One of my New Year's resolutions was to join Amy Freeland of the
Copper Diem blog in her
100 Pairs in 100 Days Challenge. This is Amy's second year to sponsor the challenge and she is very generously donating her designs to
Ears to You. I love earrings but rarely take the time to make them, so this is a real challenge. I'm disciplining myself to make each pair first thing in the morning. And my plan is to sell mine and donate the proceeds to
Doctors Without Borders.
It's January 7th, so time to reveal my first week's efforts! For this week, I decided I would go thematic, and use the color black in each pair. (
Is black a color?) If your winter wardrobe has you in a downward spiral, this first pair will perk up anything drab you pull from your closet.
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| Tribal lampwork beads by Studio Juls. Enamel & lampwork beads by Elizabeth Girod |
When the occasion calls for something a little dressier:
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Sterling handformed earwires. At left, Black spinel faceted squares and mixed gemstones.
At right, Mossy Tourmalinated Quartz drops and black gold plated wavy discs |
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Faceted onyx and freshwater pearls;
Jet silver-foiled textured Czech lampwork, tiny sterling drops and Swarovski pearls |
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| Lampwork beads by StudioJuls, Saki Silver leaf charms |
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| Beaded Disco Beads (from a tutorial by Sharri Moroshok) and Czech glass |
Amy has created a 100 Pairs/100 Days
Pinterest board for everyone to post their progress. Lots of fun designs to explore! And stop by next week when my theme will be Winter Gardens. No more black!
