GUEST POST :: Janine Lucas of Esfera Jewelry

Hello, lovelies! 

Sometimes we have an extra day or two in a month and when that happens we like to extend an invitation to designers that we enjoy to have them share their unique design perspectives. Today, the Earrings Everyday crew welcomes Janine Lucas of Esfera Jewelry. Janine is from The Netherlands and creates accessories with an eye for color, texture and pattern. I actually own one of her bracelets and a pair of earrings which are quite lovely and long, just the way I like them. She also travels around in a modified Mercedes-Benz truck, which I find completely fascinating! Check it out! ~Erin

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Serendipity, or how a mistake can turn out into something lovely.

These earrings are the result of a mistake. I first created a pair of earrings with those wonderful glass headpins from Numinosity Beads.

They were ready (so I thought) and I laid them out to take pictures. Looking at them through the camera I realized something clearly went wrong in the process of creating. The earrings were asymmetrical. And not in a good way. How did that happen? Where was my brain when I created them. So, what to do? There wasn’t much left of the wire of the headpin to string upon after undoing them.

After several attempts and a big dive into my bead stash I decided to combine them with patina leaves, Czech glass, some vintage metal components, spacer lampwork beads from Lampwork by Amy and handmade earwires from Faerystones. [Sorry, no pictures of the earrings before the redo. I couldn’t bring myself to show them to anyone. ;-) But I’m very pleased with how the redo turned out.]

 

These are available in my Etsy shop, Esfera Jewelry.

I would like to thank the wonderful team of Earrings Everyday for their daily inspiration. And a big thank you for having me as a guest on this wonderful blog!

www.etsy.com/shop/esferajewelry

www.esfera.me/travel/

Wrapped Dangles

I love dangles! I love the feel of them on my neck, the sound they make when they move, I love the way they poke out of my hair to reveal a hidden secret. These have a wonderful sparkle to them and will look wonderful poking out of your hair!

 I tend to make things more than one at a time these days, so here is a second pair, same as the first but in green! What a great mix of colour! Don't miss out on these great earrings, now listed in my Skye Jewels Etsy Shop!!

You can find these and many more fabulous earrings in my shop or on my website. Don't forget to come visit my Skye Jewels Blog to see more of what I am up to!

Thanks for stopping by!

Marie

Serendipity

 

Okay, I have to admit...after making these earrings, I just had to keep them. I can't part with them, I just can't do it. They're SO me.

I purchased the purple filigree at a local consignment shop called Serendipity. The earrings had long purple tubes and balls and even the ear wires were purple posts! They were 5 inches in length! Actually they were quite hideous but really stylin' back in the day I'm sure. I couldn't wait to take them apart because I immediately pictured using turquoise colored beads with this shade of purple. So, I got on one of my most favorite Etsy sites Arte Bella Surplus and ordered these Picasso Czech glass beads and they were perfect!

 These earrings begged to be paired with a peasant blouse or tunic like this one...

 

This blouse found on Top Shop via Pinterest 

Visit my online store to see more of my earring designs or check out my Facebook page to keep up with my latest designs. 

 Kristy Abner,

Kristy's Kreations