Monday, January 26, 2009

Spring Flower Earrings


I been craving flowers and gardening so much lately. I've ordered all my seeds for this year - probably more than I can fit into my gardens, and I've repotted up some of my hundred or so african violets. I've started geranium cuttings.

When actual plants weren't enough, I made flower fairies. And now I'm making flower earrings. I've always loved the look of aged copper and brass, but couldn't wear most brass or copper colored earwires. Then I discovered Vintaj nickel free earwires, so I ordered some to try. I also ordered some acrylic or lucite flower beads, dug out all my findings and many many glass beads and assembled some earrings.

The purple pair up at the top of this post is my favorite so far. I love purple tubular or bell shaped flowers such as penstemon, salvia, and especially clematis Roguchi.


I also made a tiny blue pair and a pinkish mauve pair with stamens. Making these was fun. Maybe I'll make some more and put some in my shops.


7 comments:

Coloraddiction said...

Oh, those are just lovely! I really like the ones in the top pic, like you. Very nice!

Anonymous said...

those are so colorful and cute. You have really good photography skills to, the pictures really make the earrings pop!

Boutique By Bonnie said...

These are so pretty! You show me that I need to get more creative with my flower earrings!

berni said...

Gorgeous earrings! Awesome photography, too!

missknits said...

these are just adorable!

Jennifer @ Mom Spotted said...

I love the purples ones too!

Deanna Lack said...

I love every one of them!