This is kind of a random post, seeing as I've kind of passed over the holidays and you haven't seen any photos of my little darlings lately! But I actually (finally!) remembered to capture this photo, albeit on my phone, and thought I'd share the story of my new earrings.
I don't have many earrings anymore since they were all stolen when our house was burglarized two years ago, but it almost doesn't matter because my ears have become so sensitive! Usually I wear my favorite little posts which John bought me for Christmas last year and just keep them in all the time. Still, back in the fall, I remembered loving these earrings by Lisa Leonard:
http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/cream-freshwater-pearl-earrings-P132C124.aspx
I had a partial strand of freshwater pearls from a Michaels purchase a while ago and figured I could make some myself! So, I went back to Michaels and picked up some earring hooks and head pins.
That evening I attempted to put them together, and, would you believe it, the pearls would not fit on those head pins! Aargh! So, I found a few crystals leftover from making my bridesmaid gifts and made up the pair of purple and gold earrings in the picture above. They are very amateur! I haven't made any jewelry in at least four years, and at the time of our wedding I was borrowing the tools from a teacher-friend. This time, I was using my husband's tiny needle-nose pliers and another pair of big pliers to hold them still...my wrapped loops aren't very pretty and one earring is longer than the other by a little bit! But they are fun because they are new.
After a day of pondering, I had an "aha!" moment when I thought to try some ordinary pins from my sewing basket in place of the pins that were too big for my pearls. It worked! The wire is kind of flimsy and snapped off as I attempted a wrapped loop on the first one, but it still worked. I am loving them (just can't wear them for too long, or my ears get irritated!)
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