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on “Clay Creek”:“Liking all the new things to learn & create !!…” read »
on “The Uh Ohs!”:“These are so cute! Like the colors you chose and those little wheels at the bottom.…” read »
- on “Peacock Tail Feathers”:
“Thank you Susie and Peggy!
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on “More the Merrier Re-design”:“Beautiful. I like plan B .
…” read »- on “Bevy of Dancing Loop Bracelets”:
“You 've inspired me to do some earrings with Unicorne tear drops. Thank you
…” read » - on “Bevy of Dancing Loop Bracelets”:
“Love, love ..all of them…” read »
- on “Peacock Tail Feathers”:
“The colors and silver are so pretty…” read »
- on “A Day At The Beach”:
“Great design and colors…” read »
on “Bevy of Dancing Loop Bracelets”:“May I add another WOW - I love these bracelets, they look like they're all done…” read »
on “A Day At The Beach”:“Wearing this, you'd be the classiest person on the beach. I like!…” read »
- on “All Wired Up”:
“I'm really attracted to this piece. It has the rustic-organic feel, but it's delicate, too. Well…” read »
on “All Wired Up”:“I love the rustic beauty of this design! I recently aquired some 18G copper wire at…” read »
- on “Peacock Tail Feathers”:
“Lovely!…” read »
- on “Flying Home”:
“I hear you, Deb. They had a submission call for November....A friend of mine was supposed…” read »
on “Flowers and Butterflies”:“Thank you, ladies, as soon as I get to go away for a much needed vaca…” read »
- on “Midnight Glow”:
“Great job with the bezel, and I love the clear overall design!…” read »
on “Mosaic”:“Unfortunately, Becky, my stash is at the bottom of the barrel! All I have left is…” read »
on “All Wired Up”:“No that totally made sense. I was thinking when I looked at them you had to…” read »
on “Ebony & Ivory”:“I like the tiny squares with the diamond shaped sardonyx. Maybe a tiny seedbead between them…” read »
on “All Wired Up”:“Thanks everyone. This piece was fun to make...and Asia and Becky...you did not see the wire…” read »
on “leftovers”:“How freakin' cute!…” read »
- on “Midnight Glow”:
“I have a gazillion of those glass stones from my 4 kids' weddings. Now I…” read »
- on “Daggeroodo1”:
“Looks like one of those fun and fruity umbrella drinks that Gail wanted to go for…” read »
- on “Daggers2U”:
“WOW! when you look at the closeup it just jumps off the screen!…” read »
- on “Lavender and Tarragon in Blooms”:
“Thought I recognized them!
Fab colors and design as usual! 
…” read » - on “Peacock Tail Feathers”:
“Deb--I need those in poster form.
LOL…” read » - on “Ebony & Ivory”:
“Stones are gorgeous! I would have tried the squares, too. I see what you mean,…” read »
- on “Flowers and Butterflies”:
“Love the colors of this one and your work is excellent!…” read »
- on “A Day At The Beach”:
“very cool!…” read »
- on “Bevy of Dancing Loop Bracelets”:
“Wow. Sorry, but that seems to be the standard reaction here.
I can just imagine…” read » - on “All Wired Up”:
“Asia, not sure what Lynda does, but my freehand ones look awful,too.
…” read » - on “leftovers”:
“These are real cute!…” read »
- on “leftovers”:
“These are beautiful! Loving the colors!…” read »
- on “Peacock Tail Feathers”:
“Thank you FB! Fresh water pearls are gorgeous!…” read »
on “leftovers”:“Love the colors and the dangles
…” read »- on “Midnight Glow”:
“This is fabulous
…” read » - on “Bevy of Dancing Loop Bracelets”:
“Who cares about the rain, when it inspires such great designs
…” read » - on “A Day At The Beach”:
“Loving the colors and the button is gorgeous
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Cloudy Seashore Earrings
About this design:
More remnants from the necklace of the same name. I especially like the swingy chains and I was going for a caught-in-the-net look below the sand dollar.
Components:
Variscite, chain, smaller Vintaj brass sand dollar, Turritella Agate, FW pearls, Swarovski crystals, Artistic wire, Surgical steel earwires.Additional Images:
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Add your thoughts!
On Mar 10, 2013 at 5:41 pm #
Need4Beadz says:I admire your designs. This is so intricate and imaginative….love it!
On Mar 10, 2013 at 6:31 pm #
Elis Mom says:These are just awsome. Gorgeous design!
On Mar 10, 2013 at 6:37 pm #
puppychick labratbecky says:Thanks!! I just added a few pictures with the snow in the background for a good juxtaposition.
Check your email. I just sent you my Etsy stuff & one more cleaned up banner. Let me know what else you need from me.
On Mar 10, 2013 at 6:46 pm #
Eeka Mouse says:Also lovely! You may want to also make a simpler earring that goes w/ the bracelet in case the person who buys the bracelet isn’t a. ‘big earring’ type.
My friend Pam told me “always make earrings to go with your necklaces & bracelets. I love having sets, and am sooooo disappointed when there are no earrings. Sometimes that has me decide to not buy the necklace after all”
So I always make earrings, sometimes more than one so the potential customer has a choice.
On Mar 10, 2013 at 6:57 pm #
Laud says:Cool! Love the caught-in-the-net idea. Scrumptious green, too.
On Mar 10, 2013 at 7:03 pm #
puppychick labratbecky says:I do have a shorter earring pair for this but it is missing something. It has the variscite the same as this but then below it are 2 short pieces of the chain that has shells on it–only 4 links long. Those are antique silver and very dull. I added a pearl to hang at the top of the shell chains but 2 things look wrong. The pearl is not very shiny either, and it tends to hide among the shells. Help. do I add a small seahorse to each instead? or a crystal? or what? The dangles hang no more than 2 inches total but that might already be too long. I’ll do a pair that has just one variscite stone each unless you think I can salvage the 2 inch earrings and they aren’t too long.
On Mar 10, 2013 at 7:17 pm #
Eeka Mouse says:If it was me, I’d go with something really simple, like just the varisite (w/a little metal caping the end). I sell an amazing # of earrings that are just stone or pearls (8-12mm) with dotted/daisy spacers on top & bottom, and a 2-3mm metal round at the termini.
I’ve also met w/sucess with: 3mm crystal bicone-spacer-6 (or 8)mm crystal bicone-spacer-3mm bicone stack. This would tie in w/the crystal bicones in the bracelet….
Or pearl-spacer-turritella-tiny metal round……
I’ll shut up now!
On Mar 10, 2013 at 7:42 pm #
Julie Shane says:First: Awesome. I do see the fishnet.
Second: What about several pieces of chain hanging from the earwire with the turritella and pearl drops. Super simple, but movement and whimsey.
Third: SNOW!!! I’d forgotten how pretty it is. I just wanna jump right in!
On Mar 10, 2013 at 7:56 pm #
NY Bella says:Fab design!
On Mar 10, 2013 at 7:58 pm #
Elis Mom says:I see SNOW! I miss it so!
I like all the earring ideas above, but am partial to Julie’s idea. The ladt at the beadshop always says jewelry should have motion. But…some folks don’t like lonf earrings…so it’s up to you!
I’d buy these in a heartbeat!
On Mar 10, 2013 at 9:01 pm #
Asia says:Love it, long and dangly perfect for the summer
On Mar 10, 2013 at 10:01 pm #
Granny Chick aka Nancy says:These earrings are gorgeous. I’ve got to get my hair cut a bit so I can wear it down. I look better with long earrings when my hair is down rather than pulled back or up.
Sometimes I prefer a small earring. Depends on what’s going on. But I do love these.
On Mar 10, 2013 at 10:19 pm #
foxhill designs vt says:These are great! Do you have pics of the smaller pair?
On Mar 11, 2013 at 9:01 am #
puppychick labratbecky says:Thanks! I will post a couple of smaller pairs tonight. I am taking Eeka’s suggestions and trying a few of them
Thanks so much for all the input! You guys are awesome!
On Mar 11, 2013 at 10:12 am #
Eeka Mouse says:When I’m making earrings, I often make several variants, then ask myself ‘the optometrist question’ (better like this…. or like this?). Sometimes the one I like best is the ‘upside down’ of my 1st version! So much fun…
On Mar 11, 2013 at 11:34 am #
Deb Harding says:Perfect friends for.your necklace and earrings. Love them all and would literally hurt someone to get them. (That’s if me and.another person were standing at your table and saw this at same time. Would stomp that person’s foot to.temporarily incapacitate them.)
Weird but last night all the comments talking about the snow in your new photos were here but I did not see.the.new photos!!!
On Mar 11, 2013 at 7:08 pm #
Crazy Chick Frida says:These are wonderful, Becky
I’m terrible at making sets, me almost never use sets myself. Though I need a kick to start doing that. Also I think one need a bigger stash to make sets LOL 