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I’ve recently gotten in some more of this fabulous neutral glass gem – “black diamond”, or dark gray-bordering-on-black. It always looks good, it goes with practically everything, and it’s great for Christmas gifts!  When you want a little extra drama – that’s easy to use, and flattering? Black diamond works! And stay tuned, I’m going to be trying a few new style ideas. I bet you will too 🙂 I couldn’t resist showing another example of how great earrings can be when they’re made with brass filigree and faceted rhinestones. It’s so useful when you find an “ornament” (charm, filigree, or other element) to pair with your glass jewels – it opens a whole new design dimension.  The filigrees in this example have a light patina – but deep bronze, or light golden brass, would also be beautiful. And of course you can customize the jewel colors to make your customer – or your mom – or you! – happy 🙂 Inexpensive, easy to create, and customizable – this is a terrific DIY earring design idea! These pretty rhinestone connectors are so useful! I show them in peach here (because I just recently got the color in) – they’re available in a couple dozen more colors too, so you can probably find your favorite. Just ask!  I’ll put up a few pics of ways I’m using these pretty connectors – as soon as I get some pics made! But I know you’ll think of some too 🙂 Stay tuned! I wanted to show you another rhinestone jewel / brass filigree earring design idea. This one’s super romantic – hearts and flowers 🙂  This is one of my favorites – and I think it’s going to be wonderful with other color hearts (yes ruby red – and sapphire blue – and a few more too!) Easy to customize with your favorite colors – affordable DIY earrings – and a great Christmas gift idea! I know it’s not a new concept – brass filigree paired with glass jewels. I do think it’s a pretty great one though – tell me what you think!  Take this basic concept – connectors paired with faceted rhinestones in prong settings. Then customize it – teardrop shapes, or your (customer’s) favorite color – you know the possibilities are endless! It doesn’t have to cost a lot, and it doesn’t have to be fussy and difficult. Just pretty and fun to wear! I’m getting in a new line of supplies – so I can offer stainless steel chain and basic jewelry findings in my Etsy shop. Once I’m sure about my supply line, and have field-tested the stainless steel, look for them in my store! “Field test”, you ask? Well of course. This is a new line for me and I want to be sure the quality is as good as it’s supposed to be – and reliable. My main supply vendors purchase from several sources – U.S. I know, as well as UK, Thailand I think, China, and probably others I don’t know about. I’ve had wonderful quality – usually – but I also test 🙂 This is the first thing I’ve made for myself from my new chain 🙂  Just testing, you understand. I’ve been wearing it for a week – haven’t taken it off at all, and that includes swimming, washing dishes (by hand, darn it), playing with the dogs, raking leaves, as well as ordinary domestic stuff like vacuuming and laundry which doesn’t really affect jewelry but is a chore all the same 🙂 So far so good – no residue, no damage, nothing bad: I think I’ve got good stuff. Stay tuned! Yes this is another DIY earring design idea! Simple, classy, and very pretty 🙂  This is a closeup, so these jewels look sizeable – actually, they are small(ish). The round rivoli faceted gems are 8mm in diameter (which is between 1/4″ and 3/8″). The teardrops are a bit over 1/2″ long – they’re petite. Paired together, the earrings would be maybe 1-1/4″ long – yet as you can see, they have great presence. So – easy to make, in a very interesting and wearable color that’s a bit unusual. The round jewels are new, the teardrops are vintage. A super combo – and affordable too. I bet you have someone on your Christmas list who would love these. Or, what can I say, they’d be fabulous on…you! I thought these two components worked beautifully together! I’m loving the art-deco styled filigrees here, and with the two rings or loops it’s super easy to make fab earrings!  It’s so cool that we can make pretty earrings with easy to use components – I’m lazy, I don’t want to work too hard! (Hint – which you don’t need – this idea would be easy to customize for your giftee or customer. Use their birthstone colors, or fave shape – you get the idea!) Sometimes you want rich color! I’ve just gotten a new supply of these gorgeous red rhinestone ovals – perfect rhinestone pendants and earrings. Or connectors, if you use two-ring (two-loop) settings.  Of course these red glass gems would be wonderful for Christmas – but truly they are fabulous year-round. Make red a new “neutral” with black, brown, navy, gray – it brightens your whole outfit. And right now, I’m offering a buy-one-get-one-free BOGO special! From today through midnight on October 12, 2018, when you buy one pair of these pretties, you can get a second pair free (or dicker for another pair of rhinestones, equal or lesser value). So don’t wait. Red glass gems – wonderful for you or a DIY gift – and they’re on sale! I wanted to share a simple, classic earring design – maybe just as a reminder that a pair of earrings don’t have to be fussy or complex (or super expensive) to be beautiful.  I’ve just gotten in the light amethyst tiny rhinestones, and paired them with the aqua rhinestone ovals in a “duo” setting – and I love the way they turned out. This is a simple idea – a duo setting, pretty faceted stones, and you add earwires – and the earrings are terrific. It doesn’t have to be complicated. Do you need some earrings to match your bridesmaid colors? Or you just want an unusual color combo because they’re your faves? Just let me know your colors – I bet we can do that! P.S. You’re thinking of your mom’s favorite colors now, aren’t you? Thinking ahead to Christmas. Well we can do that too (and she’ll love them!) |
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