Racing in Turquoise and Coral ~ 52 Earrings: week 14

 When it comes to horse jewelry, I love turquoise and coral... I don't know why, but they both just seem to be meant to go with horses. So, for these earrings I started by making some new turquoise/coral inlay horse beads (I'm going to list some more in my shop next week! :-). And then I combined them with the coral beads from Pam Hurst and the Bead Soup Party, antique brass, black onyx rounds, and black seed beads. Yep... I'm really going to have fun wearing them!!

And here's one more photo of my horses for you horse lovers out there:

A big thanks to my sister, Bethanne for taking this GORGEOUS photo of Strider and Lady on a very snowy day!

 Check out the Flickr pool here to see what everyone else mixed up for week fourteen.

See you next week with another pair!

Happy Easter!!

Wild Ponies ~ 52 Earrings: week 13

This week's theme is "twigs" and for my earrings I decided to use actual real twigs! I went for a southwestern style and decorated the twigs with hemp and seed beads and then I wired on a pair of my stamped pony coins. Perfect for this horse-loving girl!

My two horses:

My spirited girl, Lady

And my handsome and ever-gentle Strider

Lady chowing down on green grass in the early morning sunshine.

Steamy Strider—I love this photo of him!

And eating some more...

 Check out the Flickr pool here to see what everyone else mixed up for week thirteen.

See you next week with another pair!

Apple Blossoms ~ 52 Earrings: week 12

I love springtime! I'm always amazed at how green and colorful everything becomes after being so drab and brown for months. I could easily spend all day outdoors enjoying the beauty of the season!

For this week's earrings I picked an apple blossom, carefully made a mold with it, and cast some new earring drops in a light green/gold polymer clay. After they cured, I added a black patina and put them together with antique brass wire and two little carnelian coins.

Check out the Flickr pool here to see what everyone else mixed up for week twelve.

See you next week with another pair!