A Kilo of Happiness

I got a kilo of happiness in the mail!

No no no. Not that kind of kilo. Although it did come from a tropical island!

I love, love, LOVE larimar. Larimar is a rare blue gemstone found in only one square kilometer of the world — in the Dominican Republic. Larimar is a volcanic rock, and since it’s in such a limited area, it won’t be around forever.

It’s not often that you find jewelry made with larimar beads. There’s a lot of wasted stone when cutting beads, so it makes sense that they aren’t readily available. I feel lucky to have a source.

The other day I emailed my supplier and asked if any beads had come in (last time I’d asked, in February, he’d said there wouldn’t be any until September, but I figured there was no harm in asking). He said no, and he doubted there would be any at all until late next year.

Panic mode. No no no.

And then Divine Intervention — it must have been. Because he said, “Oh wait. I do have a kilo sitting here of all random beads that never made it onto strands. You want ‘em?”

Heck yes I wanted them.

Three days later, FedEx arrived, and I poured them out into a big serving bowl. (Cue angels). Aaaaaaaah.

I don’t know why, but I dearly love to sort beads. Sorting is also something I tend to do when the Creative Muse isn’t bothering to make a house call. So not only is this a mega mother lode of larimar beads, I get to sort and string and weigh and it will be an enormous pleasure.

However, I’m not looking at my credit card bill for a while.

Lori Anderson designs and blogs from her studio in Easton, MD. You can buy her work at her website, Etsy, and craft shows, and read more about her at her blog.