Under our wing

A customer saw my "mommy bird" necklace with a mommy bird and two little ones under her wing, and asked me to make her a family bird necklace, with mommy and daddy and two little ones - like her own family!  And so I made "Under our wing" for her.

 Mum and Dad are snuggled close together and each holds a little one under their wing!  What a sweet little Byrd Family!

Hickory Dickory Dock

Well, it seems that time is of the essence right now while I am taking classes and not home much - leaving early and getting back late - so a quick post about a time piece that I made. Not sure how common the nursery rhyme is - but do you remember:

Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory Dickory Dock.

Anyone know what it means??? There are in fact many verses - up to noon - 12 o'clock - but there doesn't seem to be a clear meaning of what it is all about.

Anyhow - when I was doing some nursery rhyme jewelry - for adults - not kids - I made a hickory dickory dock necklace using a real working watch. The watch part of it, reminds me of my mother. When I was growing up, she always wore watches that were pins/brooches and never wrist watches. It confused me as a child that they always looked upside down - so that to the wearer the are the right way up - but to me it just looked silly being upside down.!!

Anyhow - I made the necklace with a watch so the wearer could read it - and hanging from it is a little handsculpted mouse. Now if my mum had had one of these when I was a kid, I'd have been really impressed!!!!

Nowadays my mum wears a wrist watch. Wonder why she changed after all these years...... If you are reading this mum - tell us all!! Why swap from a fob watch to a wrist watch ????
Anyhow - keeping this post timely - I go now!