Happy Feet!

Thank goodness it's sandal season...love, love my sandals! Whenever I uncover my sore feet from the dreaded winter shoes and boots, my feet cry for some pampering. While I've been wearing sandals for a few days now, I got a really good view of my feet when I sat in the dentist's chair this morning getting my teeth cleaned.  For the record, that is my least favorite thing (dental chairs) in the whole world!

Anyway, as I was reclining in said chair, I had time to study my sandals, feet, and toe rings. Love, love toe rings! I was not impressed with how my rings had fared the winter...dull and very old looking. I couldn't get too bothered by it since they didn't cost a lot and I felt I did get my money's worth.  I was trying to picture what kind of rings I wanted to replace them with and then I instantly had the idea that I could make myself new rings!  So rather than let my blood pressure sky-rocket as it typically does whenever I go to the dentist, I sat there trying to design new toe rings!  What better way to pass that kind of time?

Before I knew it, forty-five minutes had passed and my dentist came in to check my teeth with the hygienist. I laughed when his first question to me was, "Now I know I'm not really current on fashion and nail polish etiquette, but is it okay to have one color polish on your fingers and another color on your toes?" The hygienist quickly pointed out that the nail polish on my fingers matched my necklace, but my dentist couldn't get past the fact that my pink toe polish didn't match my aqua finger nail polish. What struck me funny about his question was that after I had painted my nails aqua yesterday, my hubby, who barely ever says anything about those sorts of things, asked me if I had ever worn that color before. When I said, "No, I don't think I have," he then said, "I mean, you have never, ever worn that color in all of the years I've known you." My interpretation? He hates the color! ;o)

You might have already suspected that when I came home from my dentist appointment, I went up to my studio and began working on toe rings!  Yes, I have pictures of the "before" and "after"...but not of my feet...that would be an awful picture to post!

If you look closely, the ring on the left is split...it broke when I took it off.  I guess I knew it was time to let go of the old...which is a current and on-going theme in my life right now!

These "Tootsie" rings are made with 16 gauge hammered sterling silver wire.  (The one on the right is softly hammered and the one on the left is boldly hammered.)  I did make a third ring, but it ended up as a pinky ring...it has an aqua bead wired to it that matches my aqua nail polish! ;o)

To refer to my last blog post, inspiration can even come while sitting in the dental chair.  I wonder if they will look at me funny when I go to my November cleaning appointment wearing sandals. 

I think my feet are very, very happy...
Carole