Pretty pink power

I love being a godmother! I particularly love being a godmother to girl who happens to love girly-girl stuff as I am a girly-girl myself. Each year, I look forward to figuring out what I am going to create for her birthday and Christmas. My goddaughter just celebrated another birthday, but she hasn't received her gift from me yet as I'll be traveling to North Dakota to see her in just a couple of days.

As a girly-girl, I am very much a fan of all things Anthropologie. I was perusing their lovely jewelry one day and happened upon this necklace called Pretty in Pinking.

I got to work creating my own necklace for Rachel inspired by the Pretty in Pinking piece. As I've never met a ribbon I didn't like, I gathered up all my pink ribbons. After some experimentation and a few hours of work, my Pinky necklace was complete. I can't wait to see her wearing it, maybe even for the first day of school!

Ribbon Rose Necklace

Completing this ribbon rose necklace has taken longer than expected (as usual) but I'm so excited it's finally finished. I think it turned out beautifully and can't wait to wear it out on date night this weekend! The finishing touch was the cording which I picked up while my husband and I were in Savannah, Georgia. I stumbled upon this fantastic little shop called The Paris Market and though I would have loved everything in the store, I had to limit my purchases, but one of the items that intrigued me was a little spot filled with grab bags for $5. The bags contained all sorts of old jewelry and beads and I spied this one with some other fantastic beaded cords and a fabulous bag of tiny turquoise beads!