These new necklaces are so money.

Last week I got out all the coins I collected on my vacation and made necklaces out of them. I was quite proud of the results! I am on the look out for more small coins like on the necklace above. I love when they are wispy and worn down. I got these little three pence coins from the Bermondsey market in London. The woman who sold them to me had written on the bag "for the Christmas pudding." She told me they put a little coin in the pudding for children. What a neat tradition. The three pence coins date from the mid 1800's through about 1917.

I also made necklaces with the francs that I bought in the St. Quen flea market in Paris. I heard this interesting story on the radio a while back that in some small towns in France, they are still trading francs because they don't want to use the new money.

I had a really good creative day yesterday. I worked on new jewelry designs from 9 in the morning until midnight when I collapsed into bed, exhausted! I made necklaces and new earrings using a bunch of the beads I purchased in London and combining them with odd little vintage things from all different places. Earrings are fun to make. They are kind of a challenge because you have to make something that involves all these different parts but they have to be small and light enough for someone to wear. It was a very good day.

I am starting to look forward to the Spring Round Top flea market! I am getting a plan together to go with some friends. I will probably be making more than one trip. My mom also wants to go. I went twice in the Fall and it was awesome!