Trinket #304 - Vintage Halloween Pendant

Somehow, I managed to have a fun and RELAXING Halloween! I didn't have to answer to anyone, go anywhere, or do anything other than stuff that I wanted to do. Perfect.

I put together this trinket as the trick-or-treaters tapered off for the night. (The rain didn't seem to stop many.) The centerpiece of the pendant is a pair of large (about 2-1/2 inches long) glass microscope slides with a vintage image of a witch on one side and pumpkins on the other sandwiched in between them. I made a Czech glass pumpkin charm, added a tiny glass leaf, and added it as an accent to the slides.

Trinket #261 - Glass Pumpkin Pendant

With a design derived from last week's Carnelian Pumpkin Pendant, I decided to try again with some Czech glass for a slightly different look. This pumpkin is a frosted and carved orange glass sphere accented with a tiny stamped glass leaf and a green stem. I think it turned out festive without being garish.

Trinket #253 - Pumpkin Pendant

I went in search of orange beads today that would be suitable for some "upscale" Halloween trinkets. My search was fruitless. Instead, I did find these carnelian nuggets that look okay on a help cord, but don't seem to pair well with the sterling silver. I guess I'll be spending a bit of my day tomorrow trolling through gem catalogs in search of The Perfect Pumpkin.