vintage key necklace

dream - before

dream - after

sea glass

There's just something about broken pieces of glass being tumbled and smoothed by water and sand that is so enchanting. Growing up in South Dakota, we went to the lake or river quite often, but instead of glass bits my sisters and I would collect river rocks along the shore of the river. I've only been to the ocean a few times in 30 years, so while I've never been lucky enough to find sea glass on my own, I've had friends send me sea glass and there's always eBay. I love eBay!

I just bought these earrings from DKC Designs on Etsy. I love that beautiful imperfection in that the shape of each earring is just a little different from the other.

Here are a few of my latest creations! I've been buying up vintage keys on eBay like crazy, and now have gathered quite the collection of various shapes and sizes which I'll be incorporating into necklace designs. The other two charms are limited edition Moonwater Designs mixed media pieces created using various papers, paints, inks, and rubber stamps.

Click the photo below to see the most recent addition to the Moonwater Designs shop. I'm slowly trying to add charms to my shop. I work a full-time day job at a non-profit organization, which includes a 45-minute commute each way, so between working, eating, sleeping, walking the dog, driving, and occasionally working out, I sometimes have to be creative in finding time to create new jewelry designs and update my website!

Like tonight, for example- it's about an hour past my bedtime. I leave you with this update- small, but progress. It's all about the baby steps sometimes.