Chandelier Earring Refashion

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It’s been half a month since my last blog post, that’s all of July! We had a houseful of visitors for the first week of July and then we had a few days to get back to work on our house. That didn’t last long, since the third day back I ended up in the ER with horrible chest pains and shortness of breathe! Hubster did a great job taking care of me. I have half a week left of all my meds and hopefully I’ll be feeling like myself again. I feel horrible when I’m not able to cook/bake, craft/create, blog and not do anything but sleep.

We had a cousin’s wedding to attend yesterday and I spent 10 mins making something for me. Without an ounce of energy left in me, I needed something to still make me feel beautiful. Earrings are always my solution…. even if I sat down through the entire reception (so not me!).

I bought a pair or earrings when Hubster and I started dating and quickly lost one. I held onto the mate hoping to find it hidden somewhere in my life. Eventually the time comes where you have to toss it or refashion it into a new pair. I love the new earrings I made, but I was hoping to find two more teal crystal beads, one for the top of each earring (the second bead under the hook).

Lovely But Lonely

The Happy New Couple

What do you think of my earring refashion?

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Green & Blue Chandelier Earrings!

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Sea Glass Inspired Earrings
I love chandelier earrings, I love beaded earrings, and I love making earrings. My wardrobe consists of a lot of turquoise and green. I made a green pair of earrings over a year ago that has a mix of browns, tans and dark greens. I love them and wear them often, but they just don’t go with all of my green tops… In fact, they don’t go with the Christmas shirt I just embellished. I decided to use the left over beads to make a complementary pair, which combines my favorite colors. The base frame for my earrings are my favorite to use, this is now the third pair I’ve made for myself using this frame.

Green Chandelier Earrings

I didn’t get a great photo, due to the dark and snowy weather.

I made a pair just before Christmas and I made this pair yesterday, I’d say my earring fetish has been feed, at least for a while longer…

What is your guilty indulgence?

Merry Christmas To Me – New Chandelier Earrings

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chandelier earrings, Christmas cheer, Christmas gift, Christmas present, Christmas tradition, craft, crafting, earrings, frugal, gift giving, handmade earrings, homemade earrings, jewelry, jewelry crafts, jewelry making, present, shabby chic, stock stuffers., Xmas gift, Xmas present

10 more days until Christmas, that means only 9 more shopping days! Admit it, most people spend money on themselves while the are holiday shopping, whether it’s an item on sale that you need or a promotional discounted second item you keep for yourself. If most of us cannot resist the temptation, it must be human nature for a little bit of immediate gratification to be wrapped up with our generosity. Making gifts for others is no exception, I still have to make something for myself now and then…

Earrings are my weakness; chunky chandeliers hanging from my ears. I have a plethora of earring findings and beads on hand at all times, but I had found the base for these on clearance a few months back. With all the layers of bulky sweaters and thick scarves it is a little hard to feel glamorous, but it’s time for my ears to sing. I used the same beads for the wine glass charms I made recently; the assortment of colors blended together, challenging me to incorporate colors not normally in my clothing palette. These earrings surprisingly coordinate with purples, browns, creams, grays, yellows, browns and pinks, since the beads shimmer and reflect different colors.

Chic Chandeliers

Since the bases were on clearance and the beads and other findings were left over from other projects, these cost me about $3 a pair, not too shabby for a chic new accessory.

 

Whether making these for yourself or someone else, these chandelier earrings make a great stocking stuffer… even if you don’t wait to wear them.

Did you purchase anything for yourself while holiday shopping? If so, what did you get and are you going to wait to use it?..

Something New, Something Blue

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Something old, Something new,
Something borrowed, Something blue,
And a lucky sixpence in her shoe…

My one girlfriends got married this weekend at an intimate lakeside ceremony, followed by an outdoor reception. The autumnal leaves of yellow, orange, red and brown surrounded her with vibrant, joyful colors. The chocolate-brown bridesmaid dresses contrasted the white gown on the bride. Her dress was her something borrowed, but I wanted to make sure she had something new and something blue. I made these simple, yet elegant earrings to grace her ear lobes on her special day. They’re similar to the bridesmaid earrings I made and shared with you yesterday, embellished a bit more. Hubster & I both wish her the best of luck as they start their journey and new family together.

Something New & Something Blue

I created this look using white pearls, silver bead wire, small blue crystals, small clamps and silver earring hooks.

Brides out there, what was your something blue?

Bridesmaid Earrings

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bridal party gift, bridesmaid, brown chandelier earrings, brown pearls, chandelier earrings, crafting, crafts, earring making, earrings, gift, gift giving, gift ideas, handmade earrings, jewelry, jewelry crafts, personalized gifts, thank you gifts, wedding craft

One of my girlfriends is getting married today, Congrats Joshua & Best Wishes Brandi! While we are away today at her intimate outdoor lakeside wedding, I wanted to share something I made for the bridesmaids. Brandi let us pick out the dresses we wanted, as long as they were chocolate-brown (I have a cute tea length strapless). About a month ago, I found these beautiful chocolate-brown pearls and thought they would make beautiful earring for us bridesmaids. I love brown and look forward to wearing these again and again. I just hope the other bridesmaids love them just as much, and I have a feeling they do!

Chocolate Brown Pearl Bridesmaid Earrings

To create this look, I used chocolate-brown pearls, brown tinted bead wire, small clamps and silver earring hooks.

What are you creating now?

Alliteration Jewelry’s New Earring Lines

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Inner Jewelry Maker Returns
During undergrad, I made scarfs, hats, purses, ear-warmers for gifts for my family and friends. I eventually sold my crafts to my friends (to use as gifts) and then eventually to other students after much persuading (them persuading, not me). Just before winter holiday was a busy time, I would crochet while studying. One year later, after making jewelry for a play, several friends asked me to make them similar earrings, bracelets and necklaces and that was surprisingly where the profit was. Which totally made sense! After all,  I was an earring queen: I always had a different pair for each outfit, colorful, funky, classic, chic, I had all my bases covered. I liked to make new ones to match my outfits, because I could never find the pairs that were just right at the store. After graduating it was a few years later until I made earrings for my bridal party. I’ve been itching to start my earring making again, so I made a stop at a craft store and restocked a few jewelry making essentials. I had so much fun, I made 20 pairs the first day! I think I’ll set some up during our community yard & craft sale and see how they do… 

Young Wifey presents: Alliteration Jewelry’s new earring line: Plum Pudding Collection 

Plum Pudding Collection

Pairs 1 & 2

Styles 3, 4 & 5

Styles 6 & 7

 

COMING SOON:
Alliteration Jewelry’s Forest Fairy Collection, Antique Ambiance Collection, Cowgirl Chic Collection and City Classic Collection (Previews Available)

Bohemian Babe Earrings

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chandelier earrings, earring making, earrings, handmade earrings, Handmade Jewelry, jewelry making

I got a preloved top earlier this week (it’s the first picture in this post) and decided I needed to make earrings to go with it, since none of mine quite worked. I pulled out some jewelry making supplies and beads, started working, designing and creating my new chandelier earrings. Using red and this shade of blue together (for myself) pushed me a little out of my comfort zone, however I think it matches the top.

Bohemian babe Earrings

I think they turned out nicely and I’m looking forward to wearing them this fall. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.