Alrighty, everyone! I've been working on a few new necklaces for my Project: Greenleaf shop.

I've heard your cries...

"I wish I could afford one. D:"

"If I had the money, I'd totally buy it. D:"

...and have come up with a solution!

The necklaces below have not been made yet because I need a vote on the beading. The major differences between these necklaces and my $15 dollar ones include:

- Imitation leather instead of deerskin leather.
- No toggle clasp (will be tied on the end)
- About 1/4 of the beads
- Cheaper quartz pendant instead of expensive glass pendant
- These will have free shipping

The names of these are SiO2 - the chemical formula for Quartz.

Here's what they look like:


SiO2 "A" features a small crystal but has four matching beads.


SiO2 "B" has a larger crystal but has three of the matching beads and a fourth unmatched bead.


SiO2 "C" has a longer, skinnier crystal but has three of the matching beads and a fourth unmatched bead.

So the big question is, what would YOU pay for a necklace like this?

LOL I've done this bandwagon at least two times....but here's a new one.

You can ask me (Chris) or any of my deer questions: Quad, Zephyr, Pent, and Trunks.


Faunet -

Chris here you go favorite ice cream books

Chris - "Okay, favorite ice cream is mint chocolate chip handsdown. However, I love having chocolate or vanilla with magic shell/hershey's shell on the top too. As far as books, I have a few favorites such as the entire Dinotopia series, The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, and Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker."

To the deer who do they prefer to hang out with , whats there favorite spots in the forest.

Quad - "I have a lot of friends that I hang out with, especially Kaoori, Laruna, Jen, Ephra, Scape/Magnet/whoever of Pega's deer...but really I love to hang out with anyone and everyone. I love meeting new deer and especially playing with fawns. My favorite spots are the Ruins and the Pond."

Zephyr - "I really only like to hang out with deer I know. It takes me a little time to get to know deer I've never met before. My favorite spot is the Pond - I love hanging around the willow trees."

Pent - "I hang out with the trees. They are my best friends. Umm...my favorite place is the entire Birch Forest."

Trunks - "I don't really hang out with anyone...I don't think anyone really wants to be friends with a ghost anyway. I like the Ruins I guess."

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Fayne - Question for Quad. c: What do you spend most of your day doing, anyways?

Quad - "Sleeping and drinking pond water mostly. I'm lucky the Pond is close to the Ruins, so I can get a quick drink before going back to bed on my pillar."

So I had a dream a few days ago. It's not TEF related but I wanted to share it, might make a good story one day. I wrote it down after I woke up:

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In the dream I was an African slave working in a small house. There were several others with me who worked on a coffee farm, and I was a younger slave who was in charge of moving clothes out of the house to somewhere else. The house was full of pictures of products our company made, and each picture had a little logo of the coffee bean company.

At one point, the other slaves decided that they wanted to leave and work in America. Our owner, who was a white man with a black beard, asked us to stay, and one by one the other slaves shook their heads and left.

Finally, I was the last slave left, and I honestly wanted to stay with my owner and work on his farm, but with the others who worked out in the fields left, there really wasn't much I could do. Still, I lifted the heavy clothes and started to take them out of the building. My strength gave up, and I dropped them, panting and sweating before I shook my head. I realized that money was money, and I was better off with my friends, so I followed them. (I stopped and took a pair of shorts out of the pile because I only wore a long shirt and underwear)

The dream them showed our owner, who sat at his table with his head down, realizing that all of his slaves had left. He started looking around the house, noticing all of the pictures had the company logo on them, and either realized that his investment was going to plummet, or that something had tainted the coffee beans and made the slaves want to leave.

During that last scene, the song "Holy Water" by Big & Rich was playing.

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Hey guys, I've been thinking a lot about symbolism lately, and in particular, I've been thinking about all the different kinds of bugs in the world. I was wondering - is there a particular insect that you guys would associate with Quad and/or Zephyr? (Kind of like how Pega's deer are associated with dragonflies)

I'd list a few of my personal favorite insects, but I don't want you guys to think it should be limited to that. Also please post a picture of the insect you think would be associated.

Here's Quad and Zephyr's pics in case you need them:

Quad -



Suggestions:

Moonsorro, Squeegie, Pegasicorn, and Celticmystress say a daddy longlegs


Fledermaus, Fenqua, and Snowrift say a stag beetle


Zerg says a Goliath Beetle


Laruna says a Scarab or a rhinoceros beetle




Zephyr -



Squeegie says a Cecropia Moth


Celticmystress, Fenqua, and Snowrift say a Luna Moth


Zerg says a Katydid


Laruna says a Firefly/Lightning Bug


I appreciate any ideas

Hey Terabetha, your dreamcatcher came today!



I used a little of Redkora's hemp cord to string it up.

Check it out, the gang's all here!



I'll have the shelf reorganized soon, but for now, this is how it looks.

3/27/10 - Big Update

I sold a lot of my necklaces at a yard sale, but I didn't get much money for them. Everything that is crossed out was sold. Hopefully I'll have a new batch of necklaces made sometime so we can do some more sales. I'll try to send ToT a donation from the little profit I got from the necklaces.

The only ones I have left are two of the SiO2 necklaces, and one is in the process of being sold.



[b]HEYA GUYS! I'm on Etsy now, so some of my necklaces have been listed there!

Sorry, but seeing one of my friends do scared and sad emotes away from a group really hurts me. There were a few just now, and I'd like to know what was wrong. I think you know who you are. :\

And sorry that I didn't nuzzle you. My game was acting up and not letting me nuzzle, rub trees, or eat mushrooms. I would have nuzzlespammed you that kept doing sad/scared emotes. :<

So last night I was on iScribble with a few friends. In real life I was shuffling a newly built Magic: The Gathering deck when one of the cards escaped the pile and fell on the ground face down.

I picked the card up and looked at it for a moment:



So I mentioned it on iScribble and Pega asked if I was denying anything. Then after seeing the card, she pointed out the flavor text and suggested that it might mean I need time to think.

I'm not superstitious, I just thought this was interesting that of all the cards in my deck, this one was the one to come out. So what is there that I need to think about? My life? My future? Do I need to reflect on my past?

One thing this little event has shown me is that we as human beings seem to be rushed in our lives. We really don't ever get time to stop and meditate, because we're always on the go. I'm sure other cultures are not like this, but mine is at least.

Maybe that's what this card is trying to tell me - to slow down, take some time out of my day to rest, and have some time to think.

Anyway, pointless blog but I wanted to mention this little event.

Edit - Tonight I shuffled my cards again. One card fell out face up but it was a swamp (there's like 7 of them in this deck).

But here's the wierd thing. When I sat the deck down, then picked it up again, the bottom card was Wall of Denial! What the heck, of all the cards that could be on the bottom, it was the one that fell out last night?!

Another wierd thing tonight - I dropped cards twice from my hand. The first time, five cards fell out, in this order:

Soul Manipulation, Mind Funeral, Thoughtcutter Agent, Esper Charm, and an Island

Later on, three cards fell out...and it happened to be three of the same cards, in the same order:

Soul Manipulation, Mind Funeral, and Thoughtcutter Agent

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So I've been working on my necklaces for Project: Greenleaf. The first batch is done:











I think we've decided on $15 to be the price, and I have an idea for shipping too.

IN ADDITION TO THESE, I WILL HAVE SOME 'ECONOMY' NECKLACES ON SALE TOO! They're not made yet but they will be made with cheaper materials and will be available for around $5 or so. I'm also going to make some bracelets with the leftover beads and leather that will be about that price as well.

I'll have the official Project: Greenleaf store open very soon.