I bought a few myself last Fall. But I admit to having put them in a few projects, and then pulling them out. Only to be exasperated by trying to get them to work. They are not as easy as they look! I had them in a necklace but they are so light weight that they didn't have enough 'heft' to 'fringe' with. I know that sounds strange, but true. I was going for a boho, native look. But it was a 'no go' situation.
I decided they might work as earrings as they have nice length without the weight. Voila! The black beads are actually wood, so the whole thing is extraordinarily light, but have the look of stone. And because they are light they seem to swing and chime just a bit ... and if you like that sound (like a summer's day) it is kinda nice. I had them on yesterday in my studio and it was a great way to transport me out of the doldrums of winter.
I am glad you made them work!
ReplyDeleteGreat earrings. Love the shells!
ReplyDeleteThey look great as earrings! Very boho!
ReplyDeleteI haven't worked with shell, I hadn't realized it was so light. Makes sense :) I love your dangly design, and the thought of the delicate sound of wind chimes would definitely make them even more appealing, Cynthia :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THESE!!! and that they make a sound is the reason for the capitalization of all the letters. The design is beautiful and the thought is warm :-)
ReplyDeleteI love earrings that make sounds - and anything that takes away this winter is more than welcome!
ReplyDeleteI love earrings that make sound, too! These are definitely boho... beachy!
ReplyDeleteThey are fabulous! I can hear them now! Wood is so great to work with due to the light weight.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea, and they are definitely gorgeous! Wind chimes...ah, I'm so ready for spring and the sound of chimes on the breeze.
ReplyDeleteThey do look like stone! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteThose turned out lovely! It's snowing here so maybe I'll try to find some earrings with sounds of summer too!
ReplyDeleteI like what you did with the shell spikes. I also bought some and they have sat stashed away for a year or two.
ReplyDeleteThose are great! A vendor recently tried to sell me a strand of shells like those, but they frankly scared the bejeezus out of me -- although I suspect those were quite a bit bigger than the ones you have here...Good for you on figuring out a cheerful and lovely way to use them!
ReplyDeleteGetting length and "body" without significant weight is always a challenge in earring design. Looks like you've come up with the perfect combination! The additional transport from the strangling grip of winter, literally, sounds lovely :)
ReplyDeleteThanks much for your kind comment about my new website!
O wow, these are brilliant! So elegant, yet rustic and down-to-earth :)
ReplyDeleteThese turned out great, Cynthia! I'm surprised they are light!
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