Illusion beach boutique.

My brother and sister in law own a tanning salon in Layton, Illusion Beach. This you probably already knew. BUT. What you may not know is that there is also a lil boutique in there. They have jewelry, bags, scarves, etc. Look at these cute aged turquoise earrings I got there last week. GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS.

Earrings: gaudy to dainty.

I saw these on clearance at Target thinking I could pull them off. A 3-cluster rosette earring. I love the concept, but turns out, too much for my small face. See how they're pulling down and just...blah?

(This is my friend Julie on her wedding day, by the way. Beautiful bride.)

So to solve this problem, I tore them apart and made each rosette its own little earring (which is awesome because each flower is a different finish: bronze, silver, gold). Buy the posts at a craft store! See? Dainty and subtle.

Chris? Making pendants?

Yes sir e, ladies and gents. Chris crafts. He made this for me the other night, after seeing me exasperated and grumbly for about an hour (I couldn't trim the paper just right and anyone who knows me at all is aware of my severe lack of patience).

He got into my craft stash, used some black paper and an old pressed wild flower, and went to town. He did a great job; I know I couldn't have created something so pristine.

Here it is on:

We found that pendant at Michael's (had to empty out what was in it) and the chain was $4 at Claire's. Here's my shout out to Chris for putting together such an elegant little masterpiece. Thanks, sweets. I love it so much.

more pendants and details on what products I used coming soon.