the owl and the olive tree

While the wedding itself was lovely, the lead-up to the wedding was, uh, occasionally... stressful. One thing that helped, though, was having something to do with my hands that occupied my attention, because that kept me from being able to work up a good head of freakout. Accordingly, I spent a good bit of time making beaded jewelry. Jewelry based, specifically, on two different types of changelings.

I tend to like to make jewelry based on themes, and I'd just finished Delia Sherman's Changeling, which prominently features three treasures of New York Between: the Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen, Tickets to Peter Pan (With The Original Tinkerbell!), and the Scales of the Dragon of Wall Street. So I made some pieces based on that.

( The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen hairstick )

( Two Tickets to Peter Pan (With the Original Tinkerbell!) earrings )

( The Scales of the Dragon of Wall Street pendant )

I also made some pieces based not on the book Changeling, but on my Changeling: The Lost roleplaying game from a couple of years ago. Accordingly they are both faerie and Seattle-themed.

( The Key to the Sound wrapped bracelet )

( Armor for Trollkin choker/necklace )

There's more, but I need to figure out where I put it, and photograph it...