Trinket #349 - Necklace Upgrade

I wore this aventurine necklace today and decided it needed a little more pizazz to help counterbalance such a long chain. I salvaged these silver leaves from an over-the-top gaudy necklace. The result? Two things that I didn't like so much before that came together to make something I do like. Excellent!

PS - I will be trinketing over the next couple of days, but will not be able to post again until Sunday evening. I'm leaving in the (way too) early AM for Denver!

Trinket #322 - Green Aventurine Necklace

A chunk of aventurine holds the spotlight on this 30-inch long silver chain. Simple and green - two of my favorite things!

Trinket #317 - Green Aventurine Bracelet

This was a quick and simple trinket made from a pre-fab charm bracelet chain. I wrapped a chunk of aventurine the same way I would for a pendant and then used the same wrapping technique to attach it to the chain (no jump rings to fail at inopportune times.)

Charms of Light has this to say about the supposed metaphysical properties of green aventurine:

"Aventurine is a stone of prosperity.  It reinforces leadership qualities and decisiveness.  Promotes compassion and empathy.  Encourages perseverance.  Aventurine relieves stammers and severe neuroses.  It stabilises one’s state of mind, stimulates perception and enhances creativity.  Aids in seeing alternatives and possibilities.  Calms anger and irritation.  Promotes feelings of well-being.  Aventurine balances male-female energy.  It encourages regeneration of the heart.  Protects against environmental pollution."

Trinket #295 - Favorite Shades of Green Bracelet

I decided this evening that I'd wear green to an event tomorrow, so I made this quick and simple bracelet to accompany my dress. The trinket is made from a double strand of green hemp which has been knotted every inch or so, and has had glass beads added between alternating knots. To secure the bracelet, a spherical bead slips through a tight loop at one end.

Also to note, I received my advance copy of Unstuck by Noah Scalin today! Together, Noah and Voyageur Press have done another fantastic job creating a flexible, fun book that is made to be written in and nearly destroyed by it's owner/user.

Trust me, this is a good thing!

Trinket #273 - Envy Earrings

Yep, straight from the junk box. These faceted acrylic beads shine just enough to make them pass in a dressy situation, plus they are a fantastic shade of deep emerald green. Now I just hope I can find something just the right level of trashy to wear them with.

Trinket #232 - Serpentine Earrings

Earrings. Made of serpentine. Yup.

Trinket #219 - Green Glass Ring

It's starting to become a strange game to see how long I can go without restocking my silver wire. One good thing is that the process has made me look at what I DO have with a different perspective. Take this trinket, for instance. I really don't care for gold, but I like the way it pairs with this spring green glass bead to give this ring a warm, fresh look. This is not what I would have made if I had had other wire handy, but I'm happy with the result nonetheless.

Trinket #212 - Bohemian Beaded Necklace

I tried my hardest to spend more than fifteen minutes on today's trinket, and despite the countless interruptions, I eventually succeeded! The product of my work this evening is this necklace made from a variety of green and amber glass beads and some lovely antique bronze wire. In all, it clocked in at around a half-hour. Not too shabby for a busy Sunday night!

Trinket #190 - Peridot Bracelet

Today was un-freaking-believably busy. I put in lots of time on other creative projects and didn't really save a lot of brain fuel for this one. Regardless, I think this bracelet turned out just fine. Peridot is coincidentally both my birthstone and my favorite color, so I'm happy with it no matter what it's used in.

Trinket #180 - Dewdrop Earrings

Here we go again with one of my favorite color stones - Peridot Jasper. It's a gorgeous spring green that always gets compliments. This time, I paired it with my current favorite earring design, the drop. Trinket success!

Trinket #171 - Luna Moth Brooch

I read Eric Carle's "The Very Quiet Cricket" to my son last night at bedtime. When we came to the page with the luna moth, he immediately perked up and had a ton of questions about them. "How big are they? Are they really bright green?" On an on.

Tonight, I was out in the garage on the treadmill when something large swooped in through the open garage door. After my initial duck for safety, I realized that it was a luna moth. (Strangely, before today I had only ever seen the larvae around here, never the moth.) I hurried to the house and called my son out to take a look at it, but by the time we got back to the garage, it had escaped.

In the hopes of not letting the kid down too much, I tried to redeem the loss by creating this life-size moth brooch. It is made from tissue paper, double-sided tape, and a self adhesive brooch pin.

Trinket #166 - Gardener's Necklace

This green hemp cord is adorned with a green glass bead and a tiny silver leaf, perfect to wear with your green thumbs. It's nearing the last days of school for the kiddo, so the energy around this place is nuts. I think you'll be seeing a few more uber-quick trinkets before the week is out...

Trinket #132 - Green Leaf Earrings

Dear Blogger Outage,

You put a serious cramp in my 365 project. We can still be friends if you make sure this doesn't happen again.

Your pal,

Beth

Trinket #128 - Green Aventurine Pendant

Exhausting weekend = quick trinket. This one is a big hunk of green aventurine held with silver wire and adorned with a little bit of silver chain for movement. I didn't have a necklace chain handy, so this is strung on a piece of hemp cord for now.

Aventurine is actually a form of quartz, and the green is my absolute favorite. Charmsoflight.com describes the healing and metaphysical properties as follows:

"Aventurine is a stone of prosperity.  It reinforces leadership qualities and decisiveness.  Promotes compassion and empathy.  Encourages perseverance.  Aventurine relieves stammers and severe neuroses.  It stabilises one’s state of mind, stimulates perception and enhances creativity.  Aids in seeing alternatives and possibilities.  Calms anger and irritation.  Promotes feelings of well-being.  Aventurine balances male-female energy.  It encourages regeneration of the heart.  Protects against environmental pollution."

Trinket #102 - Magnetite Earrings

So, today was delivery day and a new stash of supplies landed fresh in my lap for this trinket. I chose these odd little magnetite trapezoids because of their beautiful olive green speckles. The stones are so interesting on their own that I decided not to detract from them at all with other beads or fancy wire wrapping, opting instead to have them hang on their own from these simple gunmetal wires.

MineralMiners.com lists the following metaphysical description of magnetite:

Magnetite is said to enhance one's spirituality and to assist in meditation. It is also said to increase physical energy, vitality and endurance, and to dispel negative emotions such as fear and anger, and to attract love and protect virtue.