You Gotta Look the Part

The lady who brought us the little black dress, Chanel suits, and my favorite perfume also worked in style, apparently. I don't know why it never occurred to me to wear a hat and five strands of pearls at my beading table.

Please tell me she has an Ott lamp somewhere. (And an ash tray.)

Walnut jewelry...prettier than you'd think

I bought this pendant on eBay a few years ago simply because it fascinated me:

It reminds me of a brain scan. ;) It's made of sterling silver, turquoise chips, and what appeared to be petrified wood. But...that brown framing holding the chips is actually a cross-section of sliced walnut.

Not only clever, but beautiful.