Invented another new rule for myself this morning: if I’m making a pair of earrings out of scraps, and I mangle one of them, I am allowed to cut an equal amount of wire if I don’t have another scrap of the same gauge and length. (Which I didn’t.)

(I use sterling silver french hooks by default, but I also stock titanium and surgical steel french hooks, high-quality silver-plated leverback findings, and two kinds of clip-on earring thingies, and you can upgrade to any of those right over here.)