Sweet Treats

Here a pair of sweet, candy-coloured enamel pendants strung on gold chains, both of which I bought on eBay. Hot air balloons and carousel horses are two favourite motifs of mine, perhaps because they are nostalgic remnants of a more romantic era than our present one, or somehow they represent the freedom of childhood when life is one endless whirl of fun and unaccountability (for the lucky ones amongst us).

The sugar-coated brightness of the enamel and the twinkling rhinestones make these pendants look like sweets. They’re charming costume pieces perfect for an outing to a fairground by the beach, to be worn while eating toffee apples and cotton candy – although I guess I’ll have to wait til summer for that. Meanwhile I can daydream.