Day 224 - double triangles

Another birthday pair, these. I did warn you I got a fair few for my birthday. And I do still have quite a few older and non-present pairs to wear before I run out but I get so excited by new earrings that I have to wear them ASAP. Which is a problem in this challenge a bit because I now can't wear these again until I'm done. But I still wanna. Meh.

Day 223 - purple? hoops

I'd completely forgotten about this pair. They're quite interesting: whenever I see them hanging on the rack I think they're black and then when I look closer I realise they're actually purple.

Day 222 - pink rattles

Another birthday present, this time from my sister. They're a little pinker than I would have chosen for myself, but that's what presents are about aren't they? The things you wouldn't buy for yourself. Like another present (from the other sister, actually) I got recently: it was something I have always wanted but could never justify buying for myself because it's really just a novelty and the only ones I've ever seen have been too expensive for that:

I have a quill. Life is awesome.

Day 221 - birdcages

These were a birthday present. And totally different from anything else I own (this week's theme, obviously) because they're BIRDCAGES! Which gives me the perfect opportunity to remember one of the greatest films ever:

Oh Nathan Lane, you wonderful man. And Robin Williams, how we do miss you.

Day 220 - green and gold

I'm pretty sure I got these from Clicks. I know I bought them because they're totally different from anything else I have (a bit of a theme this week it appears). I like that they kind of look like curtain ties or bell pulls that have been turned into earrings. Something I would totally do. I wore them on Saturday because I needed something green and gold to wear to watch the Boks win the quarter final. Don't know what I'll do this coming Saturday though. I may have to get creative.

Day 219 - red black and white beads

This is an odd pair. Don't get me wrong, I like them a lot. They're interesting in that they're unlike any others I own, which is an achievement in itself really. And of course I've not a clue where I got them.

Day 218 - blue and silver thread

 

No idea where I got these but they're very much my colours. I like the shape too: longer and slimmer than some of the other drops I own. Hmm, does that make a sizeist?

Day 217 - Spongebob

Having just said that I had no Spongebob earrings ...

My colleagues bought me these for my birthday! These are certainly unique in my collection as earrings, for they are, in fact, flash drives:

But they have little loops at the top (for attaching a lanyard I presume) so they bought me two, expecting that I would be tempted to earringify them. I'm not predictable!

I had thought it would be unusual to have flash drives as earrings. Turns out you can find anything on the Internet though. Some people are as odd as I am and have done just that: bit.ly/usb-earrings. Well, OK, so mine are secretly flash drives. So maybe I can claim uniqueness (boring word; why can't it be uniquicity or something more fun?) in that regard.

Day 216 - Roman helmets

My sister made these.They're lighter than they look but are still on the heavy side, especially when you're bouncing up and down doing changement embôité (or at least a very clumsy and hilarious approximation of same) to the Dance of the Cygnets from Swan Lake. Don't ask. No, in fact, do! It's the latest theatrical endeavour of mine: The Actor's Nightmare, which will be on at the Masque in November. Directed by the same nutter who directed Midsummer Night's Dream earlier this year, and starring a number of actors from that same show (Lysander, Egea, Titania, Thisbe, Puck and Wall), it is going to be hands down hilarious!

Day 215 - green-blue chandeliers

Birthday earrings! In two ways actually. I wore them on my birthday and I got them for my birthday. From my sister. Fair warning: I received a LOT of pairs of earrings for my birthday, perhaps unsurprisingly (and as I predicted way back on Day 60!).

I've seen quite a few of this style of earring recently - the somewhat Oriental, ornate filigree with beads. Seen in shops, I mean, although there are a fair few on my own earring holders too!

Day 214 - pineapples

A key ring to earring (a bit like zero to hero, if you think about it!) pair, this. And probably the closest I have to Spongebob earrings. That is set to change though because my sister bought me Spongebob badges as part of my birthday present and I am confident I can assemble a serviceable pair from them. Stay tuned!

Day 213 - zebras

I think I got these from Spier or Vredenheim or some other touristy place. Nothing wrong with the occasional touristy pair of earrings I reckon. Nor a pair of earrings to remind me of the bush. And I like zebs. Especially when they're little and are all fluffy:

Day 212 - tinkly gold spears

A simple, somewhat nondescript pair except for their pleasing chime. I wore these to the New Space Theatre in Long Street on Friday to watch a James Bond revue, which I thoroughly enjoyed. They covered all the best bits: All Time High, Diamonds Are Forever, You Know My Name, Goldfinger ... the list goes on. They ended with what I thought was a fantastic version of Skyfall too.

But by far the best song was Goldeneye. Tina's a tough act to live up to but Ivanna Mannouw did a superb job.

Day 211 - blue flowery chains

This substantial pair is really quite heavy, but they look nice and always get a lot of comments so I put up with them. They are certainly by no means my heaviest earrings. I wonder which are...

Day 210 - Ginger Mary squares

These have a distinct Ginger Mary feel to them with the three shades of bronze. The mix of shapes is interesting too: the top teardrop is reminiscent of a head so if you take the two squares as the abdomen and legs, these could be berobed women with hands clasped and doing pliés. Or something.

Day 209 - pink stegosauruses

I found a set of three key rings with a pink stegosaurus, a blue triceratops and a green tyrannosaurus. So naturally I bought two sets and decided to turn them into earrings! I think they're very cute.

Day 208 - clasp shields

Like my 200th pair, these were originally necklace clasps but I think they're rather pretty as earrings. The designs put me in mind of African masks or shields of some description.

Day 207 - greeny blue drops

These were given to me by a friend who claims she never wears them. They're a bit smaller than my usual fare but paired with an ear cuff with similar colouring, they worked very well I thought.

Day 206 - black lacy leaves

I got these as part of a set with my smaller black butterflies. They accompanied me to GrandWest on Saturday to watch Russell Brand who, I was relieved to find, has retained his amusement value despite going a bit potty recently with his revolution talk. I was rather disappointed in his latest book, Revolution, because I'd so enjoyed his previous two and wasn't very impressed by his pseudo-political ranting.

Day 205 - whale tails

A slightly larger pair than my other whale tails, these started life as key rings from the Two Oceans aquarium. Speaking of my other whale tails, I found the one I'd thought I'd lost in my handbag over the weekend. I wonder if that means I can wear the mismatched one again as part of a pair and claim that as an entirely new set.

Day 204 - silver ellies

Another craft shop pair, this one. I think they're rather cute. And they remind me a bit of the elephants from Disney's The Jungle Book. Well, the little one at any rate.

And, of course, their trunks are up!

Day 203 - silver birds

Had to get a bit creative with this one as I managed to lose one of the original earrings (on the left). I think my sister found me the replacement decoration. Heaven alone knows what it originally was, but as a replacement earring I think it works rather well.