McBirdie`s Nest

See, I lulled you in by posting an academic paper and a recipe, then I whack you with even more jewellery.

I'm really enjoying the pieces I have made recently--I've been using more beads and doing a triple crochet chain for heavier, less precise pieces.  It was a bit of luck, this process; I just wanted to use up my beads faster than I had been due to a certain...um...shopping spree on ebay's bead section.  I have a slight neurosis when it comes to making sure that my beads all fit tidily in the same little box.  Too many beads for said box means time to use up beads.

I've also been working on a new ring process that I think is very jolly.  The ring shank and foundational nest are all made from the same piece of silver, so you don't get the pricks, pinches, and re-sizing that is the usual hallmark of handmade rings.  I would wear them and I don't wear fanciful rings, really.