Pepper Mill EarringsSeptember 2015 Hematite, pearl, 14 karat gold filled wire I love the shape of these beadsthey remind me of inverted pepper mills, hence the name. The grey black of the hematite is so deep that I had to pair it with the lustrous colors of black pearl and 14k gold. Spicy!

" As funny as it was

" but the meaning goes deeper than that

I put a rougher finish on the outside of the rings so that the design would be more legible—knowing that the highest points will eventually shine to a polish through daily wear

which is welded to the rod that supports the brain

By really focusing one's kavanah

but I'd always wanted the chance to make it again as I acquired better tools and improved at my craft

and the ner tamid can be an eternal flame that is a light for generations of their families

but for this pendant the single-thumbed design allowed for the placement of the phrase in the fingers

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and is the largest planet in the Solar System

Japanese miracle beads

complete with a pair of chopsticks sticking out of the bowl and slices of narutomaki (spiral fish cake) in lieu of the FSM's customary meatballs

appropriate for a planet for that dominates the system with its size