Black braided horizontal with black beads

Black braided horizontal with black beads

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Last week to get 3 Rings before Christmas!

I am flying to New York for Christmas, so this is the last week to get 3 Ring Necklaces in time for the holiday. Place your orders now before it's too late!

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Don't Pull Low!

Strange thing happened to me this weekend-

On my first jump of the day, the guy in front of me in the plane noticed that his Neptune reset on the way up. He said he had an audible, but he has low jump numbers, and you need an altimeter for more than deployment altitude. Since I have an audible, wrist mount, and a Viso on my mud flap, I loaned him my wrist mount. No problem right?

So I got out, and enjoy my solo sitfly jump. I did some front flips, and then I checked my altitude by looking at my mud flap Viso. Well, it blew apart in freefall! I had no visible altimeter- the same situation I was trying to prevent for the other guy in the plane!! So I listened for my audible, and constantly scanned for canopies (a sure sign to pull if my audible didn't work).

My audible DID work (thank goodness), and I deployed at 3500 ft. I looked down and I had no idea where I am! I looked all around, and finally I spotted it WAY over THERE. I pulled down to deep brakes. I unintentionally kept looking at what is now a piece of plastic (but used to be an altimeter) to see if I can make it back. I didn't want to be in the situation of making a low turn to get back into the wind, or land dangerously downwind into oncoming traffic. I did make it back with enough altitude to spare.

The guy I loaned my altimeter to did fare so well. He foolishly pulled low, which is a bad idea anyway, and didn't make it back to th dropzone. No big deal right? Well, it rained the day before and there was sticky mud EVERYWHERE. That altimeter I loaned him got really dirty. He was apologetic and cleaned it off.

Well, I got in four more jumps to what was a very cold, windy day. I guess I'll be asking Santa for a new Viso!

Sunday, November 23, 2008

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

...everywhere you go! Hopefully the winter weather hasn't gotten you grounded, but if it has, a 3 Ring Necklace will give you those warm fuzzies by reminding you of warm summer days, awesome skydiving, sunny days and good vibes.

Are you looking for that perfect gift for a fellow skydiver who has EVERYTHING? Or maybe not everything but you would like to give them a gift anyway?

3 Ring Necklaces are a PERFECT gift for any skydiver because:
1) they probably don't have one
2) they probably would love to have one
3) it's not expensive to get one!

3 Ring necklaces now come in 2 sizes: regular and mini! Please specify when ordering.
Pay with Paypal and it ships right to your door! Order now and it will arrive in time for Christmas.
Just as a reminder, no 2 necklaces are alike, so this is a truly unique gift!

Happy Holidays and Blue Skies!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

BRRRRRRR!!!!!

I can't complain too much, but I guess after living in the South for 8 years, I have developed a thin skin. Right now I'm at Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon, Texas. For those of you who don't know, Rosharon is south of Houston, close to the coastline to the Gulf of Mexico. It's in the 40s or 50s right now with the winds in the 20 mph range. Needless to say, the reason why I'm staying on the ground is not because of the temperature, but rather because of the winds.

This cooler weather is bringing me back to my childhood days of growing up in New York. School started just after Labor Day, with the trees starting to turn colors soon afterward. Halloween night consisted of luging around my plastic pumpkin while wearing a coat underneath my costume and the sound of crunching leaves beneath my feet. This being my first winter in Texas, I am thinking of how much colder it is in New York right now and how much I DON'T miss walking to high school in the freezing cold. My mother is coming to Texas for Thanksgiving and she's probably going to think we're having a tropical heat wave in comparison to the Hudson Valley in New York. My sister, who lives in Port Jervis NY, has already gotten snow.

With that being said, I can't complain...too much.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Mini 3 Rings are Here!!!

Finally - mini 3 Ring Necklaces are here! I only have two designs premade right now, but ANY necklace can be made as a mini. The regular sized 3 Ring Necklaces are 1", 3/4" and 1/2". The mini 3 Ring Necklaces are instead 3/4", 1/2" and 3/8".

Also, I have restocked my rings. The new rings are now a smaller gauge, making them lighter and less bulky.

I have been selling a lot of braided cord necklaces. They seem to be a big hit!

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Adventures in the Wild Mid-West

I've heard about mid-west drop zones with rigs with rip cords and only Cessna planes, but I'd never been to one before.

Before Saturday September 27th that is.

While visiting St. Louis MO for an applied sport psychology conference (for work stuff), I met up with a fellow sport psychologist (Sam) who is also a licensed skydiver. I had no idea that he's jumper! He told me that he was going to go for a jump at a local drop zone and invited me along.
"But I don't have any of my gear!" I said. "Neither do I," he responded. "We can rent."
Why not?

So off we went on an early Saturday morning, with ambiguous directions and a useless GPS. We found the place and approached Manifest with vigor. After showing my USPA card and a quick call to my home DZ to verify my currency (no log book), we were manifested for load 1. Sam and I were so excited! That is...

....until manifest told me that the smallest gear that they have is their 280. 280? 280?! Are you kidding me?!?! I fly a Stiletto 150 and just downsized to a 135. Sam flies an Icarus 189. I picked my jaw up off the floor and went over and told Sam. He was in as much shock as I was.

I laughed as I went over the arial map over and over again, planning what to do if I overshoot the landing area. Sam kept repeating over and over to himself, "280? 280?"

Just when I thought the surprises were over, it got better. Manifest told us that our gear was ready and that we should go into the student gear room to get it. As I flipped the rig over and started doing my gear check I noticed that these rigs have rip cords. Real rip cords. Like in the movies. Like when the old guys at the drop zone stand around the bonfire after drinking a case of beer and telling stories about these rigs by starting out with, "No shit, there I was..." Now I was going to be jumping one. No shit.

I just kept shaking my head and laughing out loud as I turned the student Cypres on and praticed my rip cord touches. Sam and I looked at each other in disbelief; are we really doing this?

As we clumsly practiced the exit, I unintentionally scrape the top of the rig all over the mock up. A staff member of the DZ comes over to us and reminds us that the student cypres activates at 2000 ft. Sweet. At least we have GPS, right?

Thankfully we did. It was a slightly bigger Cessna, so 5 people fit into it, not just 4. After 20 minutes of admiring the view (it's been years since I jumped in the Mid-west and it was so beautiful), I did something that I haven't done in a while. I started to get nervous. My heart started pounding as I kept repeating to myself over and over, "Hold the ripcord. Hold the ripcord. Hold hold hold."

Finally it was time to go. The first two guys went and then it was our turn. Here goes nothing, right? I was supposed to hang off of the strut but I was afraid that if I didn't, I'd go flying off of the plane without my dive partner. So I kept one foot on. He nodded, I counted and then I just let go!!

The view of looking up and seeing Sam diving down to get to me was amazing!!! We caught up to each other and did what we planned on our dirt dive, smiling the whole time. I was very careful to keep track of the altitude, as I usually jump with an audible altimeter. But this time I didn't even have a helmet on. I turned and tracked and thought, "Do I pull now? Or keep tracking?" I waved off and looked at my altimeter; yikes! It's 3000 ft and I should have pulled 500 ft ago. I put my hand on the rip cord and thought, "Hold it!" I pulled and held on to it.

The opening was so soft and on heading; I'm not used to that on my Stiletto. I did some practice flares and kept holding into the wind. I set up my landing, which was perfectly on target, and land softly on my feet! I was full of electricity from the excitement- what a rush!! Sam and I bumped fists as we greeted each other in the landing area.

My thanks for Archway Skydiving Center for all of their help for making my visit so wonderful. Many blue skies!!!!

Friday, September 5, 2008

It's a beautiful day!

Summer is finally easing up a bit, but here may be some hot days yet! It has been extremely hot and I've been making some hot skydives here in Texas. I have posted pictures of my latest designs (see left), including the braided cord necklace. Sales have been up, including international sales.

If you think 3 Ring Bling-Bling Necklaces should be sold at your drop zone/gear shop, contact me at 3ringnecklace@gmail.com. I offer wholesale discounts and easy payment through PayPal!

Blue Skies!!!

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Been out of the loop for a bit...

Ok, so it's been a while. After moving across the US, starting a new job, and caring for a boyfriend who broke his leg, you get kinda busy.



A new design is here- black braided cord. This can include colored beads or have no beads at all.



Email me for the latest pictures of designs. Blue skies!
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I'm in the silver helmet and purple and blue jumpsuit

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