Fairy Jewelry

On Saturday I attended a delightful class for making fairy jewelry. It was held at a spiritual center on the east side of Cleveland known as Laughing Creek. I initially thought it was really far away because it was on the east side. To me, anything on the east side is really far away. I have a history of getting lost just about any time I go to or past MLK Drive. The traffic is ....well, trafficky and I don't like traffic. I like living in a world where everything goes my way, I have no inconveniences and everyone is kind to me.

Back to the jewelry event. The setting was in an enchanting bookstore which had a view of the laughing creek. There was a small waterfall right outside the windows and a large deck. Maybe some future classes will be held on the deck! We were given our choice of kits containing different kinds of stones. The charm ornaments were all the same, though. We could also supplement our kits with other glass beads, crystals and stones.

I have had some experience with making jewelry before so I did not need much oversight. It seemed that the other women were first timers so they took longer to finish their bracelets.

It was amazing to see how unique our work was to each of us. Different stones appealed to each of us and though we all had the same charms, we incorporated them into the bracelet in different ways. One of the charms was a large filigree star. It was so pretty to look at. It can be used on its own or closed around a stone to act as a holder. I wanted to leave it as it was but when I wore the bracelet, the large star kept stabbing me in the wrist. I had a small stone I liked which I tried to fit to another filigree holder, but that holder was too small. I still had to use super glue to keep the stone in the holder as the stone had uneven sides. I chose light pink pearly beads for my bracelet and accented them with glass beads which had green and pink stripes on them. They reminded me of stick candy.

Since I finished before the rest of the class, I browsed the bookstore. I ended up purchasing two stones there, along with 4 books. It is dangerous for me to be around books. I love to read and learn about new things. These books were about the Gospel of Mary, astrological matters pertaining to the past and future and a book about fairies. I believe in fairies. I really like to just stay in my home, though, so I don't see them very often. The book "Fairies 101" by Doreen Virtue taught about the different types of fairies that there are. The kind that help out in your house are male, though. I'm not big on having guys in my house, even if they are fairies. My cat and I are female and we like having a "Girls Only" life. Anyway, I lost an earring last week and I asked the fairies to help me find it. The book said that fairies love sweets, especially chocolate. I put out a chocolate truffle and asked that I find the earring. We'll see what happens.