Adventures in Handmade Jewelry

OMG summer has finally hit in New England. First 90+ degree days this year. About time. I'm not one of those people who bitches about a season acting like what it is. I expect summer to be hot and humid. I expect winter to be cold and snowy. That's what New England is like. But damn...it sure makes it impossible to work. My bench is in the loft and totally without AC. I got in a few minutes the other day, but started to sweat and ew; I had to stop. So creating anything new is going to be on hold until things cool down about 10 degrees. I'm trapped in the two rooms with AC units and working from here is too awkward...besides, one of the things I'm experimenting with requires me to use my vise. I've been reading and watching TV (NCIS overload!!!) and am going to dive into some marketing duties for the wimmins over at A Perfect Pair Earring Market on 1000 Markets . It will give me something to do and a way to make sure my brain doesn't start to leak out ...

Hitting the 1000 Markets shop as soon as the pictures load up. It's taking a bit of time. Made these today...I love them. They remind me of Frank Lloyd Wright's designs...not that I'm in the same league, but I've always appreciated his style so much and I think these are in the same ballpark. Argentium sterling silver frames w/14k gold filled wire holding 2 garnet rounds each. I used the same wire to secure the earwire in the perfect position. Not too shabby if I do say so myself.

I think this is the way I want it. More or less. There needs to be spaces between each drop so they hang well together. I'll add some wire coils to each side of the sterling beads to space them properly. At least I think. This is hard to get right. I have some other ideas, but I think this is the best one. The chain will be something unique as well. Ideas are still churning for that, too.