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 31, 2012

Day 31

Not Tao 3 Earrings:
The Not Tao family of designs is similar in look to the Tao family (see Day 19) except the outer rings are trapped in place by two other rings instead of just one.

 
Materials used:
2- silver earwires
10- 20 gauge, 6mm colored copper jump rings (black)
10- 18 gauge, 7mm silver jump rings
4- 16gauge, 3/8in anodized aluminum jump rings (pink)

Instructions:
Follow the instructions for Not Tao 6 http://www.mailleartisans.org/articles/articledisplay.cgi?key=138697 just don't add the 6th rings to the units.
Connect the earwire directly to the one of the 6mm rings

Experience Level: Beginner
Approximate Time: 20 minutes

These are cute and very light. By changing the ring size, Not Tao 4 and Not Tao 6 can easily be made using the same technique. The design would also look nice in a variety of color combinations. A single unit would make a nice necklace pendant as well.
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