Archive | February, 2013

Lotus

Gold lotus with ss disc peridot main

I created this for my neighbor. She was going through a rough time and wanted a necklace for every day wear, to remind her to breathe and slow down. After a bit of discussion and looking at various designs, she came up with this. A vermeil lotus charm sitting on top of a half inch sterling silver disc.  I like creating personalized pieces that have meaning for the individual. For me this design has a peaceful vibe–the delicate gold vermeil lotus sitting peacefully upon a sterling disc. Like the flower sitting on top of its leaf. Can be found here in my shop.

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Baby blanket

My brother had a baby almost 4 months ago. His first. A beautiful boy. I knitted him a newborn hat a couple of months ago, and had plans to also knit a blanket. I finally made a trip to our local yarn shop. I’m not into gendered colors so I’m a bit embarrassed to show the yarn I bought is blue. But it was the only color of that particular yarn (combo of cotton and superwash wool) that appealed to me. So here it is. Baby blanket yarnI’ll post a photo of the blanket when I’m done. Hah…lets see how long it takes me!!

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