The Chopping Block

Every so often I find it necessary to pull something from the shop for one reason or another.  The vast majority of things that disappear from the listings are still in my inventory, I've just let them lapse because their photos are subpar or they weren't drawing traffic in or I was tired of editing the listings.

Occasionally, though, "test driving" or a more appraising eye reveals that I actually need to remove something:


This weird updated-1960s-tribal-safari-ethnic-thing necklace, an experimental piece where each bead is rosary-linked to a charm -- arguably an earlier step in the evolution that led to the found-object button necklaces -- works fine and looks awesome if you're willing to take the time to make sure the rosary-linked chain is hanging straight ... but it turns out that all your care will then be undone, because by some accident of physics if the toggle is sitting where it's supposed to, it slips right open.  The pewter elephant ones are usually secure, it's just a strangeness of physics.

Speaking of a strangeness of physics: It takes about three point five to four inches for seven-strand stainless steel jewelry wire to equalize its own tension sufficiently to lie flat.  Shorter bracelets will almost always have a slight curve.  Aren't you glad you know this now?