I finally made earrings! While stringing the beads on this week’s piece, I realized I had sourced some heart-shaped Swarovski beads that would be adorable with the necklace. So, I created some drop-style earrings with a cohesive colour palette to form a simple set.
using the practical paint palette again! As you can see by the eclectic assortment, I had no clear plan for this project!
To begin, I took a trip to the local bead shop and collected various beads and charms. With no inspiration or style in mind, I knew I wanted to use more tedious tiny seed beads as I had many left over from my structured pink and green necklace!
(the small pot still looks this full!)
With the seasons changing, I wanted to mix this warm, pale green with pink, white, and red for a subtle holiday theme. I chose to work with rose quartz hearts, white resin flowers, red glass spheres, and green glass hearts to create a piece using mixed materials.
the process
I avoided counting the seeds to create a more organic layout while keeping a limited colour palette for cohesion. I also cut the wire to 42 cm to create a more fitted necklace to layer the piece with a charm necklace, such as the cat from last week! <3
before and after fabricating the simple earrings
To create the earrings, I designed a symmetrical stack of the mini green hearts and round red beads, featuring the pink heart crystals at the base. After sourcing gold hardware to match the necklace and lots of crimping and looping, I completed my first (successful) set of earrings!
This set was so fun to make as I did not design it before gathering the materials, and once I started stringing the pieces, I didn’t even have the thought to add or remove any beads! I would love to create an entire collection using these coloursāpossibly a bracelet and more earrings?
here is the necklace!