Crocus Earrings

More Amethyst!  These cabs I had the pleasure of hand picking.  I think I've told you before how much I love the very dark Amethyst, and boy are these ever dark purple!  I had a devil of a time capturing the fact that they are indeed purple.

 I decided to make these post earrings.  Beginning with that fabulous pop of purple and ending in a tail that reminds me a bit of the tail on a kite, not that I look at them...

 Here you can see the purple in the cabs pretty well...

 Each little square has been lightly textured on both sides and domed.  Attached are faceted Amethyst and hand cut peridot beads. 

I am so ready for Spring.  A sure fire sign that Spring is near is when the Crocus blooms in all it's purple and green glory. 

Available in my online shop!  http://amynicole.bigcartel.com/product/amethyst-peridot-and-sterling-silver-post-earrings

Post earrings....

10mm black onyx

6mm blue chalcedony

6mm sunstone

4mm lab ruby

4mm carnelian

4mm iolite

I cleaned the first layer of junk on my bench and found my sterling ear posts and butterfly clutches.

I figured I better do something with them before they disappear into the abyss again!  :)

I had made a 7th pair too, but wasn't happy with the way the bezel looked after they were set.

They were the 4mm lab rubies.  Instead of taking them apart, I gave them to my (almost) 6 year old.

She has been known to lose earrings, so if she loses these it won't be that big of a deal.  And they look so cute on her!

They really are a nice size.  Sweet and petite.

She saw the other pairs and told me that she hopes they don't sell.

Ha!  She wants them for herself....silly girl.

It is cold and rainy here today.  We really need the rain, so I'm not going to complain...but I could do without the accompanying cold.

My owl loving Isabella is turning 9 tomorrow.  Last night I finished up a pendant I made out of pmc for her.  She chose some beads this morning, and told me exactly how she wants the necklace to look.  I may have a jewelry designer on my hands! ;)

I've not made that many things using PMC, and a lot of what I make is still a learning process.  The perfectionist in me is only about 80% happy with the owl pendant, but I have learned from making it.

The problem with that, is that these days my memory isn't so great, so I hope I remember what I've learned!

Making the owl pendant commits me to making a pendant for Adriana for her birthday too.  She is a panda lover, so a panda it will be.  I told her that I'll probably only do a panda head.  I don't know that I can pull off the body too.  I'll try a different approach with it than I did with the owl.  My latest supply order is on it's way, and I decided to get the biggest bunch of pmc I've ever ordered at once.  I really do enjoy working with it, and seeing what it can do.

The price of silver made me choose between ordering more sheet and the pmc.  I went with the pmc!

Well that's it for now my friends. I am off to pick up the girls from school.  Then it's piano lessons, and errands to run.  And then there's the cleaning that needs to be done.  I keep waiting for someone else to do it, but nope.  It's always there waiting for me!  :)

Sterling Silver Post Earrings....

These were born of my need to have some all metal earrings that wouldn't compete with my rings or necklaces that I wear with stones. I'm okay with matching jewelry, but some of the larger rings and necklaces are just too much for me with matching stone earrings too. Maybe it's just me, but I love, love, love all of these post earrings. I can literally wear any pair with anything I have on. Some are so sweet and demure, that I am even thinking my daughter could wear them as well. (my older daughter, not the younger one!)

They are just perfect for every day wear, a little decoration for the lobes, and plenty of variety so hopefully I won't get tired of them too quickly! Since I have plenty of supplies, I'm going to be putting these for sale in the shop as well.

I went pro at ArtFire sometime last month for AmyNicole, but I haven't had time to put anything over there yet. I'm thinking I'll offer these at my Etsy and AF shops.






Well, I'm off to try and get as many of these listed as I can before I have to pick my oldest up from school. I hope you have a wonderful week!