A Few More Earrings

Okay, it’s three pairs. That’s all I got done today.

PurpleDropEarrings FlowerEarrings PurpleGlassEarringsI used some glass beads that I made for these. It’s tough making two beads the same. Tried my best.

Published in: on May 3, 2014 at 11:09 pm  Comments Off on A Few More Earrings  
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Still On An Earring Kick

I’m kind of liking making earrings. Even though I have to make two the same, it’s not that bad. Would be easier if I drew out the designs prior to making the first one but when I start out, I’m not sure what I’m making until the first earring is done.

 

PinkQuartzDangle

Hammered with a simple curl and a pink quartz bead.

Hearts

These heart earrings will hang slanted. CrystalEarrings

Some kind of quartz square beads and some green stone beads that I had laying around.

HoopEtchedBeadEarringsAnother set of hoops with etched glass beads and some brass and nickel spacers.

I decided to take a picture of each pair of earring right after I make them. Trying to hang them and take a picture didn’t work. I think these are better.

Published in: on May 2, 2014 at 11:11 pm  Comments Off on Still On An Earring Kick  
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Earrings – Yes Earrings

I don’t usually make earrings. There’s something about making the exact same thing twice that I just don’t like. I don’t mind similar but most people want earrings to match. I’ve done my best here even though these are the crappiest pictures I’ve taken in a while. BiwaPearlEarrings

I had to retake this picture, it was so bad. I love Biwa pearls. Hopefully other people do too.

Button

I bought these mother of pearl buttons a while ago. Never knew what to do with them. A few jump rings and a little round gemstone bead works well with the buttons, don’t you think?

RockEarrings RockEarrings2

These are hard to see. They are drilled river rocks. I tried to match them up as well as I could. And by this time, I got tired of making the same earring so I did the wires all different on these.

Pearl-MiscEarrings

More round pearl – it’s hard to tell those are pearls and another set that I made round earrings and threaded some beads onto it. Easy peasy.

ClipCharms3

Also, some clip charms that never got posted.

Published in: on May 1, 2014 at 8:39 pm  Comments Off on Earrings – Yes Earrings  
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First Cloisonne Enamel Pendant – Done!!

This is my first ever cloisonne piece I made. I showed it in a previous post without it’s setting. I finally had time to get the sterling silver part soldered together.

FirstCloisonnePendant

The enamel piece isn’t perfect and I now know how important it is to make sure the sides are smooth and the whole piece is the same level. Where the wires are I needed to smooth that area out more so the bezel would not have a bump there. I also need to make sure my enamels aren’t contaminated.  Lessons learned. The bottom stone is a titanium drusy.

Published in: on April 27, 2014 at 10:32 pm  Comments Off on First Cloisonne Enamel Pendant – Done!!  
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Last Curvy Wire Necklace

This is the eighth and last one for the pending order. I do like making them but not that many at one time.

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Now I can start working on things for the fall craft shows. Have to come up with some new ideas which I seem to be totally out of right now.

Published in: on April 22, 2014 at 8:25 pm  Comments Off on Last Curvy Wire Necklace  
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Two More Curvy Wire Necklaces

Got two more done. Only one more to go.

CurvyWireNecklace-Bill7

CurvyWireNecklace-Bill6Hopefully, I’ll get the last one done this weekend. Then it’s on to something new!!

Published in: on April 19, 2014 at 12:37 pm  Comments Off on Two More Curvy Wire Necklaces  
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More Curvy Wire Necklaces

I finished three more. Three more to go. Actually they are going pretty quickly now. The hammering took a while and so did drilling.

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Published in: on April 17, 2014 at 7:59 pm  Comments Off on More Curvy Wire Necklaces  
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Pink Curvy Wire Necklace and Beads

Finished necklace number 2. Still have 6 more to make.

CurvyWireNecklace-Bill2

These are beads I made over the weekend. More to add to the bead show stash.

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Published in: on April 15, 2014 at 6:50 pm  Comments Off on Pink Curvy Wire Necklace and Beads  
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Periwinkle Curvy Wire Necklace

I got an order for eight of these necklaces. I got most of the hard work done and now I just have to add the glass balls and link the wires together. The fun part is bending them into shapes. This is the first one.

CurvyWireNecklace-Bill1

The wire is copper that has been patina’ed and tumbled to harden the wire.

Published in: on April 13, 2014 at 12:41 pm  Comments Off on Periwinkle Curvy Wire Necklace  
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Square Chip Beads and Sterling Silver Charms

I’m sure getting tired of making square chip beads. I think my idea of making them in all colors isn’t going to happen. These are the ones I finished up so far this weekend.

SquareChipBeads

And some new sterling silver charms that I’ve been working on for weeks. Finally got around to finishing them up.

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Published in: on March 29, 2014 at 1:30 pm  Comments Off on Square Chip Beads and Sterling Silver Charms  
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