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This blog hop is designed for those with piles of beads and projects to get done. Do any of you fit this description?
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| I need to design earrings for this necklace by BayMoonDesign |
I took this blog hop as an opportunity to finish a custom order and make a small dent in a pile of pearls and try some new earwires.
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| Earrings by BayMoonDesign |
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| Multicolored coin pearls from House of Gems |
Next I am attempting to make a dent in this pile of gorgeous coin pearls from the House of Gems. I got with the idea that these 2 strands would provide me with matching pairs of coin pearls for a variety of different colored earrings. These freshwater coin pearls are 10-11mm in diameter and are the perfect size for earrings. For all of the earrings, I used 3 different sets ear wires from House of Gems. They are all 21 gauge. Notice how I paired the ear wires to go with the designs.
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| Blue Pearl and solidate earrings by BayMoonDesign |
I made these blue coin pearl and solidate earrings and selected large loop sterling silver ear wires. I selected classic french hook ear wires because of their clean lines and length to support the beads.
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| Turquoise coin pearl earrings by BayMoonDesign |
For these turquoise coin pearl earrings, I paired the turquoise freshwater coin pearls with white glass pearls, and turquoise swarovski crystals with tiny freshwater pearls. For these earrings, I decided to use sterling silver ear wires with 2.5 mm ball and coil. I selected these ear wires because I wanted to mirror the 3 mm sterling silver bead at the bottom of the earring to give the design some continuity. This pair of earrings is available in my shop to purchase.
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| Purple green coin pearl earrings by BayMoonDesign |
The last pair that I made has some gorgeous coin pearls that look green or purple depending on the light. I paired these pearls with purple crystals to play on the purple in the pearls. I paired these earrings with sterling silver ear wires with coils. For this pair I wanted to use ear wires that were simple and delicate.
I did give away some of the pink pearls to the winner of my 15th BNB Challenge and the rest I am hoarding for awhille!
A special thanks to Lori Anderson www.PrettyThingsBlog.com (Hostess).
Please visit the blogs of all of the participants HERE.
Robin Kae Reed http://www.willowdragon.blogspot.com/
Melissa Trudinger https://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/
Regina Wood http://gina-design.blogspot.com/
Melissa Trudinger https://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/
Regina Wood http://gina-design.blogspot.com/
It feels like such an accomplishment to cross things off the list. Love those red earrings. I have a box of pearls just waiting for inspiration- good thing they will never go out of style. The pearl coin earrings are fabulous and I bet they wear wonderfully.
ReplyDeletePretty. And you've given me an idea for some silver spacers I've been hoarding! The earrings for the necklace are indeed perfect. I can bet the customer was more than pleased.
ReplyDeleteCoin pearls are one of my favorite shapes to use in earrings and your designs would add a touch of grace to any occasion. Perfect color and wire pairings!
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy, great earrings. The turquoise pair is of course my favorite.
ReplyDeleteAll the earrings are lovely - but the first pair, the red, really speaks to me! Nicely made.
ReplyDeleteGreat earrings. If I have to pick a favorite it would be the turquoise ones, but the are all lovely.
ReplyDeleteoooh, lovely pearls ! And I love how each piece has it own feel in spite of each having the coin pearls as a focal point.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and brilliant designs! Love pearls too.
ReplyDeleteI'm fantasizing about a trip to the ocean, any ocean, right now! The earrings are all lovely, and the turquoise pair I especially enjoy. Dangly and feminine.
ReplyDeleteThe necklace is just stunning! Lovely earrings, but I think that top pair with the silver loop in my favorite :) You did beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteI have a not so secret weakness for earrings. So your parade of designs was quite a delight.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great choice of stash, Kathy! These are lovely... and I always learn something about design whenever I visit :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous earrings! I love how you started from the same place and they all look so different.
ReplyDeleteoooo, those coin pearls are beautiful! Love the earrings.
ReplyDeleteSo many beautiful earrings! I could not pick a favorite.
ReplyDeleteLove all your earrings. Those coin pearls are stunning and i'm amazed how different the earrings look with different ear wires. something to ponder. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklace. I like the sodalite earring design.
ReplyDeleteGreat earrings! Is that sea glass with ceramic on the necklace? Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou met the challenge. My favorites are the turquoise earrings, I love all the dangles.
ReplyDeleteI love all your earrings, and the idea of using the challenge to cross things off your list is great!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! And ironic -- I was just looking at my Cup of Bead Soup projects from a few years back, and I ran across a sea-themed focal, teal with beige shells, and decided to use bordeaux pearls like I saw in your colorway. Cool thought!
ReplyDeleteThe earrings are lovely and I hope you get a lot of joy from them!
Thank you so much for participating, and don't forget to post your pieces in the special Pinterest board, http://www.pinterest.com/limamike/bead-hoarders-blog-hop/, and join the Facebook group (also welcome to your friends) www.BeadSoupCafe.com -- hope to see you at other hops!
Oh I love those pearls, beautiful earrings!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Thank you for sharing your work with us. I'll bet all the earrings sell.
ReplyDeleteI love coin pearls and specially in the colors of your earrings .They look elegant.
ReplyDeleteElegant and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYeah for getting stuff done - that's a bonus of busting into your bead stash. I really love the unexpected pop of berry color in your sea glass necklace. It's very striking!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely earrings, the first pearl set have to be my favorite love the colour!
ReplyDeleteWow what gorgeous colors of pearls, I too would have hoarded these suckers! I love that you took the same shape pearl and made them into totally different styles of earrings. Lovely job!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely pretties! Turquoise is one of my favorite colors :)
ReplyDeleteLovely earrings, very elegant.
ReplyDeleteLove the pretty earrings but those teal ones are my favorite.
ReplyDeleteLove those coin pearls it is so difficult to get really nice coloured ones, they are perfect as earrings!
ReplyDeleteJackie
I know the necklace was from a craft show that you did but I have to tell you it is AWESOME!!! i love all the pretty pearl earrings. Have a Blessed Day!
ReplyDeleteLovely earrings, I love them all.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful earrings!! I love the coin pearls the colors are. Great thanks for sharing gina-design.blogspot com
ReplyDeleteOoo such gorgeous designs :-)
ReplyDeleteI love all your earring designs! And how you paid special attention to the ear wires chosen for each pair. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove how you focused on one strand of beads and came up with so many lovely designs.
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