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March Earrings Week #3

Day 3 of Earrings Week is here! 

Now, normally I'm not a very sentimental person and Valentine's Day ticks me off on a variety of levels that I'm not going to complain about here, but sometimes a girl has to have heart earrings, amirite?

I got this nice filigree at a booth at a Gems Faire, which sets up shop around these parts several times a year in Pleasanton and Sacramento. In fact, they were just at Pleasanton this past weekend but I was not feeling like I wanted to pay $10 for parking so I didn't go this time (the NorCal Bead Expo is next month, it's one of two really big shows at the Oakland Marriott I always attend, so I am just waiting for that). I believe the ball headpins are also from a booth at Gem Faire www.dragonfindings.com. The red glass is presumably from U Bead It in Sac – those beads have long marinated in the stash. 

These earrings hang well and have a nice heft to them without being too heavy!

Next time: A rare use of Michael's Industrial Chic line…

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March Earrings Week #2

Welcome back to March Earrings Week! 

Today I'm displaying a pair of turquoise earrings on which I used a sort of new technique…

These turquoise (actually dyed howlite) beads are available at Michael's. I got them on sale for $4 for a strand of four beads – Michael's has been having a lot of 40%/50% off sales lately. They have holes in the top and bottom presumably so you can string them all the way through. Instead of stringing the beads all the way through, I wanted the cut-out part to be free of any other attachments so I only strung a round headpin through the top part to create a dangle. These simple earrings are pretty lightweight (considering how big the stone is) and fun to wear!

Next time: hearts!

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March Earrings Week #1

Welcome to March Earrings Week, where I showcase some of the stuff I've been making lately. A couple of weeks ago my cousin Janelle came over and we both resolved to actually finish some things – my goal was to make five pairs of earrings. Since then, I've been building up stock and creating different earrings for the mythical launch of my Etsy shop. (Someday, someday…)

Each day this week (partially to get back into writing regular entries), I will post a pair of earrings that I have made recently. 

First up, the prototype pair for the Supernova collection:

These elegant earrings are made of large kidney loops and sparkly acrylic beads. They are very light weight and catch the light very well! I have been pretty impressed with the quality of acrylic/lucite/plastic beads these days (technology has marched on from 1991, I guess) and have been amassing a nice collection of these types of beads. They have some very nice mixes at JoAnns and I eventually plan on making some nice lightweight necklaces, probably for me but potentially for the shop. 
 
Next time: turquoise, of course!