The Indifferent Cosmos Did Not Hear My Cry

I have these really nifty pearl chips I got at the Gem Faire a year or so ago. They’re multicolored and uneven and, of course, shiny, and I got them with the same hope that fuels all my art supply buying: the hope that, eventually, I will have some idea what I want to do with them.

And believe it or not, last night I actually got that idea! It was a darn good one, too. The only worry was whether I’d have enough pearl chips to do it. So I took some seed beads and worked on a netted necklace—I have just learned netting and it’s my latest favorite thing—all the time fretting. I had to have enough pearl chips, right? I could get the whole necklace done, right?

Well, worry not! I did have enough pearl chips to finish the necklace, and it is indeed an inspired bit of art. I would love to show it to you.

There’s just one thing: It’s not finished yet. After a night’s worry about the showcase beads, I ran out of the seed beads instead.

So for now, just take my word for it: it will be a damn cool necklace. Just … as soon as I get another shipment of little brown beads.