Jewelry: Borealis Spiral

So, about a month ago, I headed with elenuial, jingsaw, and buddhagrrl to the Scituate Art Festival, where they had a flea market. I scoured the jewelry section for vintage finds and things to cannibalize when I stumbled upon a triple strand Aurora Borealis-stone necklace, which is a goldmine of my favorite beads to work with. When I picked them up and felt their weight and looked at the fastenings, I asked the seller how much he wanted for them. I got him down to $20, then scurried off happily with my find.

Pssh. Not my fault he didn't know that the necklace was almost a hundred years old.

Eh, they still make borealis stones at beading companies nowadays, but they're not good quality or even well-cut. Usually they're just some combination of glass and plastic coated on half of the bead with iridescent paint. They're not real Borealis, just pretty fakes. So whenever I see the real deal, I get excited.

So, rather than let myself go crazy using all of the beads the very day I got them home, I made myself wait for a little over a month so that I'd be less "ZOMG USE THEM IN EV'RYTHANG" and broke them out for the first time yesterday.

( Pictures under the cut! )

I love this piece. It's the stones I love (in the center is a Swarovski), a shade of silver I love, and sits at the base of the neck beautifully. It's also so bright that the stones kept blowing out half the pictures I took, and those few little stones cast rainbows around the room. =)

Intercon signups

Okay, so here's my list so far. Nothing's jumped out at me yet as far as "ZOMG must play!" so I'm rather apathetic in my choices right now.

Friday night:
Already played in Story Wars. Tam Lim looks interesting, and I'm a sucker for Grimm tales. Also, Redemption looks promising.

Saturday Morning:
I'm guessing Limbo for this one. I've already played in Supervillain, and the others just don't jump out at me.

Saturday Afternoon:
I get the feeling that I'll be playing in Life at the Securemarket. Dog talks it up a storm, and a game's bound to be fun if the writer's that into it. =) I'd like to see what he came up with.

Saturday Evening:
Running Leash. HOLY CRAP SO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO PLAY IN MY GAME. It makes me so happy. ;_; If you do want to play in it, I'd suggest signing up in the first round, because I know of at least 50 people who have explicitly said that they want to sign up.

Sunday:
Ehh, thinking of just chilling. No games really jump out at me. AND I like my sleep.

Anything anyone want to sway me on? I'll likely sign up for games that I know other people I know and like will be playing in.

Commissions!

SO!

The holidays are coming up. So are many people's birthdays. Last year, I got swamped with people asking me to make jewelry as gifts. This year, I want a system for it, damnit!

My commission list can be found here. Comment or email, and you will be signed up. There are 10 spots total. When I finish something, that name will be taken off the list.

Oh, and to keep people from hogging spots: after you sign up, you've got a week to talk to me about what you want. No just taking up space. =)

The earlier, the better. Even if you want something for yourself. Jewelry, collars, costume bits, whatever.

I HAVE A SYSTEM NOW.

And the game's full!

Leash filled half an hour after signups opened. Holy lederhosen, Batman!

I can count on one hand the names I don't recognize.

MY PLAYER LIST IS MADE OF AWESOME. There are so many people that I love seeing in character and I just think are fantastic players in general that signed up for my game. I love you all.

I can't wait to keep writing.

(If you still really want to play but missed it before it filled, email me.)