homemade earring backs

24Mar10

another adventure! earring backs are kind of a pain, but necessary for any straight post (and non-dangly) earring. most earring wearers know there are a few different incarnations of them out there, assorted sizes and shapes, different metals and plastics, they all work relatively well, but… tend to be uncomfortable. I really like the plastic [...]

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silver melted lily earrings

11Jan10

as with so many great ideas, these earrings started out as several massive failures. i was attempting to make tiny fleur-de-lis (a centuries old symbol known to some, apparently, as “the saints’ logo”). fusing fine silver is a delicate process, as darling karin warned me. you have tiny silver wire – fine silver is more [...]

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green chasing earrings

12Dec09

tiny faceted tourmaline in deepening shades of green chase a rough hewn chunk of aquamarine down the sterling silver wire

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my very first earwires

02Nov09

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ねずみのチイズ (the mouse’s cheese)

31Oct09

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polished brass, part 2

30Oct09

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pin earrings

16Sep08

Not a real safety pin, but a vintage brass stamping, and somehow, much more refined. Super lightweight, super simple, bring a little punk to work. Available with or without bead embellishment.

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