Yeesh.
Oh woe is me. Life is such a struggle.
Every day I make a gazillion pieces of jewelry and I want to keep every single one
(always a sure sign of a grand and cohesive design).
I think the only reason I actually take the time to sell some of my work is to ensure that in a pinch, I can overcome my selfishness! FOR I AM VERY SELFISH INDEED.
Today’s question:
Should this ring stay or go?
[imperial jasper & sterling silver]
It’s June!
Land sakes! I think this month has been stalking me for days on end…I was unaware but now it’s pounced and thrown me backward onto a green lawn. The sights and smells around town are far too heady for this girl. I live life floating about in the dreamland of the stratosphere but the burst of summer in Idaho is too real and I’ve been strolling around like a real human being lately, taking it all in, contributing as best I can, to the drift of seasons.
After all, aren’t we, at some time or another, inducing snow melt with the warmth of our selves,
dropping our leaves, shivering like tall, naked elm trees along the river?
Aren’t we all pushing our way up from the earth and splaying our leaves, petals, stamen for the sky to witness? Aren’t we at some point fostering, nurturing and showering our energy into something good, something more than our selves? Aren’t we all part of a greater whole, a cycle that cannot be ignored? Don’t we all move like steady lines into the horizon, fading away into ashes and dirt when our earthly bodies fall asleep for good?
Each one
of us
is a burning sunset,
the North Star,
the long circumference of the equator,
a mouse nest in the Arctic,
the cotyledons of a radish in a steady row of radishes…
or at least, the nature of these things can be found in the chambers of our souls.
This season is summer, we make it warm.
And when the rain falls, things grow up and out of the palms of our hands
if we let them. If we don’t stand in the way of our selves.
IN 20 DAYS
WE’LL MEET THE SOLSTICE HEAD ON
AND I WILL MARVEL AT HOW THE ORDER OF THE UNIVERSE BALANCES
SO PERFECTLY ON TOE TIPS WITH HARDLY A WAVER.
Today I feel very good. Let us know how you feel and collectively, we’ll all push you up and out of that space into something even better, because that’s what this little community does best.
Ooohh, very lovely indeed. Keep it! 🙂 You deserve all the beauty that this little world can hold.
Well, the jasper ring fit for a queen, I say is the embodiment of lush green lawns, leaves tuned up for the rain, the dancing fresh scent of foliage and blooming gardens that saunters over the senses… its a hike in the woods on a finger, a reminder to get out and go, to take those steps that wont wait for permission, for the spirit and wind to blow!
I say its a blessing either on your own finger or and even greater joy to share it with others for what it speaks…
You do infuse such energy into each birth or art you create, I am fortunate to watch it unfold and sometimes take some home:)
And truly truly, we are all our own Polaris, our own pulling star!
First off, you get to keep whatever you want. You’re the artist. 🙂
Secondly, your bloggetry (poetry + blog = bloggetry) is so lovely, I just might have to move to Idaho. Or at least, somewhere that has seasons as beautiful as yours.
Thirdly, today I feel rested, but also a little anxious. Snails are eating my marigolds and I can’t for the life of me find a job. But, on a positive note, I had a relaxing weekend with the main man, cooked a meal for a friend, and saw UP last night in 3d. So that shall fuel me through the week, I think.
Sending love to Idaho!
It’s a beautiful day here in PA, the sun is shining, and there is a light breeze. I can not help but smile as the sun beats down upon my face.. It really is one of those days I wish I was out in a field not stuck in an office :o(
p.s. Keep the ring, you deserve it!
I dont know how you ever part with any of your works of art!
Take Care
I’m a big fan of keeping it!
I had three babies born to family and friends in three days. I’m feeling fiiiinne!
Ahhhh!
How did I miss this: Prairie Rosary Necklace
Beautiful!!!!!
Welcome June indeed!
My birthday’s on the 21st, Summer Solstice holds a mighty love and significance to me.
P.S. Adore the ring, if it was me… I would keep that baby.
You should really keep, you are getting very close to the 2000 sales mark! You deserve that ring!!
Your post reminds me of what always amazes me…the molecules in you used to be perhaps in someone else. We all have in us a bit of Julius Caesar, maybe a bit of Ghinghis Khan (hope not), a bit of this and a bit of that. How weird is that?! And today my molecules are rebellious and romping around. I have two weeks of school…a gjillion things to do, and my sentences run away from each other. But I do love what I see…and I am OK being where I am.
XO Mrs Plume
I think Nancy McKay should buy your brooch.
p.s I see you have reached 2000 sales!!! Congrats my dearest!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
OH GOSH!!!!
YOU ARE ALL SO AMAZING!!!
Where is Nancy Anyway?
Oh, I think she claimed it:))))
yay! congratulations on 2,000 sales!
The Tea and Crumpets is actually headed for California to Miss Stacey and her bunsen burners…but Nancy, if you read this today, fear not you little tea lover — I made a few teapot brooches.
Thanks for watching my numbers girls. Wow. Just…wow! I feel like I’ve reached a fantastic landmark with my work/business today. Feels amazing. I’m going to treat myself to leftovers for lunch I’m feeling so happy!!!
🙂
I’m going to do an official post about 2000 but in unofficial-advance:
THANK YOU
2000! You are simply AMAZING Jillian!! And please don’t ever forget that!
As for the GORGEOUSITY of that ring…pshhht! I’m gonna be the selfish one now and just say to list it so that I might have a chance to grab it up! 😉 heheh!
Also I’m glad you are having a very good day and superb visits lately. I’ve been spending nearly 4 weeks everyday at a hospital very, very far from home…very sad but very much apart of the life cycle that we all live. An eye opener for me that life is never to be taken for granted, that’s for sure.
Anywyas, hugs and cheers to you amazing lady! xoxox
Wow, that is beautiful! I love the earthy tones in that stone. I would keep, and then probably give it away later in a sudden fit of generosity, which is what I often end up doing for people I love – “You love it? Here, have it!”
Your post made me ache for the company of my best friend as well as Idaho, even though it’s only a couple of hours away… I’m envious of your last week.
Congrats on 2000! To think of all the silver and stones that have that have been transformed by your hands is overwhelming, isn’t it? That’s a whole lot of creating going on.
P.S. Love the Achin’ for some Bacon brooch. Your sentiments on vegetarianism but love of meat are definitely understood here!!!
re: the ring
if you are asking, that means something inside you is saying “keep it!” discern the voice; if it’s your inner voice, listen; if it’s the one whose name i dare not mention, diss the voice, and sell it.
p.s. i wish i could have been a fly on the wall during your artish conversations with umber dove. i am so lonely for such conversations– so difficult to find anywhere these days — so rare to share like that — and so necessary for the deep deep spirit.
I second Vita’s vote to list it in the shop. She and I can duke it out for the ring…along with all the other lovely ladies who would undoubtedly be vyying for it!
Today is a typical Monday for me – not much is going right. But my complaints, in the grand scheme of life, really don’t amount to much so I won’t bore anyone with the details.
Love the piggy brooch and the sentiments behind it!
Michelle
Well I thought I was SOOOO clever but it seems other people have already congratulated you on your 2000 sales, but I'll say it again!
CONGRATS!
I say keep that ring! (Unless of course its a size 9, and you want to send it my way!)
Re: Seeyouinthewind convo…
Little Plume, Noisy Feather:)))
That Crown of glory that graces your corona needs to stay, its flirty and so fair… I would hate for it to go away!
….and yes the plate is coming home very very soon!
Congrats on hitting your magic number! I can’t wait to see the post about the big party! As far as the ring, keep it…for a while, you can fill it with your heart and strength then pass it on! As far as today…tomorrow will be better. I’ll leave it at that!
Dear Ms. Plume – if it makes you tingle, you must keep it. After all, you can make the rest of us another one, right?
I think you need to write a book of poetry. I loved today’s post!
well HELLO m'ladies…i finally made it…but it looks as though…I MISSED the PArTEA…& crumpets…and that's o.k…many noisy plume treasures have come my way…
and~so MrsLittleJeans, you special lady…guess it wasn't mean't to be…this time…no brooch, no ring…no rosary…
and~oh skinny swallow, pretty M.D…thank you for thinking of me…i'll see you in the wind…along with a barefoot gypsy…
and~so…sweet plume…you crafty lady…spreading your love in every which way…
for what it's worth…i say…
pay it forward,…let this one…go…to another loving soul…so that…you may light the heart of another…with this silver plume…as you did mine…& she will love you for it…xoxo
CONGRATS on 2000, Plume! I think that you should keep the ring as part of your celebration and because it looks like a bunch of concentric zeros, which makes the 2000 even more memorable!
Well shoot!!!
I hopped into your Etsy shop this morning and found that you have hit 2000 sales! CONGRATULATIONS!
Here’s to the next 1000! *chink chink*
Congratulations on 2000 sales Jillian!
I’d sell the ring, after test driving it for a day.
Posted at 11:11. That is important.