Last May, when I was in Missouri, I bought beads from
1ginko to bring to my friend Karen who makes jewelry. I also bought some beads for myself including a few earring pairs. But when I gave Karen her beads, I also showed her my earring pairs and somehow she ended up taking them to see what she could do. So I now I have two pairs of earrings made by two friends. Amazingly enough, Karen didn't think I'd like the purple pair. Apparently she thinks I only like sedate earrings. That's because she usually sees me at dog events where I tend to have picked earrings with limited swing.