Day 271

Another pair from my Venezuela trip. After I got these, someone told me that the hanging shells are called Dead Man's Toenails! These earrings sparked my interest in using shark vertebrae in jewelry - here, they are dyed turquoise, although I tend to use them in their natural state. 

Day 270

Another pair from my collection.... 

I got these on a trip to Venezuela, back when I could wear dangly earrings. 

Day 269

"I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings."

~ Gustave Flaubert 

Day 268

"The skull is nature's sculpture."

~ David Bailey

Day 267

BONK! SMASH! WHAAM!

Day 266

Pearls 'n' Leather

Day 265

Birds of a feather...

Day 264

"One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few."

~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Day 263

Seashells remind us that every passing life leaves something beautiful behind.

Day 262

"A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that spots are rather a credit."

~ Ivy Compton-Burnett

Day 261

sparkly AND fluffy

Day 260

"You will turn over many a new leaf 'til you learn we must all write on scratched-out pages."

~ Mignon McLaughlin

Day 259

So, I've decided to broaden the horizons of 365 Days of Earrings to include vintage earrings that I've collected or been lucky enough to inherit, as well as any other fabulous designs I own or come across... This pair is a charming set of pearl clip-ons that belonged to David's Great Aunt Helen, who I inherited many beautiful things from. 

Day 258

all the right angles

Day 257

Shoulder dusters, indeed!

Day 256

"I was for years in the yellow period, you know."

~ Josef Albers

Day 255

{ luxe loops }

Day 254

FANtastic!

Day 253

More of Grandma's glass beads, from her days as a seamstress.

Day 252

"You should always be careful of who you spill your guts to because they might go back and air your laundry out on the clothesline for everyone to see."

~  Veedan Shimakuura

Day 251

{ Grandma's Pearls }

When I washed these antique glass beads, most of the pearl coating came right off...

but I actually really like them like this. 

Day 250

I'm loving these faceted metallic glass beads that belonged to my grandmother...

thanks to my awesome cousin for passing them on.

Day 249

True blue, baby, I love you. 

Day 248

"I found I could say things with colors and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for."

~ Georgia O'Keefe

Day 247

shark vertebrae, pearls & brass

Day 246

"I am a free man. I feel as light as a feather."

~ Javier Perez de Cuellar

Day 245

found metal bits and vintage faceted glass beads

Day 244

Feathers go with everything!

Day 243

She runs with scissors.