Kinship Amulet

“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” 

- A.A. Milne

Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving this year has come and gone.  

It was a lovely weekend of hot apple cider, quiet chats and a roaring fire..everything Thanksgiving is supposed to be.  There was turkey, warm caramel fondue with fresh fall apples and my Grandma Jones's unbeatable butter tarts.  The days following the fall harvest feast were filled with lazy afternoon naps and endless mugs of hot tea, filled to the brim with milk and honey.  So many things to be thankful for this year..every year..but this one in particular. The love of family and friends, our cozy home, the health of my furry sidekick.  The celebration of new beginnings and the healing of old wounds.  I wake up each and every morning with a reminder that I truly am blessed.

The long weekend also allowed me the time to finish some little pieces that've been patiently waiting to be worked on in my shop.  Amber hued carnelians and deep green peridot are such an irresistible pairing especially this time of year.  I also found a gorgeous little nugget of rosewood in my treasure box of odds and ends, perfect for another Giving Tree ring.  All that and more, available in my shop.

 Sterling, carnelian, peridot - Caramel Apple pendant

Sterling, carnelian - Under The Harvest Moon 

Sterling, rosewood - The Giving Tree ring

Sterling, ocean jasper - Remnants of Summer ring

Harvest Moon

(sterling, carnelian)

Under the Harvest Moon

When the soft silver

Drips shimmering

Over the garden nights.

Death, the gray mocker

Comes and whispers to you

As a beautiful friend

Who Remembers.

Under the summer roses

When the fragrant crimson

Lurks in the dusk

Of the wild red leaves,

Love, with little hands

Comes and touches you

With a thousand memories,

And asks you

Beautiful, unanswered questions.

-  Carl Sandburg