Large faceted acrylic beads. Over the years I've managed to collect quite a few of them. In different colours and shapes. So attractive I just have to buy them whenever I come across them. However, so far they have rarely come to use in any of my jewelry designs. So the stash of them has gradually built up. With many of them I have only just a pair. So suitable for making fun and exciting earrings.
And finally, over the last few months I have been on a roll with them. Having so much fun. Each pair of earrings in this 'series' has it's own distinctive character, still with the common factor of large faceted acrylic beads.
Which ever style you use or method of designing the main
purpose should of course be that the earrings shall look great when being
worn. These ones do I think. To me they are everyday earrings, but
with a touch of boldness. Simple and dramatic at the same time. They are long and dangling yet still light weight. Handmade earrings hooks in heavily oxidized sterling silver. I have a feeling I will wear them often over the coming period.
On another note:
If you have read many of my blog posts over the
years you might have noticed that my designs often mirror
something going on in my subconciousness. This connection I always discover firstly after the design is finished and I take a step back and look at them. It's rather fascinating. Almost like a sort of diary in design.
With these earrings I think it is rather obvious that they could
be a version of a wrecking ball. Like in the song by Miley Cyrus. It's not a style of music I generally listen to and the video is a bit too much in my opinion, but that aside some of
the lyric lines in that song I can definetely relate to. But mostly there are some things in my life that could do with ... deserve some serious treatment by a
wrecking ball ...
I am happily continuing on the path I've been on lately with long eye catching earrings with large light weight resin or acrylic beads. Varitions on a fun theme that I very much enjoy working with.
Ingredients: Large black and brown faceted acrylic beads 8/0 matte metallic bronze seed beads Black faceted glass beads Vintaj brass large jump rings Vintaj brass earring hooks Strung on 4 ply walnut brown waxed irish linen cord
