Earrings, Earrings, Earrings

Earrings are the reason I started making jewelry a few years ago. I wanted to handcraft a gift for a friend and earrings seemed do-able. I wasn’t fully happy with the results, although my friend praised my efforts. Somehow, those earrings spurred us to take a class at a local bead shop and then another and… you get the picture!

So, although I make earrings, bracelets, necklaces, key chains, and lanyards, making earrings is what I enjoy most and do best. A pair of earrings doesn’t require a huge investment of time or money, yet making them is satisfying in ways I can’t quite verbalize.

I love the variety of styles of earrings and how each pair conveys a special tone: jaunty, serious, flighty, business-like, festive, seductive, exotic, down to earth, and so on. I love the fact that a few beads and some wire are all that are necessary to create a great pair of earrings. They require thought and attention but not nearly as much as a necklace or a lanyard. I don’t have to worry about length or a clasp or whether I crimped perfectly.

Earrings are a great way to use up extra beads, try out new color combinations, mix seemingly disparate components, and experiment with innovative designs. Earrings are fun!