putting a spin on it.

after digging out from under 30+ orders (thank you, belle chic!), i was going to take a little bit of a break because my hands are finished.  kaput.  destroyed.  however, i couldn't stop fiddling around with some of the new supplies i ordered and came up with a new ring design.

i have to admit that i am defeated when it comes to the spinner ring that i so want to learn how to make.  right now, it just doesn't seem like it is going to happen, so, i thought about the aspects of the spinner ring that i like and made my own simplified version.  you can see them above in a stack, and below on it's own!  using sterling wire and tiny 14K and copper tubes, this is my own take on it!  the silver is a perfect foil to the warm tones of the 14K and copper - and all day, i've been spinning the little tubes around and around.  while it might not be a true spinner ring, these are definitely fidget rings in their own right.  take a look at them here.

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working. and not working.

 i have been blissfully off work for a week.  while it was planned vacation time, i find that it has served more of a stress leave than a vacation.  it's so amazing how spending time with your kid and family can really make the awfulness of work stress seem far away.  i know that when i go back on tuesday (yay, long holiday weekend!) things will start up again, but i'm hoping that i will be rested - and zen - enough to handle it all.  i'm thinking that september really can't be any worse than august was!

that being said, i also have been working on new jewelry offerings... i knew the time off would be good for my brain!  so check out the thick sinple 14K gold filled band (first picture) and this marvelous (if i do say so myself!) wedding ring stacking set!  matching a recycled "diamond" solitare with a beaded band and plain stacking ring, this is just fabulous.  alternative, yes.  romantic, even more so.  and an indication of more designs to come. 

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