Showing posts with label earrings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label earrings. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Harbor Earrings

I recently worked with a customer to create a special pair of earrings. I just LOVE the finished product, so I thought I would share them. The A-quality Swiss Blue Topaz briolettes dangle beneath a trio of Smoky Quartz rondelles. All the gems sway beneath my hand formed and lightly hammered French earwires. Harbor Earrings - Reminiscent of crystal blue waters lapping gently at sandy shores. Simply lovely and perfect for summer!


Handmade Aquamarine, Smoky Quartz, and Sterling Silver earrings




Monday, March 15, 2010

More Fresh Designs

I have continued to be inspired by the coming of spring! This week I tried another twist on earrings - adding a short section of chain to dangle freely below vibrant orange Carnelian and fuchsia Ruby! I just love the contrast of the oxidized sterling silver with these faceted brightly colored gemstones! The Daybreak Earrings.....

Handmade earrings featuring orange Carnelian, fuscia pink ruby gemstones and oxidized sterling silver
I kept it simple for these Julep inspired earrings, with oxidized sterling silver wire wrapped bail and wonderful spring green Aventurine. The Julep Earrings...

Hand crafted earrings featuring faceted green Aventurine and oxidized sterling silver for a rustic and casual look


Thursday, March 11, 2010

New Designs for Spring

Spring is the time for new growth. With spring just around the corner, I am feeling the need for fresh creations with a different style. So, I have been trying more designs that are new to me.

Muscadine Earrings - These little beauties feature tiny faceted Amethyst rondelles. These stones are absolutely beautiful, but because they are so small it can be difficult to really feature them well in many designs. So, I decided to wire wrap these tiny beauties inside of sterling silver ovals.

A stack of faceted Amethyst rondelles are captured in an sterling silver oval for these handmade earrings
Sprout Earrings - I used the hand coiled wire wrapping technique for these amazing lime green Hydro Quartz briolettes. I love this hand coiled wire wrapping technique, but getting everything even can prove difficult and time consuming, not to mention finger numbing.

Hand crafted earrings featuring lime green Hydro Quartz briolettes wire wrapped with oxidized sterling silver

Cloudland Earrings - I also used the hand coiled wire wrapping technique for these lovely sky blue Amazonite rounds. I like the extra texture and contrast that the hand coiled bail of oxidized sterling silver adds to these earrings.

Hand crafted earrings featuring faceted Amazonite rounds with hand coiled bails of oxidized sterling silver

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