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Thanksgiving Wishbone Choker and Earrings
 Let
others eat turkey - you'll be the one wearing it!
Classic, minimalist earrings will flirt with your shoulders while
the choker highlights the delicacy of your neck. And it's all due to the
magic of turkey wishbones, a shape at once familiar yet unexpectedly sculptural
and elegant.
We don't normally make jewelry from avian skeletal remains, but were
inspired by a project in the book "Don't
Throw it Away" by Vivan Abell. This 70s-era craft guide has
a disturbing obsession with the likes of meat grinders, cheese graters
and old army boots. (We highly recommend this book if you can find it;
it's a great source of merriment, most of which Mrs. Abell never intended.)
One of her crafts is a Christmas ornament formed from a turkey wishbone.
In her words,
"This is a good way to remember the happy
family years: Save your Thanksgiving turkey wishbone, paint it gold, decorate
it with rhinestones, and write the year on it with India ink. Do this
after every Thanksgiving, and you'll soon have many wishbone ornaments
to add real sparkle (and sentiment) to your Christmas tree."
Of course - why waste a perfectly good wishbone by tugging it in half?
And what better way to celebrate the birth of the Christ child than with
a piece of dead gobbler festooned with rhinestones?
As inspiring as Mrs. Abell's original craft is, we thought it would be
even better if transformed into a matching earring and choker set. That
way the joy of the season can be shared with everyone you meet, not just
family members.
We've also taken liberties with her original intent, that of recycling
bones from the family dinner, by substituting plastic wishbones from LuckyBreakWishbone.com.
Not only does this eliminate the need to roast several birds for your
project, but it's more humane, more sanitary, and guarantees you'll get
a matched set.
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