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on “Mystic Mystery”:“Beautiful set!…” read »
- on “Raspberry and Cream!”:
“The two different sides look great! Gorgeous!…” read »
- on “~ Brigantine Beach ~”:
“Beautiful necklace! The rainy weather was a great inspiration for you.…” read »
on “Sonya or 'Earth' earrings”:“I agree with you both, I thought the same after I'd looked at them again!…” read »
on “Dragonfly's Garden”:“Gorgeous!!!…” read »
on “Mystic Mystery”:“Gorgeous set - love it.…” read »
on “Banded Together”:“Very funky and cool!…” read »
- on “Tiedye Butterfly Redo”:
“Your patina work is so cool - you are very talented! I love the turquoise beads…” read »
on “carry that weight”:“Hi! Do you have some for sale? Thanks!…” read »
- on “Lovely Impression”:
“Thanks for the useful info Lisa. What is KO thread and how do you work…” read »
on “Tiedye Butterfly Redo”:“Now I see it, both are nice. I like your most recent design also. …” read »
- on “Raspberry and Cream!”:
“Great job, I admire all the hard work it took.…” read »
on “A Little Vintage”:“Beautifully done.…” read »
- on “Night Owl”:
“Thanks Becky. No it came out as is the first time.…” read »
- on “My MacGyver Heart”:
“Love the look of this.The fringe of the sari is pretty, then the shine with the…” read »
- on “My MacGyver Heart”:
“Susie I got both kinds...the uncarded and the regular. One is mostly one color & looks…” read »
on “Fancy Circutry”:“I think it's clever and cool. Good job!…” read »
- on “Ode to a Rose”:
“Looks bright and happy to me. Love the colors!…” read »
- on “Mystic Mystery”:
“You've really shown the beauty of the stones. Good one!…” read »
- on “Mystic Mystery”:
“I love the way you have the pendant accented. Very very nice.…” read »
- on “Raspberry and Cream!”:
“Beautiful. The middle looks like little berries.…” read »
on “Mystic Mystery”:“Nice!…” read »
- on “My MacGyver Heart”:
“So pretty, Deb! I have some of the sari silk yarn(mine's not as pretty as yours!),…” read »
- on “Tiedye Butterfly Redo”:
“Thanks guys! I had a few days off last week, and I spent them cuddling with…” read »
on “Raspberry and Cream!”:“Love it!…” read »
- on “Mystic Mystery”:
“Lovely!…” read »
- on “A Little Vintage”:
“Very cool!!!…” read »
- on “Ode to a Rose”:
“This is really sweet.…” read »
on “My MacGyver Heart”:“I love it!!The teal wire is a great touch!…” read »
- on “My MacGyver Heart”:
“No coiled wire here. Just wrapped it around the yarn in various places.…” read »
- on “My MacGyver Heart”:
“Is that one more of your coiled wire bead creations on there, too?
Love it…” read » - on “Ode to a Rose”:
“This is darling!…” read »
- on “Beachey Bling”:
“Perfect! Not too little, not too much!…” read »
- on “Blue beauty”:
“Definitely rock-your-socks blue!
…” read » - on “~ Brigantine Beach ~”:
“Lovely necklace! I think it looks perfect! and you are a sweetie to take in fosters!…” read »
- on “Night Owl”:
“Absolutely adorable! There is nothing I would ever touch on this design!! Did you rearrange it…” read »
- on “Crazy Little Things”:
“These are so frickin' cool!!!! I really really like the flat wire you wrapped into the…” read »
- on “Banded Together”:
“All just groovy, baby! These put me back into flower child mode!
…” read » - on “Simply Crystal”:
“Lovely and elegant! You can wear it with anything!…” read »
- on “Rusty charms bracelet and ring”:
“Wanda, your comment had me in stitches!!! (they cost HOW muuch, dear? ) OMG I…” read »
Balloon dangle
About this design:
I made these earrings with a holiday flavour in mind like Costa Rica or somewhere like that ! The main body of the earring is like a golden balloon ! I have added seed beads and a lovely lilac CZ to dangle and catch the light !
Components:
seed beads - CZAdditional Images:
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Add your thoughts!
On Sep 06, 2012 at 10:05 am #
Laud says:Lots of movement in the design and gorgeous colors. I’ll be they’re fun to wear.
On Sep 06, 2012 at 1:33 pm #
Nancy Mc says:Gorgeous!! I love the design.Where did you find lilac CZ briolettes? So pretty!
On Sep 07, 2012 at 5:22 pm #
puppychick labratbecky says:Very cute!! really dangly, dancing earrings are my personal favorite- the more movement the better! These are just FAB!!!
On Sep 07, 2012 at 7:19 pm #
KatsAllThat says:Very nice…
On Sep 09, 2012 at 3:28 pm #
Michelle says:Hi Nancy, sorry, I can’t remember where I got the CZ’s from. I bought them about 2 years ago, I ought to keep better paperwork so I’d know !!! sorry ! Glad you like them though !
On Sep 11, 2012 at 11:41 pm #
Nancy Mc says:No problem,Michelle. I’ll do a little detective work.