What started it all???

I was searching the internet looking for instructions for making a pair of earrings for my father's "lady friend". I used to make bead jewelry (eons ago), but none of that was really catching my fancy. Then I saw a pair of beautiful earrings made of jump rings. I could do that! I had worked with jump rings many times before and already had lots of the tools needed. From there it exploded! By "it" I mean "everything". I researched designs, bought supplies, made a few pieces, got an Etsy account and opened a shop.
But how do I motivate myself to come up with new designs? I don't want to just make the same few pieces over and over again.
Answer: I have decided to take part in a "Pair-A-Day-For-A-Month" Earring challenge. I'll make a new pair every day for all of January. Follow along with me to see if I can really do it. If I can, maybe I'll start a "Bracelet-A-Week" project next!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Day 17

Roundmaille Earrings:
This is a 5 row sheet of European 4-1, where the edges have been stitched together with a 6th row.    




 
 
Materials:
Since I was not able to complete this weave yet, I am not sure how many rings I will be using.

Instructions:
I followed this tutorial to make the Roundmaiile: http://www.mailleartisans.org/articles/articledisplay.cgi?key=6239

Experience Level: Advanced
Approximate Time: yet to be seen

As you can tell this design is currently a failure for me. I easily completed the Roundmaille weaving, but got stymied by how to connect the bead and earwires. There is not enough room to connect a small bead loop to the bottom of the Roundmaille. I tried to run the head pin up through the entirety of the Roundmail and loop it at the top. (In this picture the bead is not connected at all.) The problem with that is that the bead loop and the Roundmail need to be connected to the earwire. If the Roundmaille is not connected to the earwire gravity pushes it down and it does not sit right. I will have to play around with this one to try and solve my dilemma. Maybe I can connect the bead loop to the bottom before it is stitched up. Any ideas??? Let me know.
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