As I play catch-up around the house, furiously unpack my things, and learn how to deal with a brand new personality in the family, I came across these everyday beauties.

Yup, that's the gloriously shiny and tantalizing craft material, star wire. Every little princess' dream, when it comes to making crowns.

And of late, Ruth has taken to playing in the sink. We fill it with a little water and add plenty of dish soap to make bubbles. While playing, I noticed the lovely textures in the wet metal.

Small things can be glorious; a life needn't be filled with newspaper-worthy events to contain interesting things to photograph.