Lost Beads, Found Sponge

I really like watermelon, so was very happy to get a pair of beaded watermelon earrings last summer. They were big enough that it's hard to imagine that I didn't discover I'd lost one until after I got home one day. How did I not notice that it had fallen out of my ear?

I only felt a sense of loss until I found a watermelon-shaped kitchen sponge in Grapevine, Texas, while visiting my sister Bev.

The extra size was a bit of a puzzle...

...but not too hard for my creative mind to solve!

A bread knife, scissors, permanent marker, Mod Podge, and earring hooks made my new watermelon earrings a reality.

(They look good enough to eat, but I don't recommend it.)

How do you feel when you lose something you like? What do you do about it?

A Tecklace? Or a Nie?

It's made of beads and worn around the neck, so it's a necklace, right?

But the shape isn't quite right. It's shaped more like a tie.

Verrry interesting.

The young man who sported this most interesting neckwear said it was made in Africa. No knotting necessary!

There's got to be something beneficial for the necktie-necklace wearers in that.

Do you like to wear adornments around your neck?