Thursday, February 21, 2013

Triangles and Wire

Sometimes the simplest jewelry designs are the most enduring. Back in November I did a blog post about resurrecting an old style of earrings that I got tired of making. In that post I proclaimed that I would work on those earrings the very next week. HA! Three months later, I finally did it. I need to remember to NOT commit to such tight time frames any more.

Back to the earrings. They really are very simple. I start with a length of 20 ga wire and make a tight spiral. Hammer (or roll) to flatten, form in and around the triangle glass bead, make the hook part and finish. It took me a bit (2 pairs)  to remember some of the finer points of the forming. But then it went rather quickly.






There are 22 pairs in the photo above. Some are done with sterling silver wire and some are with gold filled. Some are larger triangles (12 mm) and some are small triangles (7 mm). Some are transparent, some are opaque and some have a matte finish. There are a couple of pairs with a metallic finish and a couple of pairs where the glass has graphic patterns.


Cobalt blue, transparent, large, sterling silver




In the center: red, transparent, small, gold filled
In the foreground: bronze metallic, opaque, small, gold filled
In the background: amber, transparent, large, gold filled



Cobalt blue, opaque (matte finish), large, gold filled




Teal, translucent, large, sterling silver

I'm not sure which pairs will end up in my etsy shop. It will depend on which ones photograph well and which ones I can recreate, based on how many glass triangles I have in stock in any particular color. The sterling ones will be $25 and the gold filled will be $28.
If you see a pair that you would like to have, let me know!

3 comments:

Libellula Jewelry™ said...

Those are pretty; you'll sell out in no time!

brokenteepee said...

You are drowning in triangles! I love 'em

Mimi said...

Such beautiful colors, especially perfect for this season!