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I’ve featured clear glass pear or teardrop stones before but I don’t think I’ve shown off the cool faceting on these pears! And I love the size – these are 14mm x 10mm (I know, you saw that on the pic) – so if you like small(ish) lightweight earrings, these really work. And even at the small size, they still sparkle and add a bit of light 🙂  People have actually been grabbing them up since I listed them in my shop, so if you don’t see them, send me a note – I always keep some stashed! Yes, I love earrings – you probably figured that out! Without a lot of fuss, your jewelry – your earrings – can totally make your outfit! And they don’t have to be fussy or huge. And they don’t have to take a lot of work!  Sometimes you can just take pretty jewels, add your own touch (the tiny stones here for example, can be any color you want!) And voila: pretty earrings. Add earwires or posts, make earrings to gift or sell, or for yourself. And you really don’t need to spend a lot of money. Seriously! This is a classic style: crystal – glass gems with lovely faceting – in a beautiful pair of earrings. Enhance the gems, as shown here, with silver chain. Great movement, lovely sparkle, and the earrings are still lightweight! Of course fashion changes every season, and we’re always looking for new styles. But sometimes it’s just smart to buy – or create! – a pair of earrings that look good today, with practically every style you can imagine. And that will look fresh and new and beautiful next year, and the year after that.  These earrings absolutely meet those criteria! You could wear these with a tank top and blue jeans (come on, you know you pictured that already!) You could wear them to work with a black dress. You could wear them at your wedding (and isn’t that an irresistible picture!) Do it yourself jewelry – to make, to wear, to sell. Just the way you want it! Cushion cut octagons are super popular glass jewel shapes in my shop. Partly I think because they are a moderately sized glass gem, 12mm x 12mm, about one half inch. Large enough to be seen, but still lightweight. Plus, they tend to be nicely faceted. For that relatively small size glass gem, you get some sparkle!  And I have a lot of colors in this popular stone. The pic above shows a few of them – click on the image to see more! They’re great for medium-size pendants, connector links, and of course earrings – used “as is” or in combination with other stones and beads. Have fun creating! These faceted, clear crystal glass gems are handset in 20x10mm prong settings. The two jewels are 12x10mm ovals, and 4mm faceted round gems. You choose the color of the tiny round stone – so you can customize these!  As shown here, of course these would be wonderful bridal earrings or delicate pendant. But since you can choose the color of the 4mm round stone, you could use them for bridesmaid earrings – match the bridesmaid dress and the tiny round stone. Or use a favorite color of your bestie when you make earrings for her. Or make customized jewelry for your customers. Sparkling, lightweight, and gorgeous – these make great DIY jewelry! Peridot green is a favorite Spring color – and I have (knock wood) a good supply my shop right now. The earring style shown here is a great example of how to easily use these lovely stones!  I linked the peridot gaceted glass cushion cut octagon to a silver plated cable chain with a sturdy jump ring. The earring is pretty, it’s lightweight (hey comfort is important), and the chain adds movement (and more sparkle as the light hits the stone). It really can be that easy! And yes, that’s one of the great things about DIY jewelry. You make just what you want – and you don’t have to spend a lot of money! I just wanted to show off a few of the vivid, beautifully faceted glass jewels I have available in in my shop right now. Of course there are many, many more available to match just the color and shape you like best – but this is a start!  These are just some (great) examples of the jewels that you can use in wonderful combinations. But the really wonderful part is that each pair is fabulous *on its own*. Add earwires, link with jump rings to make bracelets, or slip onto a simple chain for what could be your favorite necklace! Of course that’s the beauty of DIY jewelry: you can make exactly what you want, and you don’t have to spend a whole lot of time (or money!) to get fabulous jewelry! There’s something about springtime that makes me want to make (and wear!) DIY jewelry that’s pretty, you know? It’s really that simple. Pretty jewelry – pretty colors. And the lovely jonquil faceted glass stones I have in my shop right now are just that – pretty!  Jonquil glass gems, in my view, offer real advantages over other stones in the yellow color family. Jonquil is delicate, not forceful, and is actually much more flattering than, say, deep golden topaz – which can be difficult for some to wear. The softer jonquil is feminine, and easy to wear. It’s gorgeous with many of your favorite outfits too – with greens, with sapphire, with pink. (Okay, maybe not red.) Try making some soft yellow, jonquil jewelry for yourself and for gifts – I think you’ll love it! These settings have two glass gems – the octagons are 10x8mm, and the small round stones are about 4mm. The total length of the settings is just 18mm, or 3/4″. Not huge – they’re almost delicate. But they have a lot of sparkle in spite of being small – and are especially wonderful for earrings.  What’s even better about these multi-stone settings is that you pick the color of the tiny round stone. So you can customize these! Chooes your bridesmaid colors, or your daughter’s birthstone and favorite color. Or, well, you get the idea! And if you click on the pic above you’ll see more color combos I have in this style – and actually there are some I haven’t listed yet. So if there’s a particular color octagon you’re looking for and don’t see it, drop me a note and ask, I probably have some! Just thought I’d show off a few more aqua faceted glass gems that are available in my jewelry supplies shop. Yes, there are many more shapes and sizes available (you knew that!) This is just one idea I wanted to share, about some jewelry designs we can make with aqua stones. For example…  These stones – 8mm round, 10mm round, and 18x13mm pears – can easily be linked with sturdy jump rings to make gorgeous dangling earrings, or a slender pendant, or (possibly my favorite) – each end of a lariat necklace that you can make any length you want. Yes, aqua is the birthstone color for March – but more to the point, these glass stones are lovely – and affordable! |
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