Mr. Ben

This is Ben's last week of pre-school. It's big kid camp then kindergarten! I made these necklaces for his teachers, who he has been with since we moved here a year ago. I hope they like them.

This is a new silhouette necklace - all sterling silver, oxidized, and 1" in diameter. On the back, it says BEN!

Customize your own in my etsy shop.

Newest initial discs

Here is my newest initial disc - a sterling silver R on a sterling disc, with a touch of antiquing.

Or how about a sterling B on a 14k gold filled disc.

Don't ask what happened to the L. It wasn't pretty.

Long awaited

I've been planning a day off for about four months. Here, a day off means picking up my brother for lunch in Hayes Valley,

shopping in Union Square,

enjoying the sites,

and still making it home in time for a nap!

Another bracelet - maroon wrap

I've been toying with bracelets, and today I found my huge supply of maroon faux suede. I made this bracelet for myself, and I'm thinking you will probably find it in my etsy shop soon!

On a clear day. . .

This is the view from Ronnie's camp early in the morning. San Francisco looks so little!

And Ben looks so big!

Leather wrap bracelet

This was a special request, and it came out pretty cool!

Fire on July 4th!

What could be better than getting to use a real fireman's hose at the July 4th parade?

Maybe getting to use it on your big sister?

Don't worry, Ben got it, too!

More from Nature

A sweet budding branch!



Whether one leaf or four, build your own in my etsy shop.

Late night

Through a very unexpected and lucky chain of events, I was able to go to the Lilith Fair last night!

And a special thanks to Uncle Max for taking the second round of babysitting, since Edwin was working a 24 hr shift at the hospital. So I didn't have to leave early and I got to see Sarah!

New bracelets

Here are a few new bracelet designs I added to the etsy shop.

Houston is H-O-T

We've been doing a lot of swimming since we got to Houston.

And in Houston, swimming seems to equal mosquitoes.

And mosquitoes LOVE little Ostrins.

And big ones, too, for that matter!

How fun are these?

So they are totally different than my usual hand stamped jewelry, but how fun are they?





I'm thinking of adding them to my etsy shop, just because they are so fun!

Travel Day

Today we flew to Houston. Everyone kept busy on the flight.



Luckily, I remembered to bring my Southwest drink coupons.

Don't judge.

Guess what!

Chicken butt!

(sorry if you've heard this one)

Guess why?

Chicken EYE!!

Get it? Chicken EYE!

Is that cool or what? Top is a cross section of retina, and bottom is a serious close up of sclera.

Go team!

Lila is rooting for South Africa!

Relaunching Design a Necklace

Relaunching the new and improved website for designing your own Under Her Charm necklace! The website has been streamlined, so you can purchase one of my custom cluster necklaces, design your own necklace, or go to my etsy shop for all other designs.

Congratulations to SUSIE WIZIG for purchasing the 2000th item sold in my etsy shop!

(Thanks, Mom!)

And look at this very MANLY treasury. Thanks to PettiBear for including my daddy tag!

Coming soon. . .

Brass rimmed sterling discs!

They have such a vintage feel to them, especially with the iPhone hipstamatic app. I'm already addicted. I'll try to lay off a little. . . but in the meantime,

The sweetness

Isn't she camouflaged well? See if you can find the baby.

Can you stand the sweetness?

Enjoying the view

What am I wearing?

I can't even count how many charms and discs I have that say E&L, est. 2000, O, BEN, LILA, RONNIE. . . you get the picture. In fact, there are so many, that I usually end up wearing nothing, but my new favorite, that I will be wearing for a long time now, is this cute little necklace here.

You can personalize you own in my etsy shop.

In rolls the fog. . .

It's kind of fun living in a place that has a foggy season. Although that does beg the question, why is there no winter or summer?

And here are the girls rolling out for school this morning.

Chazak!

Thanks to SucreEtCannelle for including my shema necklace in this treasury, Chazak!

I think chazak means "Be Strong" but correct me if I am wrong. . .

This must be my lucky day, because Cocoagirlnlush also included me in the "If I Were a Boy" treasury!

Just a quick note - my website is closed, but my etsy shop is open!!

Chandeliers

I've always liked chandeliers, especially since I made that the backdrop for Under Her Charm. Here is my latest pmc piece.

Pretty cool!

Cute combinations

Little flowers

These little bell flowers make anything look cute!