i've always hated geometry

It's true, math was never really my thing, especially geometry. However, I've come to love geometric shapes in jewelry, accessories, clothing and graphic design. My current shape crush: the triangle. I sat at my desk - for professional purposes, read, "I sat in my studio" - one day last week and could think of nothing but the three sided beauties, and this is what came of it...

The headband is decorated with pale bluish grey leather I hand cut. This is definitely one of my favorites, and if I can find some time between house cleaning, laundry, kitten feedings and a graduation, I'll be making one for myself this weekend!

This 3D prism necklace was born from brass, lots and lots of hammering, too much drilling and some brass chain I've oxidized to black. I like the sculptural look of it, and I've got another shape/3D necklace up my sleeve! Please excuse my mannequin's torpedo boobs.

Onto some good news... today I got four turtles out of the road, all within less than a half of a mile. Three were females and the other was a male, so I hope they get busy and make little turtle babies because their numbers need to go up! Also, I'll be able to raise the babies once I get back from California, so they'll just have a babysitter, not a new foster mom! Whew, I'm so glad!

I REALLY need to get to work and get some things ready to ship. I'm sending some bullet necklaces and bow tie necklaces to a store called Pack Rats in Columbia, SC for their grand opening on June 11th, and I still need to get the paperwork filled out and get things ready for mailing tomorrow! I'm such a procrastinator! This is the first time I'll be doing consignment with a brick & mortar shop, so wish me luck!

wishlist wednesday!

It's all about necklaces today. I don't know about you, but I'm not a big jewelry wearer; Chris constantly stays on my case because I don't always wear my wedding & engagement ring, but sometimes I just feel too overdone with more than one or two pieces. One thing I'll always wear is a necklace. It doesn't matter what outfit I'm wearing (if it's on me, it's super casual), it's always made complete with the addition of a necklace.

necklaces: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5.

I'll be the first to admit, I'm not lacking necklaces, not even close. Still, like shoes or bags, it's always fun to have a new one! I can also be a little picky when it comes to finding "the perfect necklace" and one thing I look for is something about it that's unique, that's why I love the ones in today's wish list!

What are you current;y lusting over or feeling like you can't live without? If you want to join, make a wish list on your blog and link back to me, then leave me the link in the comments section!

what a day.

My day started off (early) fine as usual, but it went a little sideways about noon. The four little kittens I'm currently raising still have several weeks before they'll be able to eat on their own, and as much as I would like to raise them until they're ready to go to new loving homes, I can't. I'll be leaving on June 10th for California, and Chris will be going on a roadtrip while I'm gone, which means that I need to find someone who can raise these babies. I called the Humane Society and told the lady the whole story, only to have her get rude with me and say they wouldn't help. So I've been crying most of the day, but Chris called them back and got someone much nicer who said they'll find a foster mom for the kittens. I'm glad they can help, but at the same time I'm kind of sad. I told myself that I would NOT get attached, but that pretty much went right out the window as soon as I heard that first pur.

I'll probably be crying for a few days, but I always get super emotional when it comes to animals. So if you read the following posts and I seem a little melancholy, I am, but it'll pass.

So, what's with the old pictures? I got them as part of my vintage exchange gift from Lucy, and I just love them! What's really neat is that some of them are from Germany, as is my family! Since I've been busy with the kittens, and crying, and trying to find someone kind enough to help me out and raise the little angels, I didn't have much time to think about blogging; I just took a picture of the picture to show you because they're pretty, and I figured I'd give you an update. I'll be back tomorrow with "Wishlist Wednesday!"

our new babies

No, we aren't parents to human babies; I just wanted to clear that up before the thought even entered your mind! Also, I know that not everyone is gaga over animals, so I promise I don't plan to continue doing nothing but cute animals posts, it's just that they seem to have found me a lot lately. So, we're new parents to four little kittens. They were in the top of a barn, and after hearing crying all morning long, Chris finally decided to go see what it was coming from. He found four little kittens, but didn't realize until later that afternoon that their mother had been hit by a car. I'll admit, I'm more of a bird or dog person than I am a cat person, but you can't help loving something so cute!

I tried my best to get some pictures of them, but it proved to be incredibly difficult since they won't hold still! Having never raised kittens before, I did research pretty much all weekend long to determine their age. I've come to the conclusion that they are less than two weeks old, which means lots of feeding and little sleep on my end. It's so worth it, because when their little ears start fluttering and they start purring after a full belly, I know they're happy. The orange one is my favorite. He (or she, it's too early to tell) is the most voracious eater, and once his belly is full, he falls asleep in my arms.

Aside from being a kitten mom, I really haven't done much this weekend. I sort of thought about swimming a few times, but I guess I'm just too lazy. Have you done anything exciting over your holiday weekend?

Terrapene Carolina

I'm sure you probably all know about my immeasurable love for birds, but you may or may not know that I have the same fondness for turtles. I've always loved turtles (see), but the older I've gotten, the more I've learned about their (box turtles, or terrapene carolina) rapid decline due to habitat destruction and fragmentation. It's because of the information I've read that I've basically become a turtle-saving maniac. Up until today, I've only ever run into the highway or blocked traffic for two turtles in one day, but in less than two hours of driving I got 5, yes FIVE, turtles from the road!

turtle pictures found here and here.

Like a fool, I left my camera at home today, but any turtle is cute! So, back to my story. I was told the other year (regarding orphaned or injured birds, and any wild animal in a perilous situation) that, basically, I'm stepping in and disturbing nature, and I should leave all wildlife alone. I, on the other hand, disagree. I feel that I'm put in a specific place at a specific time because I'm supposed to be there, and I can help. Do we think that doctors are disrupting things by saving lives? No.

Okay, rant over, back to the silly stuff. Two of the turtles were at the edge of the road on my way to work this morning, and three of them were in the road on my way to see my first client. There was a car a ways behind me when I stopped to get the fifth turtle out of the road, so I pulled over, jumped out of the car, and put my hand up to say, "stop" while I was walking to the turtle. Well, they didn't obey the sign, but the turtle is now safe, so that's all that matters!

A couple years ago when I was at my favorite local junk/antique shop, I spotted this pretty necklace, and I felt like was made for me! Fitting, no? In addition to mingling with turtles, I also went to pick up this CD from Karl Blau at my local indie record store, Speakertree Records, and I love it!