The matched pair

A customer at the farmer's market this week asked me if I could make a cuff for her husband as a gift for their 10th wedding anniversary.  Aluminum is the symbol of the 10th anniversary, so it seemed a good choice.

The symbolism behind it is that aluminum is a flexible but strong metal and a successful marriage needs also to be flexible and durable.

The customer told me that she and her husband like odd numbers, so I did a simple narrow bangle/cuff for him, with black numbers on it. Their partiality for "odd" numbers got me thinking...One of the definitions of "odd" as an adjective, is "being part of a matched pair or set when the other is missing" - as in odd socks!

So "happy anniversary" to Kelly and her husband - the matched pair.

Birds with words - for men or women

Remember my "birds with words" series I did recently? Will this piece is a little different as the gift bearer gets to write their own words.


I've created a little bird who holds a message. He's designed to sit at your desk or bedside and the person who gives the birdie, writes their own little message on the roll of paper inside. It can be anything you want - but it is a lovely reminder for the recipient of your feelings towards them.

So it's a gift for anyone. Male or female, friend or lover or colleague.....whomever! You make it appropriate to that person with your own message.