Earrings

There was a time I never made earrings, and now it seems that I almost never buy earrings...having the ability to make my own, in whatever color or style I want, often in an afternoon, though not always....

I have made two pair this week though, this is the second.  I love the use of the 2mm Swarovski Element crystals.  Quite a few of the colors have been discontinued but lucky for me some of my favorites have not been.  They can be substituted for a size 11 in most beadweaving projects and add such a perfect glint of light.

Here I have used the fuchsia to accent the middle of the beaded bead.  The base was done with a contrasting shiny gold, and then a matte delica was added between the spaces of the base beads.  I used the delicas as the top and bottom of the right angle weave unit and the fuchsia 2 mm crystals as the side beads.  It gives the earring a nice dimension.  Finally I added the top and bottom bead caps with a fancy headpin.  I am taking great care with my wire wraps and I dare say they are improving some.  Enough to be shown close up in a photo!