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CALYPSO HOOPS
These were my favorite, go-to silver hoops. They got really tarnished from mixing with other metal earrings, try as I could, I wasn't able to...
Components: Silvertone hoop earrings, silver-plated 24 gauge wire, 11/0 lime, orange. yellow and cobalt seedbeads.
Bluebells
Inspired by the beautiful bluebell flowers in my garden! These are silver 'flowers' I have filled them with chalcedony and right up inside (2nd...
Components: Rhodochrosite, I have added a blue faceted blue lapis & rose quartz for the dangles and pink rhodochrosite tiny rondelles.
Lots of Copper
A couple of weeks ago one of my neighbors brought me a LARGE amount of scrap copper. She was a partner in a fabrication business that used copper...
Components: flamed copper, turquoise, glass beads, niobium ear wires
Recycled Blues
Simple pair of earrings made with hand hammered copper wire and recycled glass. Plans for a lot more to come, along with sari silk wrist wraps...
Components: Copper wire, recycled glass, glass Toho beads
Blue Velvet Wraps
Made this pair of wire wrapped briolette earrings this morning while making a tutorial for this technique...rustic wire wrapping. If you are...
Components: 22 gauge copper wire, faceted glass briolettes
Sonya or 'Earth' earrings
Impression blue Jasper, lovely ! I love the blue in these stones. They have a nice stoney-colour vein running through them too. I have used some...
Components: Impression Jasper, Swarovski crystals, silver
Pretty Pink
I love pink and these pearls ! Nice dangly earrings!
Components: Freshwater pink pearls, Rose Quartz, pink tourmaline, smaller pink pearls and sterling silver
Big Spring Willow Earrings
I made these to go with my Big Spring Willow necklace that I shared last week. (and it looks like I won the Vintaj challenge...YAY!!). I wanted...
Components: Vintaj leaf blanks that I embossed and painted with their patinas; Vintaj arte metal leaf charms, brass jumprings, earwires, chain and headpins; Swarovski crystals.
Happy Dance!
Second bezel set stone project for class. I think I held my breath the whole time I was soldering The sterling silver swirls were made from 14...
Components: Sterling silver and turquoise cabochons
Copper Florals
Used brand new brass texture plates to emboss die cut copper discs. Domed, patinaed, tumbled, and waxed to a shine. Crafted a ear wire with...
Components: copper sheet and wire, ceramic and copper beads
Swans Of Love.. Handmade..OOAK..Denim Lapis Lazuli... Earrings
Swans of Love... Wear them or gift them, but what ever you do,
these earrings will make a fantastic Fashion statement with anyones attire....
these earrings will make a fantastic Fashion statement with anyones attire....
Components: Silver filled 18Ga. wire, 3, mm, 4mm silver beads, 10mm Denim Lapis Lazuli beads, Fishhook Earwires
FUN
A good friend of my loves odd earrings. These came about while I was watching a movies. Wish I could tell you more. The reason why I love them is...
Components: Sky Blue Pearls, white seed beads #15
Who's been in my Rose Garden?
Smoky Quartz 8mm Rondelles, Smoky Quartz Briolette, attached to copper discs with black 22 gauge wire. The discs were run thru the BIGkick with...
Components: Smoky Quartz briolettes and roundelles, copper discs, (rest of list from LB) BIGkick, Vintaj deco emboss die Nouveau Roses, Vintaj Earth Patina, Vintaj sealer, silver plated ear wires.
carry that weight
Some years back I bought a wire bending peg board and never used it. I am dusting it off. :-)
Components: Bronze wire (18 gauge) and hand-fabricated brass disks.
Sweet berries
My first earrings, got the idea from Becky's necklace.
Components: Ruby Agate, brass leaves treated with Swellegant patina, homemade earwires and headpins.
Coin Pearl Earrings
Lovely coin pearls, I couldn't pass them up at the last bead show I went to, even though there were at the top of my budget limit! Use LB's...
Components: pearls, wire
Long pearl earrings
These are nice long earrings, cranberry drop pearls - angel skin pearls and Swarovski glass beads, nice and sparky for a Spring - Summer evening out !
Components: freshwater pearls, Swarovski
Boho Rainbow Spectrum
I found these small rice beads on a child's bracelet in an Emporium locally! I thought they would make pretty & colourful earrings, especially for...
Components: hand painted beads, silver dangles
Tree of Tourmaline
I was looking at Nancy Mc's 'Emerald City' earrings and thought how she also, like me, loves pink tourmaline, so I made these earrings, with a...
Components: pink tourmaline, Rose Quartz, pearl
From Another Time
I love these little Czech glass ammonites from LB. Got these awhile back but I see they have some new shades in. Mixed with bronze mother of...
Components: 20x13mm Czech glass green turquoise ammonite, Swarovski 5301 Colorado topaz crystals, 4mm bronze mother of pearl, 20mm Vintaj natural brass kidney wires from LB
pearls forever
A friend of mine just got her article published in a nice, academic journal...and it was her birthday a while back. So, I made her a pair of...
Components: chains, pearls
Emerald City..Inspired by J.C. Hamm
After seeing J.C.'s Tree of life with green glass,I became obsessed. I went on a mission to find interesting green glass beads at the local shop....
Components: Czech glass daggers, 10mm, SP jump rings and wire, SS ear wires.
tenth avenue freezeout
I never get bored with simple, graphic designs. Hope you all don't either. :-)
Components: Hand-fabricated brass, copper links, copper bead.
wrap it up
I found some very light gauge copper sheet that is suitable for folding and went at it with my hold puncher. The technique needs a lot of...
Components: Hand-cut and textured brass disc and copper sheet, freshwater pearls, gold tone headpins, chain and ear wires.
Blue sky
I have some Chalcedony 'horse-eye' shaped stones that are beautiful (LB)and decided to wire wrap them into these earrings, along with some...
Components: Chalcedony, Brazilian blue sodalite
Inspired by Erin Sue
This is my spin on Erin Sue's "Goldstone Dangle" earrings (8-23-12). I liked the look of the linear inside the silver teardrop. The design stayed...
Components: SP findings, Pewter starfish, SS ear wires, Apatite rondelles, approx 6/7 mm.
challenge accepted
After commenting that I have a difficult time designing mismatched earrings when Zippy-Klunk (sorry I don't know your real name) posted her...
Components: Pair #1: carnelian wavy buttons, olive jade nuggets, dark bronze czech square, matte mauve mocha, african sunset, and dark bronze magatamas from LB, purple waxed linen copper bead tips and wire, iris round and saucer from stash.
Pair #2: oxblood and african sunset 6/0 seed beads, Tierracast antique brass heishi from LB, coral 6/0 seed beads, bone beads and brass findings from stash.
Pair #3: Tierracast hummingbird and jasmine charms, raspberry mocha crystals from LB, cream quartz rounds, silver plate findings from stash.
K.I.S.S.
Just keeping is simple. Had some sterling silver links leftover from a necklace project. Not enough to do anything much but throw them on some...
Components: Sterling silver ear wires, sterling silver triangular spiral links
Fairy Wing Earrings
First, no fairies were injured in the making of these lovelies! A little known fact is that fairies molt and if you happen to be the fortunate one...
Components: Antique brass findings, Toho 6.0 round beads, Shrink plastic for wings, Inktense colored pencils, gel pens, Sharpie fine point pen
time goes tick tock
I was looking at the very big crystals, wondering what to do with them...and here is the result!
Components: crystals, metal findings all from a local beads store.
gasoline stain
My first experience with Adirondack alcohol inks. I cut an aluminum disk, texturized it with a diamond-pattern stamp, then used 3 different colors...
Components: Aluminum, freshwater pearls, silver tone jump rings, chain and earwires.
if i had a hammer
If i had a hammer, I'd make a bunch of earrings. :-)
Components: Hammered copper, brass and tin, a precious little glass bead from LB.
It's a blue, blue day
Made with size 8 dark blue rondelles, this pair of earrings are to wear with jeans or dress up. Earring finding is hand made by the designer with...
Components: Niobium wire in blue; blue rondelles, silver coloured head pins and purchased base metal charms.
england swings
Variation on an earlier theme.
Components: Brass disc, brass pendulum drop, brass chain and freshwater pearls.
My Daughter's Beads
Getting ready for a big 400+ mile move and I have no, no, no time to bead! My creative daughter had her stuff spread out under my nose and these...
Components: African paper beads, pink glass beads (Indian import?), rose quartz square tube and round beads, purple seed beads, white opal seed beads, antiqued brass disks and eye pins
To be,or not to be? Advice needed.
Hi everyone. These actually started out as dangly silver bead earrings. Due to being under the influence of 2 huge cups of tea,I started adding...
Components: SP beads, and jump rings, SS ear wires.
Peridot, Sunstone, Amethyst, Carnelian, Iolite, Blue Quartz (dyed), Rose Quartz, Prehnite, and Citrine.
Chatter
on “Lots of Copper”:“Nancy, these earrings are wonderful! Such a clever idea!
…” read »- on “A Green Cuff”:
“Nancy, you've created another stunning cuff! Love green & copper together!
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on “Pistachio Spring”:“This delicate green necklace is perfect for Spring. Love it!
…” read »- on “CALYPSO HOOPS”:
“Party time! Fabulous cheerful ear rings!
…” read » - on “Country Leaves”:
“Love the copper and leaves. Excellent Design!
…” read » - on “Leather, Silver and a Rainy Day”:
“Love your bracelets especially the leather one.
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“Wow! Those beads are gorgeous! Love the color.
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on “CALYPSO HOOPS”:“Definitely one of those "why didn't I think of that" ideas...super clever and super cute!…” read »
- on “Pearl with a touch of Silver”:
“Classy!
…” read » - on “Grampa's old tree”:
“Super design. Great tree, too!
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on “Field & Blue Skies”:“Exquisite design as well as those gorgeous beads. You did an excellent job. I love…” read »
- on “Copper and 'a green thumb'”:
“Fantastic design. Love it!
…” read » - on “Bluebells”:
“Great design! Great flowers, too!
…” read » - on “Totally Teal”:
“Wow! I love all of that teal and it makes a gorgeous bracelet. Great…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“Thanks for the suggestion Chelsea. I haven't done much etching so this would be a…” read »
- on “A Green Cuff”:
“Yes, the wire is dead soft KSD. At 14 gauge anything but dead soft would…” read »
on “Pistachio Spring”:“Thanks everybody for all the compliments. I've had this little pendant & the pearls sitting on…” read »
on “CALYPSO HOOPS”:“Cute recycle!…” read »
- on “Pistachio Spring”:
“I have this pendant also and I just finished making a necklace with it. It…” read »
on “CALYPSO HOOPS”:“These are cool!…” read »
- on “Field & Blue Skies”:
“Those stones look gorgeous, as does your design!…” read »
- on “Pistachio Spring”:
“Love it Deb! That pendant looks great with those pearls.…” read »
on “Field & Blue Skies”:“Beautiful!…” read »
- on “CALYPSO HOOPS”:
“These look like so much fun!…” read »
- on “Pistachio Spring”:
“I wanna come to YOUR house! MY patio needs CPR!…” read »
on “Pistachio Spring”:“Oh my goodness, Deb, another of your beautiful creations. I really like that leaf; the 1"…” read »
- on “Field & Blue Skies”:
“Dittos to everything said. The miracle of Creation is showcased in your pieces!…” read »
- on “CALYPSO HOOPS”:
“What a fantastic and clever idea!! The name is so fitting; love the colors.…” read »
- on “TY”:
“Love this type of design which allows for the beads/components to stand out. Can this be…” read »
on “Field & Blue Skies”:“Absolutely fabulous stones--and the triangular pendant is perfect. Gorgeous piece!…” read »
- on “Pistachio Spring”:
“That pendant is a sensational color. Looks great with the beads you chose. Oh, and kudos…” read »
on “Pistachio Spring”:“Exquisite!…” read »
- on “Leather, Silver and a Rainy Day”:
“Close....Ottawa! lol! Lucky you living in the city with some of the best bead stores…” read »
on “Field & Blue Skies”:“This is stunning.....love the blue lace agate!…” read »
- on “Pistachio Spring”:
“I love this Deb! It's so delicate-- and even if the leaf is only 1"...the…” read »
on “Field & Blue Skies”:“Yes, I agree with Deb, they are lovely in the photo.wish I could see them in…” read »
- on “Pistachio Spring”:
“So pretty! This is one of my favs!…” read »
on “Leather, Silver and a Rainy Day”:“You must live in Montreal!! LOL!! And freaking cold too darn!!
Same here! …” read »- on “Field & Blue Skies”:
“Well if they are even prettier than the photos then they must be drop dead gorgeous.…” read »
