When you think of people do you think of a color? If you
have a friend who always wears blue, when you think of them does blue come to
mind? Well I have a lovely friend here named Fiona and when I think of her I
think Purple. She’s a very colorful person, she doesn’t always wear purple but
she does wear it often. She redecorated her home last year and what’s the
feature color? Purple. I wanted to make a pair for her last year but I had no
purple beads. She picked another pair I’d already made and she loves them.
Since then I have gotten purple beads but I had no idea what to do with them.
I’ve been having another creative streak over the past two
days. Sunday my husband turned on the soccer so I went into a different room to
watch political shows from back home. I made a few pairs while I watched. Then
Monday I was updating some old designs and while putting my supplies away a
style came to me, and these happened.
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| One of many patches of crocuses in our yard |
Monday was a lovely day so I went outside to take pictures
of the new earrings. I was going to publish a different pair this week but when
these came about I knew I’d have to do them first. It looks like spring in our front yard and these
earrings match the Crocuses. And since February’s birthstone is Amethyst (which
is also purple) I wanted to get these out before the month was over.
The purple beads feature a marble type effects, traces of white swirling around them. In the center there is a iridescent glass bead with a swirl effect on it. Those three beads are separated by small purple iridescent beads. The findings are silver plated, and can be replaced by kidney wires or clip on if you’d prefer. They hang about an inch and a half from the ear.
This seems like a good time to make an announcement. The
journey is making another stop. Once again at the village hall in Wraysbury on
Saturday March 18th from 10am to noon. I’ll have the newest designs
on hand as well as some old ones and some remixed designs. So put the date on
your calendar and I hope to see you there. Remember, you save shipping costs
when you buy in person. And there may even be a few surprises.
