I recently came upon these gorgeous enameled components in Raida Disbrow's Etsy shop, Havana Beads...
...and a dialogue started between my head and my heart.
Heart: Oh, my gosh, those are GORGEOUS. Look at those colors!
Head: Ohhh, but those can be such a pain to work with. They're handmade--those things are never even, you have to fight to get them to hang straight--
Heart: But I've got beads the same color as those little violet-pink dots!! And lots of pink rondelles--
Head: --hey, come to think of it, there's that stash of rhodolite garnets that haven't been used in about seven years!
That argument didn't last long.
Since I did have a goodly stash of little Czech glass rondelles in various shades of pink, the garnets, and sterling silver beads, jump rings, and headpins, I gave in to the lure of the Boho chandelier earring--and I loved it. Now that my heart has helped my head get over its jitters, I aim to make more. 💗
And, funny thing--they do hang straight after all. 😉
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