Week 3: Earring a Day Challenge

Despite having a case of the sniffles this week, I perservered by making one earring a day. My hands are itching to make bangles and long beaded necklaces, but I'm gonna see this earring thing out to the end. And since I came into the game on the 7th of January, I'll be earring-a-day'ing it until February 7th to make up for it. So, here are the week's spoils:

Sunday

Sunday brought simple elegance. I love the rich tone of the faceted purple glass and the simplicity of the Magnesite button.



 Monday

This earring revolved around the large disc between the blue and yellow beads. I love the whimsy of this pair.



Tuesday 

After staring at a soda can for a while, I decided to make these fan earrings. I love the simplicity of the design.



Wednesday 

These were a wirework exercise. I really like the colors, but am not sure the copper works.



Thursday 

Thursday brought fashion inspiration from my own closet. I bought this cute peasant blouse from Macy's and wanted some earrings to go with it.



It was nice to be back with needle, thread, and little seed beads. I really like how these starbursts came out.



Friday 

This is the result of sick + Nyquil + staring at mixed beads. Not necessarily my faves, but at least it's a pair of earrings.

Saturday 

This is a variation of Thursday and Friday's earrings. Feeling a little better, I had a fun time making these funky mandala earrings.



Well, that's it for week 3. Be on the lookout for what's up Week 4.

Earring-a-Day Challenge Week 2!

Well, week 2 of the January earring a day challenge has come and gone. If I thought the first week was a doozy, the second week brought even more challenges. I really enjoyed the creativity that came up this week, and I was even able to get in two style challenges. I did, however, have one day this week that was just an exercise in putting together some beads and attaching a hook. All in all, the challenge is going well, but I am counting the days. Here's the spread for the week:

Sunday

This is a design that I saw online and wanted to try.



Monday

I wanted something funky and earth toned. I love how the handpainted yellow wood bead adds pop.

Tuesday

Tuesday brought this sorbet colored gemstone confection.

Wednesday

Wednesday was a long day for me. These simple monochrome drops were all I could muster.

Thursday

This I <3 the 80's  spread in an old Lucky magazine was the inspiration for Thursday.

I love the bright colors, and the squares are made of an upcycled soda can.

Friday

I loved the Thursday's style so much, that I decided to do a reprise in purple tones.

 Saturday

I love the colors in this fashion spread in an old InStyle magazine.



These funky art deco earrings make me think of summer and are made of upcycled soda can.



So that's all for this week! Bring on week 3!