Friends craft the best jewelry

earringsI got new earrings (pictured) a few days ago, courtesy of my friend Karen. (Here’s a close-up photo from her Etsy store.) I’d had my eye on these for a while, so when she put out the word that she was trying to finance some car repairs, I figured that was a pretty good reason to go ahead and buy.

The best thing about getting these earrings (besides helping a friend in need, of course) is that they complement a pendant I bought last summer from my friend Carolyn. It’s an antique gold keyhole pendant, and I didn’t have any earrings that really matched it. So now I’ve got new earrings and solved a problem as well!