I thought that I already blogged about this particular gift package when it arrived. But apparently, I hadn’t. At least, I can’t find a post about it here. This package was originally sent in August of 2021 by my keychain collecting email pen pal, Heathersmoo of Livejournal. Inside was a sweet note from Heather, along with two keychains, one for me and one for my “IRL thrift store Bff” (as Heather referred to my best friend/willing thrift store shopping buddy in the note). I'd already delivered my best friend’s keychain gift quite a while ago, which might explain why I thought I previously posted about Heather's package here on the blog.
According to Heather’s note, my keychain was “the fancy one with the plane”. The one for my best friend didn’t have an added jewelry charm. Both keychains were handmade by Heather herself, and her wire-wrapping skills definitely surpass mine. To be fair, I don’t really practice enough to develop a talent for wirework jewelry.
The red wire coils and blue beads give this keychain sort of
a patriotic vibe, while the pink and red color combination of wires gives more of a
Valentine’s Day feel. In my opinion, the fact that the keychain isn’t clearly one
or the other gives the piece more versatility. While I do enjoy holiday themed
items, in season, I’ve noticed that, with clothing for example, there are
certain pieces that I don’t wear very much because they’re specifically holiday
themed and feel inappropriate at other times of year. I can get away with wearing
a snowflake patterned fleece jacket all winter, at least here in the
northeastern
I'm sorry for going off topic there. The point is, this keychain was a very thoughtful and much appreciated gift, even though it took me a few years to post about it. So, thank you Heather. I hope that you and all of my readers are doing well. January can be a rather humdrum time of year, but spring comes eventually.
Signed, Treesa