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!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Day 9

Fuchsia Dangle Earrings:
Another easy design consisting of weaving 1 or 2 rings onto another ring. No fancy twisting or bending required.





Materials used:
2 silver ear wires
10- 18 gauge, 4.5 mm copper jump rings (gold)
12- 18 gauge, 5.5mm copper jump rings (teal)
20- 18 gauge, 6.5mm copper jump rings (16 gold, 4 pink))

Instructions:
Again, for this design I followed the instructions of someone else. http://www.culturejewelry.com/Fuchsia-Earrings/chainmaille_jewelry_e-book_pattern_Fuchsia_Dangle_earrings.pdf

Experience Level: Beginner
Approximate Time: 20 minutes

I saw this pattern several weeks ago and liked it well enough, but just wasn't sure. I decided to make a few changes to personalize it a little more. The color variation at the bottom draws a little more attention than having it all one color. I think having the middle row of colored rings larger allows them to peek out from the bottom which creates a little more depth. This is another pattern that I would like to try in different color combinations. The ring sizes could also be enlarged to make bigger earrings and the chain could be shortened or lengthened depending on personal taste.

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