Nipple Caps!

As I believe I mentioned earlier, one of my tasks thus far has been to fill an order for one of J's most popular little items - nipple caps! I actually can't remember if that's their official name, but it's what I've been referring to them as...Anyway, here are a few pictures of the process and the completed product. They're a bit tedious to make, but also kind of fun because they're made out of crystals and glitter - what more could a girl want? Anna accidentally told me to dip an emerald pair in the wrong color glitter (there are multiple greens, of course!) so I'm hoping that I'll get to take them home as a little souvenir :) I made about 12 pairs over two days (Friday and Monday) and have now moved on to some other detail work to get the prototypes ready for her next men's wear collection.

Other than working almost 9 hours a day, I've managed to explore the area around my current residence a bit and on the recommendation of the woman from whom I'm renting, I found a wonderful market (Marche de Aligre). Apparently, the area on which it sits was purchased from a church hundreds of years ago on the condition that the merchants sell their goods as cheaply as possible. This seems to be the case, for everything is about half the price it is at other markets around Paris and the quality is just as good! I've been able to buy enough for both breakfast and lunch for about 5 euros a day - not too shabby.

This evening I also met with the same group with whom I pic-niced last Saturday and made a few new aquaintances, and likely another language partner (score!). Some of the group members are a good 20-30 years older than me, but it's still nice to have some people to chat in French with, and several of them have provided some good insider tips about places to visit and eat.

That's it for now. Nothing too spectacular to report thus far this week, but I'm getting excited for the weekend and a good deal of shopping! Les Soldes have commenced (I will explain the meaning more fully later) and I'm eager to find some deals.