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Thursday, September 27, 2018

Mermaids

Happy Thursday, everyone! πŸ’— 

For this post, I wanted to make simple earrings that would incorporate elements I already had with some new items. 


I was inspired by a visit to Shannon German's great store, Miss Fickle Media, one of my long-time fave places to shop.  I found these wonderfully textured brass leaves with a beautiful verdigris patina...and a string of gorgeous tiny (2mm) Paradise Blue quartz heishi beads:


                

The brass leaves are small and delicate, about 1-1/8 inches long, and very lightweight, so I got the idea of decorating them with mΓΆbius rings (also called rosettes) at the tops.  I had some beautiful chainmaille rings in teal blue/green niobium "Mermaid" mix that worked perfectly for the rosettes, and also some sturdy sterling rings to attach them to the leaves.


I made a tiny wrapped loop on one end of some 26-gauge sterling silver wire and then strung on it the little blue quartz and some sterling silver heishi beads.  I guided the other end of the silver wire into the bottom hole of the leaf, pulled it snug, and bent it upward at the back, then trimmed it to about 1 cm. Then I slid a sterling ring through the loop in the wire and then through the top hole in the leaf.  Before I closed the sterling ring, I also looped it through the rosette of niobium rings.  


When I finished that step for both earrings, I glued blue paper to the earring backs to cover and secure the wire (see above).  The last step:  sterling silver ear wires, an extra from Miss Fickle Media (thank you, Shannon, my dear!).  πŸ’—


Thanks for reading--I'll see you all in October!  πŸ’—
xoxo
Meridy

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6 comments:

  1. This shows how beautiful a simple design can be. This is your talent speaking Meridy. Love this. And the color..... so beautiful

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  2. Meridy, they’re so beautiful! Moving. And the Mermaid pic couldn’t be more perfect. This pair is truly artistically beautiful! πŸ’•

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    1. Thanks so very much, Norbel--I always appreciate your comments! And I'm glad you liked the Teal Mermaid! πŸ’—

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