remember last year’s one-a-week challenges?  i had SO much fun with those projects.  right now, alisa, kait, and laura are starting up the challenges again!  i wish that i could join in again this year, but my plate’s a little full at the moment.  it’s not too late for you to join! i’m looking forward to everyone’s trials, tribulations, elations and results.

one of my favorite  one-a-week challenges ,purposed by kait, called growth/decay:

Make a piece of jewelry (or any other creative item) which expresses the idea of either ‘growth’ or ‘decay’ (for those less daunted by the ‘negative’).

here is my result:

after the challenge, i planted my precious bulb and patiently waited for the seasons to change.  i almost hit the ceiling in a leap of joy when i discovered this a few days ago:

growth/decay

i suppose this is turning into a one-a-year challenge for me, eh?