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Springtime Earring Blog Hop



Moira, from The Musings of Mystic Pesto blog, came up with a Spring Time Earring Blog Hop, and I decided I wanted to participate! These blog hops or challenges really help to force myself to make jewelry. I love making my beads and enamel pieces, and it's hard to sit myself down and make jewelry with them on a regular basis! This works for me! Below you'll find a list of participants.

I made two pairs. The first were made with vintage copper teardrop beads that I enameled. I used the sterling silver bead caps that look like flowers and swarovski crystals. The second pair is made with my enameled flower charms. They look like those little violet flowers you see in your yard from time to time!

Have fun visiting everyone else's blog and seeing their springy earrings!

Handcrafted Baubles
My Life Under the Bus
For My Sweet Daughter
Silver Rose Designs
Lois Moon
Create with Moxie
Sue Beads
Alankarshilpa

Comments

BooBeads said…
I would wear either of those- gorgeous earrings!

~Cat
April 25, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Cory said…
The teardrop earrings are sooo pretty, I love the color also.
April 25, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Lois Moon said…
I love how you used the bead caps in the first pair. What great enamel in the pieces.
April 25, 2011 at 1:03 PM
Mystic Pesto said…
what neat purple flowers!!!! such great pieces, I love both pair!!!!!
April 25, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Silver Parrot said…
So cute! I like the purple flowery ones the best!
April 25, 2011 at 2:40 PM
Shannon Chomanczuk said…
*sigh* I love your enameling.
So pretty!
Shannon
April 25, 2011 at 5:21 PM
My Life Under the Bus said…
These are both great! Love the colors in the first and the purple flowers in the second! Sweeeeet!
April 25, 2011 at 7:32 PM
Marian Hertzog said…
Love them both! The enameled flowers are beautiful!
April 25, 2011 at 7:50 PM
T... said…
very pretty......
April 25, 2011 at 8:47 PM
Holly said…
Oh, these earrings are both lovely! Blue and purple are such springy colors. Those enameled teardrops are way cool!
April 26, 2011 at 6:19 AM
Anindita Basu said…
I love your earrings. And My - the beads you have! You are very talented. It was nice discovering your blog. Dita
April 28, 2011 at 9:43 PM
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