Where to begin? These earrings were made after a horrible day. Without going into details, we had a potential health crisis in our family yesterday. Everything turned out well in the end, but these earrings were made on an overload of panicked adrenaline. When they weren't turning out like I had pictured them in my mind, I found myself on the verge of tears. I don't cry over failed earrings. Really. O.K., Linda, deep breaths. It's going to be O.K. And it was - eventually.
What I like about these earrings:
- The teardrop shape of the metal loops echos the teardrop shape of my ceramic components at
the bottom.
- The electroplated hematite dangles inside the metal loops adds a nice touch of bling.
What I dislike about the earrings:
- They are too long - over 3 inches.
- The wire wrapping on one of the earrings is too loose.
Given the circumstances of the day, there was no time to redo these. Here's how I plan to improve them later:
- I can see a couple of potential spin offs from this design. -
I think that the metals teardrops, hematite and Czech glass flowers would make pretty earrings without the ceramic charms. That would make them short enough to be wearable.
I also think the Czech glass flowers and the charms would make simple, but pretty earrings. So revision is in the cards soon.
In the meantime - Bead Fest! It's this coming weekend, Oct. 27th - 29th. Two of our Earrings Everyday members will be there: Kristi Bowman (table #516 ) and me, Linda Landig Jewelry (Table # 518) Please come by our tables and say Hi! And to make that easier, here's a coupon to save you a couple of dollars on your entry fee. Just print it out and get in for only $3! See you soon!
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Dressed Up Dahlia
The wonderful richness of these colours always inspires me to be more natural! They almost seem to have been plucked right from nature! I love that these are both art beads, completely from different artists and seem to have been made for each other <3
You will find these in my Etsy shop and can save some money on them just by using the exclusive EARRINGSEVERYDAY coupon code. Have fun looking at all our wonderful earrings and don't forget to leave us some comments :)
Marie
You will find these in my Etsy shop and can save some money on them just by using the exclusive EARRINGSEVERYDAY coupon code. Have fun looking at all our wonderful earrings and don't forget to leave us some comments :)
Marie
Labels:
artisan earrings,
coupon,
earrings,
handmade earrings,
Marsha Neil,
Menagerie Studio,
Skye Jewels
Monday, January 28, 2013
Kaleidoscope
These are some seriously fun earrings and I considered keeping them for myself. Of course I know if I started doing that I would never have any earrings to sell! I called the Kaleidoscope because of the multitude of colours in the beads. I love the way they shimmer.
These are all done in copper and patina-ed. You will find these and many other designs in my Etsy Shop. You can use coupon code EARRINGSEVERYDAY to save on your purchase today.
Thanks for stopping in!
Marie
These are all done in copper and patina-ed. You will find these and many other designs in my Etsy Shop. You can use coupon code EARRINGSEVERYDAY to save on your purchase today.
Thanks for stopping in!
Marie
Labels:
coupon,
earrings,
handmade earrings,
patina,
Skye Jewels,
solid copper
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