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!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Day 18


B2+1 Earrings:
This is a variation of a variation of a variation of a weave. I'm not really sure where it started, but it was really easy.   



 
Materials used:
2- silver ear wires
96- 20 gauge, 7mm silver jump rings
2- 18 gauge, 13.25mm anodized aluminum jump rings (silver)

Instructions:
I followed these instructions: http://www.mailleartisans.org/weaves/weavedisplay.php?key=784 (follow the link for the B2 instructions)

Experience Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Approximate Time: 1 hour

This is an easy enough weave, but the AR needs to be right. Too big and the rings are all floppy, too small and you can't fit everything together. The rings I used are a little too big, but it doesn't look terrible. My center ring is also bigger than the one used in the tutorial, so I added several links to make it 6 points instead of just 4. I would love to try this with different colors or possibly a double looped bead in the center. (If I can ever figure out how to make that work...remember Day 5???)
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