Ugh - Earrings

Yikes. Earrings. Not fun. Not pretty. Not sure if I will even give them to my mom, or start again.

Hannah (the 14 year old) told me these looked like turkeys. Great. Thanks honey.

Back to the drawing board...........

A fair trade

My mom just loved her bracelet and earrings and they looked great on her! So we were knitting away and she says "oh I found some more beads" (she 'gave up' beading for paper arts) and she then pulls out this huge carrying case loaded with all kinds of beads - all color coordinated! It was like Christmas!

Here it is opened - its huge!

Just one of the 4 compartments - this one is all earth tones and black/white. Awesome.

The other compartments are filled with pinks/purples, greens and blues.

All different shapes and sizes. Such fun!

But here's the 'catch':

She then pulls out some necklaces that she made and asks me to make her some earrings to go with them.

. . . . . Of course I will - just as soon as I get better at it.

I worked up this pair from an earring pattern on Auntiesbeads.com. The directions were very precise and easy to follow and all the earring supplies needed are listed right under the instructions.

I am really bad at the whole loop making wire wrapping bit. I love the earrings themselves, its the workmanship that could use some help.


Luckily my mom told me she's not in any hurry, because it may be awhile until I get the technique under control.

A Little Set for My Mom

My mom had seen my double spine bracelets and really liked them, so I made her one with (drum roll please) a pair of earrings to match. Why the drum roll? Well, I have a phobia of making earrings. I don't know why, I just get all nervous and jerky about making them. Silly, I know, but its just something that I feel like I just don't know what I'm doing and I feel really awkward while making them.

But thanks to my buds at Auntiesbeads.com, I got myself some nice new tools, so I am stepping outside my comfort zone and I am going to make myself some earrings. They have some great free earring patterns , which list everything you need and even videos to help guide the way. What more could a girl ask for? I have no excuse now!

Speaking of Auntiesbeads.com, the gorgeous swarovski button and the bicone swarovski crystals in this set I also got from them. The shipping is ultra-fast, which again, What more could a girl ask for?

I did two different colors - one side (above) is a matte olive green, and the other (below) is a sparkly crystal with just a subtle hint of blue. The triangle beads along the edges are Toho topaz/opaque emerald lined, but really look much more blue than emerald.

Of course, I didn't order enough of the 4mm bicones (I guess counting isn't my strong suit), so luckily I had some 4mm faceted rounds in a similar shade on hand, so I just alternated between the two. Here are the 2 sides together in an attempt to show the color variation.

The good news is that I am 'off' today, so I get to go to my mom's and give them to her right away!