Heart Earrings

Hello!  Let me introduce myself.  I'm Linda Landig.  I'm a longtime follower of this blog and the newest addition to the Earrings Everyday team.

True Love Earrings

 Lately I have been dabbling in Polymer Clay and since Valentine's Day is nearly here, I thought I would make a pair of heart earrings.  I textured the polymer clay with a rubber stamp and colored the hearts with layers of chalks and Prisma colored art pencils.

Since February's birthstone is amethyst, I decided to dangle a faceted amethyst on each heart and then I included another amethyst on each of the ear wires.

True Love Earrings

These earrings would look delicious with this outfit and a dark, unstructured jacket.

source: the Loft

 To see these earrings, a coordinating necklace and more, please visit Linda Landig Jewelry.
Till next time!
-Linda

Holiday Gift Guide and Giveaway

Nesting Gift Guide by humblebeads

Welcome to the Earrings Everyday Last Minute Shopping Gift Guide! We have three participating shops that are offering free priority mail shipping for this weekend only.

Click on the thumbnails to see details for each item showcased.  The earrings in each set belong to one of our contributor's shops.  Check below for details of their sale for this weekend. 

Nesting Girl
The first gift guide pictured above is for the Nesting Girl - she is the one who loves all things feathered and with a bird on it!  The earrings are from Humblebeads and feature handcrafted polymer clay nest charms on copper earwires.  

Use discount code LASTMINUTE for free priority mail shipping this weekend to Humblebeads' Shop.

Shabby Chic Holiday Gift Guide by humblebeads 

Romantic Holiday
This shabby chic inspired collection is for the woman who loves poetry, french script, paper roses, lace knit scarves and traditional holiday themes like the delicate snowflake earrings from Tesori Trovati.   

Use discount code LASTMINUTE for free shipping or HOHOHO for 15% off this weekend at Tesori Trovati. 

Gift Guide: Feminine Fleur by lorelei-hill-eurto 

Feminine Fleur:
This set offers a feminine and modern gift guide with an artistic flair and a touch of European design.  Creative earrings featuring components from recycled tins offer an Eco-friendly edge to their playful style. 

Use discount code LASTMINUTE for free priority mail shipping this weekend to the Lorelei Eurto Jewelry shop. 

Java Junkie Gift Guide by humblebeads featuring earrings

Java Junkie:

This gift guide is for the girl who doesn't utter a word until she has had her first cup of joe in the morning.  Her world is caffeinated and this is a collection picked just for her! Funky Czech glass beads that look like tiny coffee beans adds a fun element to the soft blue hue of the handcrafted beads in therse earrings from Humblebeads. 

Use discount code LASTMINUTE for free priority mail shipping this weekend to Humblebeads Shop. 

Now on to the giveaway for this post!  Enter to win this pair of Nest Earrings from Humblebeads by leaving a comment to let us know which gift guide most appeals to you.  Pin your favorite collection for a second chance to win - just make sure you let us know you pinned one of them in the comments below.  Please make sure we have a way to contact you in case you win.

Hurry - the winner will be announced on Monday!

Have fun wrapping up your holiday shopping!

Persimmon Lantern Earrings

A tassel of persimmon colored Czech glass beads sway below a polymer clay bead in a floral design. These remind me of Chinese lanterns and the 1920's.  I'm looking forward to the flapper revival thanks to the upcoming Great Gatsby! 

Lantern Earrings can be found in my Etsy shop.  Use discount code HOLLY for 25% off your entire purchase until 12/15. 

I have a Zen girl on my shopping list, my 16 year old daughter, and I will be making her a lantern style pendant like the one featured below.  If  you happen to have a girl who loves all things from Eastern cultures, you might like a few of the gift ideas below.   I know my holiday shopping is never complete without a trip to World Market and few interesting Etsy shops.

Zen Girl by humblebeads on Polyvore

Click on the thumbnails for details about each item.

Hopeful Mermaid Love

Mermaid Love

The beads in these earrings make me think of clear green seawater and frothy sea foam, and there's something mysterious and wistful about those little heart padlocks--perhaps from a sunken treasure chest, with a lonely mermaid's trousseau inside? Even the beadcaps make me think of seaweed....Maybe these would be put aside for a mermaid's wedding day.

Of course I picture them with a mermaid-y sea green gown,

Gown by Jack Guisso, from Dolce magazine

 and a mermaid headdress. 

By Thyme2Dream on ArtFire

Stop by and visit my Etsy shop if you'd like to see more!