When uploading the images I somehow forgot to add this one. It is special because the bead is the first lampwork that Debbe got - the one that inspired her to get into lampworking.

Here is the rest of that necklace.

I was thinking that necklaces are like snapshots in time. They pull together and save diverse elements of one day. By stringing the beads they are tied together and time stops.

From my tanka notebook:

neck laces

tying together bright days

sparkly stones

the bling of existence

reflect on the face \jr