Day 40!

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I can't believe I've been on this quest for 40 days already.  That's a whole lot of earrings, a couple necklaces and a couple bracelets (and a cake).  Sure, I've been past midnight a couple days and I have skipped one day so far, but it's been a great and successful ride so far!

Today (yesterday if we're being literal) was Valentine's day.  In honor of it I had a class presentation.  About art history.  So really it just felt like a Monday.  I did go to trivia night with some friends though, so it turned into a nice Monday after all.

I decided that my most successful earrings in the past 40 days have been those with pre-fabricated rings or frames, such as day 34.  I am running low on those at the moment and can't seem to find them online but I found a couple differently shaped frames to use for today's earrings.

Day 39: Another Necklace!

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I'm straddling that midnight line yet again, so please forgive me.  Today I slept really late then went to my friend's apartment for cooking, baking, and two movies.  Last night was productive so today I got to reap the benefits.  It was great.

The only productive part of the day was when I sent out some emails and wrote some cover letters.  I'm trying to get everything together to get some fabulous internship or job this summer.  Dear art gallery/ museum/ library, please hire me!

I made another necklace today.  I am getting over my fear and laziness, slowly but surely.

Day 38

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Today I'm in a bit of a blogging rush, so forgive me.  I spent the day doing homework and watching tv shows online.  Exciting stuff.

The earrings I whipped up today are a little odd but really fun.  To preface:  my favorite thing to do in class is fiddle with my earrings.  It's always nice to have something to do when I'm bored (but of course usually I'm taking notes...).  These earrings have moving parts, perfect to ward off boredom.

Day 37

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Not much to say about today, just a regular Friday where I try to get so much done but end up getting distracted along the way.  I cleaned up my room a little, because it's been about 2 weeks since the last hard core cleaning and the floor has started disappearing again.  Other than that it was pretty ordinary.

I tried to do something cool with these triangle beads today, but it did not work out.  One earring was longer than the other, and I didn't like them all that much so I decided to come back to them another time.

I looked through my beads and went in a different direction.

Day 36: A NECKLACE

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Today I had class and then did some baking, gearing up for another bake sale tomorrow.  Chocolate chip scones, yum!  Now I'm listening to Flight of the Conchords and blogging.  What could be better?

If you didn't figure out from the title, I just want you to know that I've made waiting until after midnight for this post worth your while.  How so, you might ask?  It's a bird, it's a plane... no it doesn't even remotely look like those, it's a necklace!

Day 35

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Today I did some dollar store shopping and not much else.  Wednesdays are pretty silly because I don't have class until 6 pm so I don't feel the need to be productive until the evening.  I was a little productive in jewelry terms though because I made a new light box.  Now hopefully my pictures will be a little better (or they'll at least be free of window shades or printers in the background.

The earrings I made today were inspired by the color of my friend's scrubs.  She's a nursing student (and it's her birthday!) and I found these great green beads that match her scrubs perfectly.

Day 34

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Since I only had one class today I decided to go on adventures.  Namely going to the hardware store to see if they restocked their welding gloves...they had not.

Defeated and without any magical heat proof gloves, I made my way through the plaza to Barnes and Noble.  Going and reading beading books there has become a beloved pass time of mine.  I think someday I should probably actually buy one, but I pay for a coffee and then the guilt tends to subside.

I was reading a particularly awesome earring book called The Earring Style Book by Stephanie A. Wells and I got tons of new ideas.  I wanted to make sure to name drop her book because I made earrings very similar to some in her book and want to give credit where credit is due.  Here are the little gems: