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Monday, May 8, 2017

Shades of grey with a pop


Hello friends, I hope you all have enjoyed a wonderful weekend. Here in Greece if was warm enough to officially “open” the swimming season… we hiked in the mountains and ended the day with swimming in the sea. Wonderful.

As you might know I have set myself a challenge this year for Earrings Everyday: making earrings with long hoarded beads. The beads have been hoarded for various reasons: I could not part with them, I just had to have them without any idea what to do with them, or I bought them with an idea in mind which I had forgotten about once I received them, some I completely forgot about (yes, that happens) etc.

Today I set myself an even more difficult challenge: make three sets of earrings with the same beads.

I picked these wonderful handmade polymer clay beads in various shades of grey. I bought these in 2011 from a shop on Etsy called Peak View Creations. Sadly, this shop doesn’t seem to exist anymore. I then picked bright yellow handmade lampwork glass beads made by Amy. I am an official hoarder of the amazing muse packs from a great friend Claire Braunbarth from SmittenBeads, so I picked a pack and use some of the beads in them.

Here are pictures of the earrings. Let me know which design is your favourite.



 


Thank you so much for looking and I hope to see you in a couple of weeks. 
Here on Earrings Everyday we appreciate and love to read your comments. So don't be shy and let us know your thoughts.  Wishing you a wonderful day, full of joy, flowers and sunshine.


Janine
Esfera Jewelry

14 comments:

  1. Love all of these! I'm s sucker for anything grey then add some yellow and you have me! Thanks so much for the mention :) xxxxx

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    1. Thank you Claire. Much appreciated. You know I am a sucker for your muse packs.

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  2. I adore how you used so many of the same beads for these, but came up with three strikingly different pairs of earrings. My favorite of the bunch are the ones with the dangling, exposed eye pins. Such a cool design!

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    1. Thank you so much for your lovely comment :) Much appreciated.

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  3. Janine, these are all so beautiful! You've made them each totally different, even though it's clear they're all part of one theme. So well done! xoxo

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    1. Thank you Meridy :) I am so happy my mojo is coming back, albeit a bit slow. Perhaps my next challenge will be using hoarded beads in asymmetrical earrings.

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  4. Janine, I have a real passion for pale grays and soft whites. The polymer beads are lovely, and the yellow is a perfect accompaniment that I would not have reached for. I will now though. Thank you for that inspiration. I think IF I had to choose just one, it would probably be the pair with dangles just because of the dangles. :) But then, the petite pair are great for that reason, too, they're petite and soft and pretty. And then the third pair are dramatic. So it would depend on the mood. :) Thank you for sharing your stash with us. I look forward to what's coming next.

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    1. And thank you so much for your wonderful comment Norbel. I have heard that yellow lifts up someone's mood, by looking at it, by wearing it and/or by eating it (banana's, corn etc). So I thought we could all use a bit of yellow :)

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  5. Grey and yellow! Love them all Janine, but if forced at gunpoint to choose it would be those on the left. x

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    1. Thank you Lindsay for your lovely comment. I might have a wee bit of preference for the left one as well. If forced at gunpoint of course ;-)

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  6. I love them all buT again the ones with the dangles would be my choice. I just love dangles and the shot of yellow is fab. ๐Ÿ˜

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    1. Thank you so much Elaine for you taking time to leave a comment. And what a lovely one!!

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  7. That is a great color scheme. I think anything with grey really pops! I love the way you used the same scheme to make different earrings for a series. Enjoy the day! Erin

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    1. Thank you so much Erin for your wonderful comment

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