I sent off a jewelry set I made for a dear friend yesterday. She had recently split from her boyfriend; well, actually, he left her. And since she was so sad, and is so dear to me, I picked up my tools for the first time in about 2 years, and made her a necklace, bracelet, and earring set, and sent it off to the U.K., hoping the sparkliness of the jewels would bring back the sparkle in her eyes.
Little did I know, when I created the pieces about 3 weeks ago, that as of yesterday, I would be feeling my own degree of sadness, for the very same reason as she is. Life and its ironies, I suppose. I know yesterday, when I stood in line at the