The Earring Whisperer - Heavenly Bodies

Heavenly Bodies

A peek into the design process.

This month the colors and textures all came together beautifully. Gold, crystals and a full range of blues - a celestial theme was accidentally born! I had first purchased some Starry Night polymer spacers from Humblebeads that I had my eye on for awhile. They had been in my stash for some time until I spotted some hand painted pewter charms from Inviciti and instantly knew they were a match made in heaven. Also, I had collected some unusual polymer drops from Fanciful Devices in a deep blue and gold leafing. Marina Rios is a magic maker! Most of the time supplies are with me for a long time before I put them to use. It's this a puzzle I'm always working on. If you ever see me spacing out, I'm probably working on a pair of earrings in my head..lol

I tried out these beautiful stars from Joan Miller, but it just didn't feel right. Maybe a bit too heavy for this design and I wanted to bring out more of the gold.  So I tried some polymer gold glittery balls, but again, just not right for this particular pair. Then I decided to add some links to create some open spaces.  Yes!  It felt right!

Same with the dark blue/gold, polymer pair. I tried many different sizes and shapes of crystals and different rings.  The challenge with this pair was the different length and sizes of the focal components. Asymmetrical designs are a favorite of mine, but each piece brings new challenges to solve.  The delicate "neck" of the teardrop shape need a light bead and also I wanted to cover the connector loops for a more cohesive look.

My suggestion is to hang on to ALL of your little bits and pieces from other projects, you never know when they will come in handy!

Resources:

earring pair 1.

• Polymer Starry Night beads:  Humblebeads  https://www.humblebeads.com/
• Hand patina pewter charms:  Inviciti   https://www.etsy.com/shop/Inviciti
• Links:   https://www.etsy.com/shop/missficklemedia

earring pair 2.

• Polymer teardrops in blue/gold:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/fancifuldevices
• Swarovski clear and AB crystals:  Fire Mountain Gems
• Gold vintage beads and rings from my odds and ends stash
• Oxidized copper wire by: https://www.etsy.com/shop/artwearelements

I hope you enjoy looking into the process as much as I do!

It's been a crazy wonderful week for me Attending Bead & Button!  I could use some serious sleep but that will never happen!  LOL  Hopefully I will have some new exciting things to show you all soon!

Many thanks for stopping by!  Meow

Loralee  xo

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