When a customer told me this week that she was out of earrings, I realized that I was too. That started my earring frenzy and allowed me to help my customers stock up.

 

 

The first photo shows new disc earrings with turquoise and hammered copper wire dangles. I also made this design with coral dangles and think lapis will adorn the next pair.

 

 

 

The leaves on the second pair were made using foldforming discussed in a previous blog entry.

 

I think I’ve shown bottle cap earrings previously, but all of a sudden this week I needed 8 more pair. I’m lucky to have a good supply of bottle caps provided by by son. These came all the way from California.

       

The ‘S” earrings are self explanatory.  I also make a big “S” necklace that hangs from a leather chord.   

I think the design for the pair below, made entirely from wire has possibilities for many other designs. I put a three leaf clover in one pair and hung dangles in another. These are made from 18 gauge wire.    

I made several other pairs and found that the assembly line approach worked best in churning them out. I made 10 discs, then 20 bead dangles and 10 wire dangles before assembling the first pair. The same approach worked for making numerous copies of the other styles. Finally, I made about 20 plus sets of ear wires shown on some of the pictured pairs. When I made the ear wires I tried to pick up one tool and use it on all the wires before going on to the next step. For example, I turned a loop on each of the wires before going to the next step. It seemed to expedite things, but I surely did get sick of making ear wires! When I finished those ear wire I wondered why in the world I don’t just buy them at the store.

Now I know what I can sit around and do when I’m bored – make ear wires! I just need to find out how to get bored.