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I found these awesome crosses made out of cultured pearls. I mean- they’re A pearl that forms A cross. Not little pearls set into a cross. Seriously. Don’t know how they do it, but very cool.

Anyway. I showed them to my mother who then asked me to make her a pair of earrings. So, I found two sets of crosses that were similar enough to count as pairs, and made some earrings.

And then I made a pretty pretty necklace. At least, I like it.

I’ll be listing one pair of earrings and the necklace on Etsy once mom picks the earrings she likes best. Now to figure out pricing. I usually base it on how long it takes me to make them and how much the supplies cost. The only problem is- I was watching bad TV and dropping things. Somehow it doesn’t seem fair to charge people for that!

Whenever I go to Walt Disney World, I want jewelry. Earrings, mainly, as I don’t wear much else- I have a key lanyard at work, rings are a pain, and I simply forget to put on bracelets and watches.

The problem is, I often don’t like what they have available. A simple sterling silver earstud of Cinderella’s Castle or Spaceship Earth- is that too much to ask?

Anyway, I seem to have solved the problem of a lack of good dangle earrings (they occasionally have studs I like, and you can see the pair I bought this year by clicking on my Twitter profile pic to enlarge it).

You see, Disney has these charm bracelets. The bracelet runs about $11, and each charm is about $4. And they have A LOT of charms to choose from.  And I make jewelry, so I have the pliers, split rings, french hooks, etc, to do whatever I want with them.

So this is what I made:

You can click these photos to enlarge them.

These cost me $8 a pair plus materials that I already had. Compare that to the cheapest earrings at WDW that run about $12 a pair. So, I got cuter earrings for less money. And they have that personal touch.

Saved money and didn’t even need Walt Disney World coupons. What more could a girl ask for?