The Dangling Journey

Monday, April 4, 2016

Black & White Teardrops

I made these months ago, but they’ve been sitting in my little caddy waiting for the spotlight. I’m really into the black and white combo; it is classic after all.

This pair is a combination of recycled materials and repurposed beads. The upcycled plastic has been shaped into a teardrop or pear-shaped hoop.

They’re light to wear. They’re also unique. I’ve only made one pair so get them while you can.

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Friday, March 25, 2016

Miss Match

Easter Eggs

Neil and I went out a few weeks ago to a small town in West Sussex called Steyning. We went to a charity shop (of course) and they were selling a jewelry kit with very nice green glass beads. There are different types; some clear, some frosted, some green and white swirled and some that were a darker shade of green. I thought ‘This is amazing!’ and it wasn’t a lot so we bought it. I start trying to make earrings, and guess what? There aren’t two of everything! There are some beads that there are several of. They featured in last week’s spicy numbers.

So this week I decided to make a miss match pair. These earrings are made of the same two beads, only I didn’t have two of the same shape and shine of each. So each pair contains one matte and one shiny bead. In one pair the shiny one maybe the round bead, while in the other the oval shaped bead is shiny.

I really love these beautiful green glass beads. I am going to have loads of fun making earrings with them. I just hope you all have just as much fun reading about them and coordinating how to add them to your jewelry box.

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Friday, March 18, 2016

Muy Caliente

As soon as I saw these glass beads in the shop I had to have them. To me they look like little jalapeño peppers, which seemed like the perfect thing to dangle off the end of a pair (or two) of earrings.

The same place I got the pepper beads I got the red beads. I’m excited about these beads too. These are the first real red beads I’ve gotten.

Relleno

I know, maybe I should have saved this design for Cinco de Mayo, but I just couldn’t wait. But publishing them now means that YOU can have them in time for the celebration.

Johnny Mañana

Just in case you were wondering I named these two after my favorite Mexican Restaurant at home and my favorite Mexican dish.

Rellano Sold

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Monday, March 7, 2016

MS Awareness Month

Get Your Orange Out!

It’s MS Awareness week! I’ve been supporting MS charities since my mother was diagnosed with MS seven years ago. But I also had three aunts, a cousin and a good friend who have (or had) MS.

The color for MS awareness is orange. So for years I’ve been wearing orange this for this week in March. The other year I got a wristband, so I wear my orange every day. But last week when I posted the new colors I’d done in my favorite style my mom “I need some orange ones!”

Now I didn’t really have any orange beads. I did have some stones but I went to another charity shop and picked up some beads which just happened to be orange. I made two different styles of earrings.

This first one I’ll call Cathy since it’s the one my mom likes and I’ll be sending to her. They are bright orange beads that look like natural stone (but I don’t think they are), and they are accompanied by three small stones “stacked” – as my mom said, on top of the large stone. I believe the small stones are actually real natural stones. They are textures and unevenly colored, if they are fake they are very good fakes.

The second pair I’ll call Samentha after my good friend from college. We lost touch after our first year when we both transferred to new schools and we just got back in touch through Facebook a few years ago. This pair is a deeper amber-orange, it has a large stone-like bead at the base and is topped with alternating beads; gold-plated, natural and gem beads.

Now while one pair of Cathy is spoken for I do have enough to make another pair. I have one pair of Samentha made and I also have enough to make another. So get in touch soon to make sure you get these natural beauties.

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

More of the Same

Last week I showed you my favorite pair of earrings. I have a lot of repurposed beads in several colors and quite a few bibs and bobs. So I decided to make more earrings in that same style but in different colors.

Here is a pair in Marble, I love these (I love marble!).

These beads I got at end of last year. I wanted to make something sparkly for the New Year, but my case of jewelers block prevented me from making anything in time.

Finally these retro beads I got a few weeks ago. They are a funky shade of green, I hope to use them in other creations soon.

I have a lot of other beads I could use to make more earrings in this style but the ends have been hard for me to find. I’ll keep an eye out though! The most frustrating part is that many times I do not have enough beads to make more than one pair. I have enough to make a couple of silver and green pairs, but the marble, and the two previous ones I published (purple and black/white) they are the only ones I can make.

So when I say your earrings are one of a kind I mean it!

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Friday, February 26, 2016

A Few Of My Favorite Things!

Three pearls in a pod

SOLD OUT!

This may be my new favorite pair of earrings. I’ve had the jewelry equivalent of writer’s block for over a month and last night I decided to start messing around (which is how some of my best work happens) and I made three new pairs. This is by far the best of the three.

SOLD OUT!

I have accumulated lots of beads since I started this journey. This pair is made of repurposed beads I’ve had since the start and beads I just recently acquired. They consist of three types of round beads. A large pearl (faux of course) on the bottom, a medium silver bead in the middle, and a smallish hematite bead at the top.

Until last night this pair had been my favorite. I often wear them out trying to show off my stock. I think these are amazing but I am a bit biased I suppose.

Either of these favs can be yours. The price is right so grab them while you can. Unfortunately I only have enough of the pearls to make this one pair, so the lucky lady to purchase them can be assured her earrings are one of a kind.

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Amethyst

I’m sorry, I haven’t made anything new in months. I think I was so excited about making new things for Christmas that by time Christmas came and went I had exhausted all of my ideas and was actually exhausted. But I found some new beads a few days ago and even made a pair yesterday so maybe I’m getting back in the swing of things.

Fortunately, I have several items in the backlog that I never published or put up on the Etsy page. Like these for example.

And actually it worked out perfectly since the birthstone for February is Amethyst and these are a similar shade of purple.

Only one pair available

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