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 25, 2012

Day 25

Celtic Flower Earrings:
Similar to the Celtic star but with different ring sizes and a few extra rings.

 
Materials used:
2- brass earwires
70- 18 gauge, 5mm metal jump rings (40 brass, 30 matte gold)
20- 18 gauge, 8mm shiny gold jump rings
10- a8 gauge, 11mm brass jump rings

Instructions:
http://www.mailleartisans.org/articles/articledisplay.cgi?key=153441

Experience Level: Intermediate
Approximate Time: 1 hour

I first made this design with all the same colored rings, but didn't like it. So I tried again with 3 different metal finishes. I still think it could be improved upon. To really see the intricacies of the weave, a more drastic difference in colors would be better.
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