Square cut or pear shaped, these rocks don't lose their shape

[blamethewizard]

I am ridiculously stressed out, so when I got home today decided to make some earrings. I have very basic skills, but even so the process of going through all my random beads, putting together a nice looking combination, crimping the wire, etc. is a good way to get me absorbed in an activity that isn't me thinking about....everything.

However, I don't actually ever wear jewelry, and not wearing what I make leads to an accumulation of earring pairs that inevitably lose their partners and whatnot, so I give them away. Hence the following:

FREE TO A GOOD HOME



The bottom bead is real tiger's eye, the center bead is a dark green (it's a crappy webcam photo as the battery pack for my digital is charging...sorry), and as you can see the top bead is clear. The beads aren't uniform, but isn't that part of their charm? I'd guess the bead portion is about an inch long. The earring part is just a standard silver-color hook. They're basic (as are my skills) and probably not very trendy, but if you want them let me know!! If you take 'em apart just for the tiger's eye beads, I won't be insulted :)
 

Anyway, I have a good idea for a series of posts, but I'm not entirely sure about it. It involves food, the alphabet, and some reflections, which are maybe too self important for my own taste? I don't know...I'll have to think on it some more.

If anyone wants the earrings, leave a comment or send a PM (I only have one pair so READY SET GO!!). Who knows, if they go maybe I will put more up if I make any more good ones (I have more tiger's eye beads to play with!)

 

 

Comments

[funwithjinx.livejournal.com]

That reminds me that I still have some jewelry to alter that I bought forever and a day ago.

I don't really wear jewelry very often either, but somehow I have a shitload of earrings/etc. O: How does this happen to us?!

[blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com]

Haha...I don't know...I have that problem with socks in that I seem to somehow have tons of singles without their matching friend!

In high school I wore a choker almost every single day (those are easy to take on/off for athletic activities) but, not being a teenager, wouldn't do that now. I love the way some rings look, but I tried wearing 'em many times and it just does not work out. Oh well!

[funwithjinx.livejournal.com]

Same here! And I don't even wear socks that often sooo they shouldn't even be leaving my drawer. D: Maybe there are earring gnomes that are distant cousins of the sock and underwear gnomes?

I used to wear the same earrings for weeks while I was in high school, but my ears are super sensitive now for some reason. I'm also allergic to nickel sooo that doesn't help lol.

[blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com]

I live in knee-highs when it's cold (knee high socks are good socks) but as soon as it's warm enough I'm sockless.

That sucks about being allergic to the nickel. I remember seeing all those nickel-free notices on the labels of earrings in stores so hopefully is not too rare and wouldn't affect the price.

I would always forget to take studs out of my ears when I did wear them, until I got poked in the neck when I tried to sleep. That sounds very whiny, but I'm a light sleeper...I can't help it!

[funwithjinx.livejournal.com]

My legs would look so odd in knee-highs lol.

Oh yes, many more companies are taking the nickel out of stuff like that. It's sooo nice. ♥ I can wear nickel earrings, but just not for that long.

lmao I understand! I don't like things poking me in my sleep, either.