Art: Earrings

[coraa]

Got some pictures taken on my lunch break (so I could do it in natural daylight). Here are the two pairs of earrings I made last night:

The Dragonfly King Is In Mourning

In order from earwire down to spiral: light-purple faceted glass with some kind of iridescent coating, silver spacer bead, black faceted glass (for that fake-jet look!), silver spacer bead, light sage-green glass with iridescent shimmer. On 20-gauge sterling silver wire, with sterling silver earwires.

From Jewelry February 2009

From Jewelry February 2009

Night in the Palace of the Winter King

In order from earwire to end: blue goldstone (blue glass with copper flecks suspended in it; you can't see the sparkles very well in the pics, but you can sort of see in the rightmost earring in the second picture below), sterling silver spacer bead, glass 'windowpane' bead with mirror finish, silver spacer bead, blue glass, white plastic leaf. On 20-gauge sterling silver wire, with sterling silver earwires.

From Jewelry February 2009

From Jewelry February 2009

Also, I have to say, investing in real silver wire and good-quality tools was well worth it. I can tell the difference immediately.

Think I'm going to make some more tonight. And a bracelet to go with 'Night in the Palace...'

Comments

[morganlf.livejournal.com]

Wow, those are great!

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I think I'm going to make a pair for L'Orfeo.

[morganlf.livejournal.com]

With an equally cool name, I hope! God I hope that I unpack before then...I need clothes that aren't paint-stained jeans and sweatshirts!

[triath.livejournal.com]

Those are gorgeous!

I've decided that jewelry is like mixed drinks - a great name really enhances the product. :]

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

It's very true. :D And coming up with the names was a ton of fun. (I got the name inspiration from elisem, a wire-and-bead jewelry artist who gives hers very creative names.)

[fairmer.livejournal.com]

Very cool!

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[neonelephant.livejournal.com]

Those look neat, although I have to shake the sense that they're distant cousins of fly-fishing lures :-)

[sithjawa.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! I see the names in them.

[porfinn.livejournal.com]

Like you really probably need ammo, but...
http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Watches/Beads/12276/subcat.html