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my, oh my. it has been quite a..... what??!? a MONTH AND A HALF???????
holy mother of distractions, how did that happen?????
i'll tell you how: tequila, cemeteries, revolutionary murals and raw oysters on a white sand beach in mexico, for one. my thirty-fourth birthday, for another. (yes, the "old lady" jokes have been cracking for a couple of years now.....). three separate rounds of house guests - yay! accompanying sea shanties on the accordion, marching in a st. patrick's day parade, crepe fests, {{{ taxes.......}}}, easter parades..... oh, and we also went to alabama for a week to spend time with jason's family, including his niece and firecracker of a nephew. and when i say firecracker, i really mean an M-80.
well! this has certainly been a hiatus such as would totally get me fired from most jobs. am i fired? i hope not, i''ve missed you all so much! i'm afraid there will be a slow getting-back-to-it this next week or so (the third round of house guests arrive tonight!), but the shop is open and i'll be getting back to all accumulated correspondence, as well as getting up some pictures, woooo!
SO! kisses to anyone still peeking in here, you know i love you~~~~

alright, here are two last stragglers that the elves wanted me to pop into the shop!

~ one mermaid ring - prehnite
~ and one little nugget necklace - rose cut green amethyst

i'll be closing up shop tomorrow morning (tuesday), and packing my rucksack for a few weeks of beaches, hiking trails, and mangoes. i'll be taking my camera, swimsuit, tastebuds, and a few colorblock necklaces for good measure. may these next few weeks treat you well, i'll miss you! adios!
xo, jessi

giddyup, cowgirls!
here's another batch of colorblocks to brighten your day!
i love these beaded patterns, and i know i'll be wearing several of them in mexico....

well well well!
so, i think i mentioned this last year - but mardi gras, here in new orleans, grabs ahold of you and doesn't let go. i feel a bit like i rode out a tornado, but in the very best way! may i just tell you that the past few weeks included, but was not limited to:
dressing up in costume at least seven different times (false eyelashes every day!), nine king cakes (who got the baby?), innumerable marching bands, fire-eaters, dance parties, marching in two mardi gras parades (whooo!), bike rides, dinner parties, wrought iron balconies, brass bands, coconuts (hello, zulu!), mosh pits (!), glitter, feathers, beads, and more alcohol than i should admit to. so i won't.
so it was pretty much heaven on earth for me. amen.

BUT! despite all these obstacles, i still managed to eke out a few jewels! here they are:

~ amazon necklace - sterling silver, carnelian, vintage venetian trade beads, glass seed beads
~ glimmer necklace - sterling silver, tourmilated quartz, glass seed beads
~ high desert necklace - sterling silver, pilot mountain turquoise, glass seed beads (yep, still obsessed with the beads!)
~ a necklace for anne boleyn - chrysoprase. wowsers........
~ quixotic ring - sterling, 14 karat gold, and a rough diamond. THIS RING!

i also have a bit of news: i'll be traveling in mexico for three weeks coming up very soon, so there will be yet another lull in the factory coming up here (sorry!). the shop will be closed during this time, but i'll be back very soon with pictures, stories and (of course, always of course), more jewels.
xoxo, dearies!