VINTAGE Antique Chinese Adjustable Butterfly RingSilver This antique adjustable Chinese ring has a butterfly emblem at the top of the ring, and is circled with a vine motif and a smaller fly at the back of the ring. In Chinese symbology, the butterfly represents freedom, love, and elegant beauty.

is in fact just a colorful leaf

I chose the four citrine cabochons so that their shape complemented that of the gold "cobblestones

This got me thinking about the long history of the Japanese people in Hawai‘i and how Japanese culture has contributed so much to what we in Honolulu consider ”local“ culture

You may have seen the character 福 positioned this way in gold ink on a piece of red paper (red and gold also being symbols of prosperity) in a restaurant or other business

Bonus points would be awarded for including the wedding date

Saturn is associated with Saturday

August 2013

Planetary symbol: ♃

By their union

This particular hanukiah is made of ¾" copper pipe and stands a full 7'9" tall with the torch lights installed and has a span of over six feet

align and cement the stones of a structre—an excellent metaphor for the building of relationships

and everything filled in from there