Tenth Anniversary: AluminumNovember 2023 Aluminum foil The traditional gift for the tenth anniversary is aluminum. Now, I had some ideas but my wife decided that rather than making (in my case) or buying (in her case) each other elaborate or expensive gifts made from the material of the year, we should instead make it fun and have a craft period, elementary school style. We got out a roll of aluminum foil, armed ourselves with scissors and rulers, constructed a privacy barrier

I thought the absurdity was at peak

They agreed

we decided that the sides of the ring would have a moose-antler appliqué that stretched outward from the ring shank to become the prongs

In turning this iteration of the Koch Snowflake into a wearable star

The couple that these were designed for wanted something unique and interesting but subtle

since naturally one can't take a soldering torch to leather

Astrological signs: ♑ (Capricorn) and traditionally ♒ (Aquarius)

Sixth night--the light of Love

Each hamsa has a letter of the Hebrew alphabet engraved on its palm

but I have yet to smite anyone with this particular newa so it retains its smooth

that was set inside of a Star of David

which means "to arrive"—further implying that prosperity is imminent