A Surprise Win

I don't know when it first happened that Menno Jeweler left comments on my blog. The name intrigued me and I had to see who it was. I found out that her name is Kathy, she designs and makes handcrafted jewelry and I have to say . . . she is a true gem, herself! I hope to meet her one day. Last Fall I voted on a beautiful necklace that she had submitted in a jeweler's contest. To my surprise, I received an email sometime later from a company called Vintaj Natural Brass, letting me know that I had won a draw . . . not the necklace, but something from this company. I had not realized that commenting would put my name into a draw. Now all I needed to do was to send in my mailing address.

The parcel arrived before Christmas!

In it was a card to congratulate me . . .

and two bags of jewelry . . . ready to assemble. Was I supposed to be a jeweler?

I laid out the pieces for the necklace . . .

and the earrings . . . kind of puzzled because there were no instructions . . . don't you need those . . . and some tools?

I feel a little bit at a loss here. I've noticed that, besides jewelry, Kathy can whip up some nice baking. It's not fair . . . she has instructions to follow . . .

but I have nothing . . . am I supposed to bend the pin?

How do I attach the loop? I will need some help, if I am to wear these. Good thing I know whom to ask.

Menno Jeweler has a blog, Artful Accents (on my sidebar) and I encourage you to check out her Etsy Shop sometime. She has just sold a lot of her jewelry for Christmas, so she will need a bit of time to catch up again . . . but keep checking.