Winter is here and many of us are shivering under layers of clothes. But once you peel off your coat, scarf, hat and gloves, some wintery jewelry might just take the edge off the brrr.
This rustic necklace features a ceramic pendant by my friend Diana Ptaszynski, a handmade clasp that echoes the angles of the snowflake and gorgeous deep blue batik ribbon. Nobody will accuse you of being boring when you wear this unique artisan necklace!
Perhaps you’d like something a little more subtle; something you can just slip over your head with a simple tee shirt or sweater. This necklace features my own handmade ceramic snowflake and a raku bead by Xaz Beads.
I also have a couple of winter themed earrings in my shop. These earrings have ceramic snowflakes by Bo Hulley and lampwork glass by my friends at Paradise Bead. All the wire is Sterling silver. These are so pretty!
These are my favorite of the four shown here. The lampwork beads by Sue Beads shimmer with a silvery iridescence and the artisan sterling silver snowflakes are exquisitely detailed. These will make your ears happy!
What do you like best about winter? I like walking in crunchy sounding snow. How about you?
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I like the wire clasps on the first necklace, and the use of fabric/ribbon around the neck.
As a native Southern Californian, I didn’t experience the freezing cold, ice & snow until I moved to France. In the Paris suburbs. It took me years to acclimate myself & get over the doldrums. After I made up my mind to get over it :), I embraced the 4 seasons. My fave thing to do is sit in front of the fireplace with my sweet cat on my lap. Next fave thing is to plan Spring changes in my garden and any deco in the house.
At the moment though, I’m in Georgia doing Momcare. Haven’t been home in 3 winters, just 2 times since December 2016. I really can’t wait to get back to my cat, garden, home, life.
I’m glad you liked the clasp on the snowflake necklace. It was kind of an experiment. I like your methods for coping with the winters in Paris! I hope your mom is doing better.