K's bracelet that she designed.

K's bracelet that she designed., a photo by annamaren on Flickr.

My daughter designed this bracelet, and we made it together.
The two darker blue crystal beads are fixed in place- they are knotted into the silk the way I do prayer beads. They represent her dad and myself. She is represented by the opal colored crystal surrounded in tiny silver beads... he bead is free to slide between her dad and me... telling the story of how she sees herself.
Beautiful and intimate, she came up with this design all by herself, and we shopped for the special beads at a local bead store.

By the water...

Chicago this weekend was so wonderful. I was there for 5 rhythms workshop... Stayed by the lake... So perfect.