This is the best photo I could get of the earrings I made today for gal pals at work. Our office party is next Thursday, so I needed to get them done this weekend. From left to right they are: coin pearls and onyx; amethysts and white topaz; beige and white pearls; smoky quartz and pearls; and coin pearls and amethysts. And now I can see that one of the amethyst and white topaz earrings is longer than the other.

The dogs and I were trapped in the house for the past couple of hours waiting for the deck paint to dry on the front porch and stairs. They drove me crazy, but I did accomplish something! And I think the paint fully dried before the rains came . . . or at least I hope they did.