My broadband connection is FRUSTRATINGLY slow tonight. I can't even browse or finish an Etsy listing without getting the "Internet Explorer cannot display..." page. And it's not just Etsy - other sites as well. WTF, I feel like I'm on 9.6kbps dialup. I guess I'll try again tomorrow morning.

Most of today was spent finishing earrings and necklaces I oxidised last night, and taking photos of them. This time, instead of just buffing them with steel wool for a matte finish, I wet-sanded them with superfine sandpaper and polished them with a cloth. Took me a while to get through everything but now they have this distressed, weathered look that I think contrasts nicely with the faceted gems I used them with.

Some of the supplies I mentioned earlier also arrived today! Check out these pretty freshwater pearl strands:


I love freshwater pearls but so far have not been too adventurous with colours because I felt they look fake, so I stuck mainly with white, ivory, peach, mauve, silver and grey. But there are great colours (well, to me at least!) out there if you look around enough; I just couldn't resist these and am really pleased at how they turned out. Can't wait to use them!