I Was Not Going To Mention It,

but today I chanced upon this piece about earrings,

 a couple of days ago whilst in Lyme Regis, we bought a pair of earrings as a small thing to remember our trip by, they were locally sourced ammonites, amazingly 120 million years and two days old, well they were 120 million years old when we bought them, so it is plus the two days we have had them, well I thought it was funny,

and then today this appeared about earrings form the other side of the world,

 Ryukyu glass is a type of handmade glass craft distinct to the island of Okinawa, part of the Ryukyu island chain in Japan, it’s said to have originated around the time of the Meiji Era (late 1860s) but took on a unique turn after World War II, due to the war there were no materials as before, but Okinawa, happened to be a site for a U.S. military base and there were plenty of bottles that contained cokes, sodas and other drinks that had colored glass bottles being thrown away,

 these bottles were subsequently used by Okinawan glass makers to create their craft,

 the recycling process resulted in unique colors, as well as air bubbles, which eventually became known as part of the look-and-feel of Ryukyu Glass, recycling at it's best! 

 designer Shizuka Tatsuno collaborated with the online shop YUIMARLU OKINAWA to take shards of Ryukyu Glass, melt them down and then create simple, geometric accessories that can be worn as earrings,

called Ryu Kyu Iro, or the color of Ryukyu, the serendipitous melting of glass created some stunning colors that are reminiscent of the beautiful nature that surrounds the island, it just goes to show how despite all odds, craftsmen could still find a way to continue their craft.