Sunday, July 28, 2013

Building Blocks!

To design a pair of earrings, you have to take into account a number of things. Size of the beads, colors, shapes and weight. How does a bead interact with the others you put near it? Is the goal a contrast? Matching? Does it make sense?

Beads are building blocks for a pair of earrings, and they need to work together to make a statement. Like words building a sentence, dishes combining to create a meal, or friends meeting to have a great party!

Do any of these beads catch your attention?

Shell rings

Tiny blue porcelain propellers

Autumnal leaves


Fossilized coral from Indonesia

Shells, chryscolla and orange agates