Saturday, January 26, 2008
Jewelry preview: quite a difference from the earring I showed you yesterday
Posted by Contrariwise at 9:02 PMNo matter how many beads I have in my stash, I can't resist a few more. When a local bead shop got a new shipment, I just couldn't help myself. In the picture of my new purchase, below, the faceted grey beads are quartz, the blues are chalcedony, the orange-red beads are coral. 
I just fell in love with the coral. The colors in the beads range from yellow to orange to red, with amazing striations and a matte texture. They have such a contemporary look that I knew I had to create an earring to match that modern feel.
I didn't think the coral needed any accompanyment because I thought that they could speak for themselves. The earrings I created have a simple, elegant, but edgy feel to them. And the sleek shiny silver contrasts with the matte beads.
But you have to admit that they are an incredible contrast to the earrings I posted yesterday!
JANUARY 28 UPDATE: The coral earrings were just listed in my shop today.
I really enjoy your blod and your etsy shop is lovely as well!
Corrine B aka jafabrit
Beautiful work. I visited your shop from w.j.'s blog.
Thanks so much! I've gotten a real kick out of writing this blog. I should have started one years ago!
Uh oh. You're right. The PayPal didn't work. I'll try to email you.
(And thanks so much for visiting my blog and my shop!)