crucible of ennui

Remember the art show I went to back in December? Well the bracelet is finished! And I totally LOVE IT!!! It’s everything I wanted. The artist, Cindy Bolin did a fabulous job. The more I wear it, the more I love it.

I love jewelry. My mom, Diane, loved jewelry too. I used to love to comb through her jewelry boxes when I was young and try everything on. I’d stack bracelets on my wrists and rings on every finger of both hands. I only had 1 set of earring holes at that point, so I compensated with clip on earrings up the side of my ears. My neck would swim with pearls, gold and silver chains and beads of every color.

I’ve always wanted a charm bracelet. But I wanted it to be special and unique. Something I could pass onto my own daughter, if given the chance. When I first saw Cindy at an art show, I was immediately draw to her style of jewelry. Everything is handmade and totally fulfilled that funky look I was craving. She has all kinds of neat earrings and bracelets - both charm and cuff styles. One of her most stunning pieces is this really beautiful mermaid ring done in silver, brass and copper.

For my bracelet - I started with 3 charms. There’s room for 4-5 more. Cindy designed and then crafted a representation of myself which turned out beautiful! I also wanted a charm for Catherine - so she created a cat’s head with one peridot eye (since Cat was born in May). For Glenn, she did a heart with wings, within a heart. I LOVE CINDY BOLIN!!!

I already know what I want for my next charm. My favorite, most bestest holiday is Halloween. Since I was born and raised in Southern California and am a 1/4 Mexican - I want her to design a sugar skull in silver with bright pink gemstone eyes.