Saturday, January 26, 2008

Jewelry preview: quite a difference from the earring I showed you yesterday

No 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.
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6 comments:

  1. AdobeSolJanuary 27, 2008 at 11:09 PM

    Oh! The color is magnificent!

    I really enjoy your blod and your etsy shop is lovely as well!

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  2. GemheavenJanuary 28, 2008 at 4:20 AM

    OH wow how fab are they!!

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  3. jafabritJanuary 28, 2008 at 8:13 AM

    Hiay, I just bought a pair of earrings, but I think I bungled the payment thingy, I don't remember doing paypal before. Let me know if there are probs.
    Corrine B aka jafabrit

    Beautiful work. I visited your shop from w.j.'s blog.

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  4. ContrariwiseJanuary 28, 2008 at 10:23 AM

    adobesol,
    Thanks so much! I've gotten a real kick out of writing this blog. I should have started one years ago!

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  5. ContrariwiseJanuary 28, 2008 at 10:24 AM

    jafabrit's art,
    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!)

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  6. idyll handsJanuary 28, 2008 at 12:05 PM

    BEAUTIFUL! I love those coral earrings.

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