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Thursday, August 14, 2014

We're All Ears :: August Reveal


These stunning sculptures by artist Gabriel Dawe seem so dreamlike to me. I love the linear quality of both the kaleidoscopic threads and the railings of the stairs. The overlapping colors look like they are floating in the air, like when you see those dust motes drifting in the air currents of a sunbeam.



For my earrings I found a stash of some Swarovski crystal briolettes in a rainbow of colors that were left over from a wedding I did in February. I love briolettes but finding a way to connect them always irks me. I usually resort to a thin gauge double wire wrap at the top, but that would feel too heavy for this inspiration. So I devised a new way to hang briolettes using beading wire and crimps. I like that you can see the entire top of the bead and they almost seem to float.

Here is a bonus step-by-step showing how I created the briolette connectors:


Since I wasn't making one pair of earrings in all the colors, I decided that I would make a series of them in a variety of colors. I even tried them in silver with a clear crystal. I see the beginnings of a collection happening here!


I like my earrings long with movement and texture. These certainly fit the bill and are something I would wear with every outfit every single day!

I couldn't come up with a name for them. Plum out of ideas. Any thoughts?

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12 comments:

  1. I love the range of colors and how your earrings speak of the lines in the inspiration picture. I think they could be called Twinkling Lights, because they remind me of little pin points of light.

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  2. Great earrings that nail the inspiration art!

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  3. Sweet earrings. They look so dainty. They are beautiful all in a row.

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  4. Thanks for this great inspiration, I am linking up

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  5. Very very cool inspiration!..and your earrings are a perfect representation! Thank you for the tutorial. :)

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  6. Beautiful earrings! Love the Swarovski beads and how you connected them to the earrings. Very clever.

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  7. But you are supposed to be our naming wiz kid...lol! I have no idea on a name but the design is wonderful!

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  8. Love the rainbow of the Briolette earrings. "Lite Brite" came to mind...but that may be too elementary ...hmm how about mash up name....Dawe-Brio? Okay it's late...and I'm getting punchy. Thanks for another fun Challenge.

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  9. Finding names for earrings/jewelry is definitely a challenge. I love how you found a new way to hang those brios. Very clever and the design is gorgeous! Well done!

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  10. Do love the photo of all the earrings in a row. And thanks for the mini tute for the brios. Clever!
    Don't name my own jewelry, but I'll give yours a shot...Rainbow Drops or Double Delight??

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  11. Very clever with your briolettes...really giving me some ideas...love how the hang and catch the light...excellent job.

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  12. Wowzers! Those are some sparkly earrings! I love them! So pretty! I love how you've stacked the little faceted beads and then added the brio at the end- they really complement each other!

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