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And this is the pic I mentioned earlier. Here we have a darling summer dress (vintage of course). And the red jewels – just for comparison’s sake, with a couple other colors that could work.  Any of these could work (even the green ones, which aren’t quite the kelly green that would be perfect). But the red vintage jewels, well, I just think they’d be the most fun 😉 I just wanted to show you how a simple little jewel can totally work for you. You’ll remember that pretty green summer dress I featured the other day – well it has calico trim with red in it. Think how pretty these vintage oval jewels would be as earrings with that dress 🙂  I’m going to post a pic in a little while, showing the dress – and the jewels (wish I could do it on a model! Oh well). Just so you can get the idea. Contrasts work. Simple works. Color works 🙂 I think of these pretty oval duos as “wedding jewels”. Of course you can wear them for other occasions, but they are so graceful, simple, and feminine, that I think they are perfect for brides:  The little sparkle of color at the top of the setting can be matched to your wedding colors – or of course can be clear, sparkling, bridal crystal. Hmm. You could use crystal for your earrings – and a color stone for your bridesmaids 🙂 DIY. Save money. Sparkling, pretty, bridal jewels. This is all to the good! I mentioned cushion cut jewels the other day – one of the other major trends I’m seeing lately is stud earrings. Small, pretty earrings that don’t shout out loud – but look great. Like these pretty glass octagons:  Those little jewels can be placed in one-ring, two-ring or no-ring settings. I think people are liking the no-ring, button earring styles lately because they don’t get in the way, they look girly and pretty, and sometimes it’s nice to have a change from big dangle earrings. Which we will talk about later. Because they’re still wonderful. But the little earrings? They’re fun too 🙂 The term “cushion cut” refers to an octagon shaped glass jewel, usually with rounded corners. It’s a classic cut harkening back to the fine Czech glass rhinestones of the 1800s – and probably to beautifully cut gemstones for a long time before that. They are still one of the most popular cuts, and you can see why:  They’re one of the most flattering, versatile styles of stone to wear – whether glass, lucite, or gemstone. You’ll love them! Just a quick note, I wanted to mention what a good idea it is to combine different materials. Okay, I know this is a thing of mine – I love unmatchy bits and pieces. These earrings are just one example:  Yes, I have those glass jewels available in my jewelry supplies shop, Weekendjewelry1 at Etsy. And if you don’t have any pearls, drop me a note, I probably have some. The thing here is, the addition of a simple handwired pearl takes these pretty glass jewel earrings to a whole new level. Delicate, girly, pretty. And a simple DIY. Ask for help if you need it – pretty soon you’ll have it down pat 🙂 Seeing that darling black beaded dress in my recent post made me look at some black and crystal black jewels, too. Any of these, for instance, would complement that dress beautifully:  Any of them would work “as is”. But you could combine them beautifully, too. Add the small crystal rounds to the bottom of those elongated navattes at right. Or add them to the teardrop jewels at left for a little extra pizzazz. You know black and white is always in style. That goes for black and crytal, too 🙂 A customer asked me to show her some of the crystal jewels I currently have available – she was playing with ideas for her wedding jewelry. I sent her several individual links, and showed her this pic too:  We shared a few ideas back and forth until she determined exactly what she wanted – I can’t wait to see her wedding pics! When it comes down to it, that’s what really counts. Pretty bridal and wedding jewels that can be combined into your very own creation – perfect for your special day! And now we get back to our main love – sparkly glass jewels. These are a few unexpected combinations I put together on my work desk, just to see how they’d fit together:  Any of these could be used “as is”, and they’d be charming. Combining unusual colors and shapes is a fun way to up your game 🙂 And of course you can customize – and get exactly the colors you need for your event or, say, your bridesmaids. Custom colors – just what you want and need – this is a win! One of the advantages of making your own jewelry (or, having a jewelry supply shop!) is that you can make exactly the jewelry you want. You can choose the color – or combinations – or shapes, sizes, metal colors. It’s like a smorgasbord all for you, and you get to choose the goodies. For instance, if I wanted to make some earrings to go with the totally adorable vintage sundress I posted about a few days ago, any of these lovely set stone combos would be great.  And aside from saving money (which come on, is usually pretty important) the beauty of DIY is that: you can get what you want. That’s worth repeating. You can get WHAT YOU WANT. Go for it. |
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