Honeycomb from my Honey

Yesterday we went to the beach. While the boys frolicked in the surf, I shot some photographs, and - among other beach treasures - Jake found this pocked shell that he tucked into his pocket to give to me...because it looked like a honeycomb. Oh, my sweet husband!

After boiling it a few times, I let it airdry and got to work, making a necklace for myself with the honeycomb from my honey. Okay, so I don't really call him that - honey, I mean - but it goes better for the story.

I handwired the found "honeycomb" shell with sterling silver beads and Kazuri beads in all the shades of honey.

In case you aren't familiar with Kazuri beads, you can click here to read the whole story about them. The short version: these are made by women in Kenya, giving them gainful employment through a marketable handicraft. Kazuri, in Swahili, means "small and beautiful."

Oh, sugar. Oh, honey, honey!

I bought these gorgeous druzy agate nuggets and that song by, The Archies, immediately popped into my head: "Oh, sugar. Oh, honey, honey!" 

The nuggets have pale veins running through the warm, golden stones that reminded me of honeycomb.  Then the dusting of druzy crystals, like sugar, sealed the inspiration.  I created this one-of-a-kind neckace with one large honeycomb druzy agate nugget handwired with recycled glass in two shades of yellow, Dangling below that is a pale calcite teardrop with a sterling silver bee charm.