AJE Earring Challenge :: 4 Seasons

I've had this Crowded House song (Four Seasons In One Day) running through my head for days, and it got me thinking ... what better way to inspire what's on my bead table but to pick a theme. And this one was seriously top of mind. And so, I picked colors by seasons and designed a series of earrings thinking about what other various components and findings would add to the seasonal designs. Check down at the bottom of the post for the song if you feel like humming along. I found a great version of it live with mostly just piano and acoustic guitar. 

Ok, now on to the earrings. Last week I posted the spring pair from this series, as part of the on-going, 13-week AJE earring challenge. This brings my count up to 6 pair, so I'm cruising right along.  I promised to return with the completion of my 4 Seasons series using Marsha Neal's charms... and here they are. I went just a little crazy when I saw Marsha's charms at a recent bead show and bought quite a variety of her work. For the line up, here are the details on each pair:

Summer: Lemon Meringue. Materials: Marsha Neal porcelain charms, enamel leaf, gold wire, vermeil flower earwires

Fall: Foliage. Materials: Marsha Neal porcelain charms, citrine facetted rondelles, gold spacers and earwires

Winter: Snow Tracks. Materials: Marsha Neal porcelain charms, hemp cord, silver spacers and bead, silver patterned posts

Spring: Fern Furls. Materials: Marsha Neal porcelain charms, hammered silver, silver patterned earwires