My Dzi bead

I admit that I am an avid collector. As you well know, I love jewellery. I also admit that I have a weakness for beads. Old ones. A couple of years ago I came across this one bead that I adored. It was meant to be and, in good fortune, it became mine. It's an old Dzi bead. I have taken some photos to show its beauty:

It has two "eyes" and one other shape. The lady who passed it on to me, a lovely Tibetan woman, told me the shape is reminiscent of a dragon. She also mentioned that I should always wear it next to my skin. I try to remember that. I strung it as a necklace with Afghan Jade and sterling beads. It's a simple design and I may change it later. For now, it's functional and it shows off the bead beautifully.

Now I need someone to tell me what it means. The lady told me it was a very special bead, but she never elaborated. So now, I am on a mission to find out!

Let me know if you can educate me. :)

Good night!

Will the real Yoda please stand up?

Not only do we not know what species Yoda is but, we do not know the exact shape of his feet.

I am still recovering from the shock.

No, the image is not mine, who knows who this belongs to but, truly, I am not making any money out of it so let me be.

Where was I? Oh, yes, number 6!

It's taken a while, but here it is. Number 6!

One of my favourite books while growing up, The Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding. Please, do not watch the movie prior to reading the book. The book is MUCH MORE profound and shocking.

As soon as I realized that Jessi Taylor's store existed, my world was enlightened.

This necklace is a winner. No more needs to be said. It's gorgeous, stunning, beautiful and I wear it pretty much every week.

Every time I wear it, someone asks about it, and someone gasps as soon as they realize what it is and what it represents. I love the shock factor. I wear this necklace alone and layered with other pieces. I am going to cheat, as I also own this piece by Jessi:

When I wear them together, the effect is priceless. :)

All images belong to Jessi Taylor, go, go, go, get enlightened!

Cheers and good night!

By the way...

I mentioned Tosca Teran and her lovely Toronto studio in my post below. Well, this lovely lady also informed me of this great upcoming event: City of Craft, December 12 & 13, 2009, The Theatre Centre - 1087 Queen Street West, Toronto. I intend to go so, if you are from around here, mark your calendars. Click on the image below to visit their web site:

Support your local artists and buy hand-made goods. Re-cheers!

The image above belongs to City of Craft and it's not used for profit purposes. (Don't you hate all these disclaimers people have to use nowadays?)

Still sick, working, but I needed a "ring break"!

I am home sick again today. I am working, however, I decided to keep out of the office in order to limit the spread of my nasty cold. I think I had a slight fever yesterday, and my head still hurts today. I am sneezing like crazy, my nose is running, etc. The works! Today it will be chicken soup and lots of other fluids. For now, I must confess, even when I am sick, I have to shower, get dressed, and put on some nice jewels to lift my spirits. I find that, when I am feeling under the weather, decking up actually makes me improve faster. It's all in the mind. So, that being said, here are today's winning combinations:

Right hand, my every day ring, Maquette III, from Nanopod (on the left), and my lovely "mushroom" ring from Discomedusa (on the right).

I wear BIG rings. I have big hands (pale and dry as well, thank you colder weather and constant hand-washing due to illness), so small rings get lost in my fingers. I like to feel the weight of metal. Both rings are actually quite comfortable to wear together. I never take off my Maquette III ring. I bought it a few weeks ago from Tosca Teran at her lovely Toronto studio, Nanopod: Hybrid Studio and, since then, it's lived on my hand day and night. It's my staple.

Left hand, winning stackers of the day, my other Nanopod treasure, Cratonic ring, my own wedding band (both never come off either), and one of my favourites, my Pebble ring from BlackDaisyDesigns, one of my most loved stores.

I shall continue with the top ten list soon enough. I just have all these other tangents to go to. Welcome to my ever wandering mind.

Cheers!

I did this last year, you can too!

Gotta love the stacks!

Today's stacking combination is:

From the left: Cratonic ring by Nanopod, my own gold wedding band, Oro Stones by Johnnyninos.

Cheers!

Great Rock Moves

Disclaimer: At home, sick and bored.

I am now listening to Q107, classic rock station in Toronto. Joanne Wilder is on and she's asking who has the greatest rock moves. Of course, being the nut that I am, here's my post on their website:

It reads:

"Bruce Dickinson doing The Trooper, Tuomas Holopainen at keyboards while flipping his hair (yes, newer stuff, and I am old, but hey, gotta keep my options open) and Mick Jagger doing ANYTHING! ;)
Posted By Yoholas On 11/13/2009 9:57:55 AM"

Yes, Yoholas is another one of my cyber-egos. I know, I am a nutcase, ha! So, who do you think has the best rock moves?

Cheers!

Chestnuts in the cold

I keep drooling over him (yes, him). Soon, soon... :)

This photo belongs to the lovely Anna-Karin, from BlackDaisyDesigns, one of my favourite stores, check it out: http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlackDaisyDesigns

I love roasted chestnuts while walking in the cold.

Good night!

I wonder...

Happy Friday everyone!

Have a great weekend! The Top 10 list will continue later. For now, cheers!

What is yohopee?

For those of you who wonder, this is from the book "Temple in Society" by Michael V. Fox. I adopted this magical name over 20 years ago while studying Archaeology and Anthropology in University:

And another one from latinamericanstudies.org, this document (http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/maya/maya-zapotec.pdf) states that:

There you have it. Now you know.

Cheers!

NI!

The long expected number 7!!!

Seventh son of a seventh son. Ok, not quite, but here it is!

A GRUB! Yes, a grub! This tiny work of art is deliciously perfect and cute! It was carefully and lovingly designed by JewelsVine at http://www.etsy.com/shop/jewelsvine. You just HAVE TO check out this store. I have several items on my wish list with hopes that, when I win the lottery (if I ever fall into the trick of buying tickets) I will purchase one of each of this designer's pieces. Here's my own little creature:

Either I wear him on the cord that I bought at the same time, which also has two miniature works of art:

Or I use a steel and sterling silver cord that I bought at a local jewellery store. Either way, it's stunning and people will approach me to find out what lives around my neck.

There you have it, the long awaited Number 7! Both photos are property of JewelsVine and and not used here for profit, piracy, pomegranates, or puritanical matters. Go and buy miniature works of art. You won't regret it: http://www.etsy.com/shop/jewelsvine

Happy November!