A year or so ago I was in some little town somewhere after a long, lonely drive and I wandered into an antique shop to kill some time. Draped over the neck of a dusty, cracked mannequin was a sparkling necklace, held together with a rusty copper hook.
The handwritten tag said, "As-is, c.1950's necklace." I bought it on the spot, put down my bags and wrapped the necklace around my neck. Almost instantly, it fell apart and beads rolled everywhere. The cashier said, "As-is."
Jasper is known to have been a favourite gem in the ancient world; its name can be traced back in Hebrew, Assyrian, Persian, Greek and Latin. It is described in the Book of Revelation
(21:11) as follows: "It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance
was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as
crystal."
I'm kicking myself for not buying more of these bird clasps. Perhaps I'll stumble upon them again someday and can make more than one choker.
I'm in love with my own earrings, sigh.
Fall/winter styles are being added slowly but surely to my Etsy shop, and all summer items are now discounted by as much as $10!
Don't forget free shipping is offered when you buy two or more items. Yippee!
