Random: A charm against disemvowelment

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Craftswoman Elise Matthesen makes intricate, imaginative jewelry -- like Patricia McKillip working in wire and beads. May I direct your attention, fellow bloggers, to a piece both exquisite and functional? Check out her Charm Against Disemvowelment. (Link sniggled, of course, from Making Light.) If I didn't destroy necklaces by yanking them off with my shirts at night, leave rings in restrooms, and run brooches through the washing machine on a regular basis, I might be tempted ...