Happy Halloween

Tonight, as Halloween nears, we took a ride around the neighborhood to see the nighttime decorations. Wow! Rather macabre and downright creepy on some streets. I just like the classic pumpkins, some tricky cheerful witches and twinkling orange and purple lights.

Lately, I have been enjoying making vintage style earrings that add a "dollop" of color. They have a timeless look and are versatile as well, so they work well for a casual or a dressy look.
The earrings shown in this photo come in caramel, cherry red and spun sugar pink.
Hope you have a Happy Halloween!

Story Necklace

I love how the elements in this photo create all kinds of possibilities for stories. A dog and a happy pet lover are out for a stroll, but looking again, is this a quest? Is the bird in the photo swooping in to bring a special message or guiding the master and the dog to a happy ending?

Beads can also tell a story. It's an old tradition, and a part of bead culture that fascinates and delights me. Over the years I have created different kinds of story necklaces that can be used for story telling.
 The necklaces are composed of background "narration" beads and special "plot" beads.The storyteller can look over the necklace and create and tell a story, bead by bead.

I love sitting with a group of children and showing them the special beads such as a magic bird, a golden boat or a farmer and his wife and letting them make up a story. Sometime the blue beads are the ocean, sometimes the sky.