bite my nails.
• As a natural blonde, I REALLY don't like blonde jokes.
• I still feel sad about Mitch Hedberg's death.
• I've never seen "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" or "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (but I did read that book).
• I'm skinny, but somehow, I still have fat ankles.
• Right now, I have a headache.
• My goal for the summer is to learn how to solder (for jewelry).
• In high school, I hated math and science and loved English.
• I don't like insult comedy. And Sarah Silverman is not funny, either.
• If I could have any talent, it would be the ability to sing really well.
• I wish I could play tennis better.
• Someday I want to travel to New York City. Also Europe.

That's probably enough for now. Do you know me?