Dreaming in Grey

I know, I know. I've been bad lately about posting the jewelry I'm working on. I assure you all that I really have been working quite diligently on several projects. But, I can't post them as I am sending them in for submission to magazines. They have some strict guidelines about showing anything before things are published. So, fingers crossed! They accept one or two of them, so it is worth the wait.

I thought I'd share a pair of earrings that I was working on last weekend. I saw these great Medieval looking charms at a bead show just before Christmas. They are a bit off-centered, which adds to their old-world style. I paired them up with a simple grey moonstone that I thought matched wonderfully; adding just a touch of elegance. 

But when I got to connecting them to an earring post, they were hanging sideways! So I created a freeform beaded arc with micro seed beads. I didn't want to overwhelm the charm. I could see these earrings with a beautiful grey velvet, Lady Marian style dress with those big draping arms and princess cut waist. A girl can dream, can't she?