Earrings, a hint, and sandpaper

It was my birthday last weekend, and before I went away, I received a few parcels. One contained a load of crystals, which are happily sunbathing (actually, at this time of night, moonbathing), another contained a bamboo sushi mat (can you believe I had to order one on Ebay?) and the last one contained some crystal beads. I ordered from an online shop I'd not used before, I was attracted to them because they sold beads individually, which is useful, as if I'm making earrings, I don't need a 16" strand of beads. I put a note in my order to ask for matched pairs of beads, as I was planning earrings. And, well, they didn't see the note, or they ignored it. Lovely beads, regardless, so I made myself some new earrings:



Not a great picture, but I can't do much when it's getting dark when I get home from work. I'll try to get a decent picture of them over the weekend. They're chrysoprase and silver, anyway.

Next up is my owl swap item, which I finished at the weekend. I'm only going to post a teaser pic at the moment - I'll wait until my swap partner receives it before posting the whole thing:


What? At least you know what colours are involved now. :-D

And last night I made some polymer clay stuff, including some components for the Hubster's Valentine's Day card. I also made some buttons, which have been cured and sanded, and they'll be buffed and polished once they're dry. Pics to follow later in the week.