a couple weeks back, i was in toronto, and i stumbled across this vintage sale on the campus of the art school where n.h. goes to school. there were some amazing treasures, including the pair of the big gold-sparkled plastic hoop earrings that you see in the picture to the left. they reminded me of those plastic bracelets i used to have when i was a kid - you know the ones with the sparkly gel inside? the earrings were only a couple dollars, and they gave me the happy...so i figured why not?
but, sadly, the first time i opened up the clasps, one of them snapped. such a bummer! a femme with a new pair of earrings, and they're broken before the first wear? (sidenote: you should have seen the outfit i built around said earrings. it was glorious!)
a few nights ago, i attempted the mend with crazy glue but plastic on plastic is a total no-go with that stuff. tonight, i remembered that i still had my friend c.m.'s 5-minute epoxy. my research told me that it would work if i could hold the two pieces together for a full five minutes. interesting metaphor there - i suppose all bonds take time to stick? anyway, i held it and held it and held it until it took. and tada! my earrings are back to a wearable state. a little the worse for wear, mind you - as you can see in this closeup, but i like them better that way. it's like we have a bit of history together now. i guess you could say we've bonded? heh heh. :P
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