I just finished some new etched earrings you can find on my
Gentle Wind Designs Etsy store. The top left side earrings have a leaf pattern, handmade sterling silver hooks and lovely vintage acrylic faceted beads. The one below them have a type of Aztec design to them and have beautiful African turquoise coin beads dangling from them. The bottom right hand side earrings are a remake. Ever make a piece of jewelry and something about it is just not right? These earrings have been bothering me ever since I made them. Below is the before and after picture. I like them much better now.
The lampwork beads will be listed on my
Havana Beads Etsy store. I have two new earring pairs and the set in the middle I really love. It's a mixture of different silver glass that gave me that amber swirled look and I love the silvered blue dots. I hope I can make these again since I didn't write down the different glass and stringers I used.
Not happy with the bottom bead cap.
You can see the top a little better in this picture.
On the remake I hammered the end of the wire, brought it through and coiled the top making a cap with the wire. I like this version much better than the first one.
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Enjoy your day,
Raida
Your beads are just beautiful! And I love your etched componets. Etching is one of the things on my list to learn in 2011.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, love etching so much!!!
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