Looking through the challenge winners gallery on the UK Beaders site, I was struck by a pageful of beautiful creations, but noticed most of them are necklaces and bracelets, so I decided we need an earring extravaganza!



The guidelines are very open for this challenge, all you have to do is make a fabulous pair of earrings, in any style and materials you choose. I'm really looking forward to seeing lots of interesting and original ideas for ear adornments!

To enter all you need to do is post up a picture of your pair of earrings in this thread, and tell us of a little bit about your creation.

You can enter any bead, beaded, wire work, metal work, polymer clay, lampwork etc earrings!

All you need to remember is that you can only enter one piece (or set) per challenge.

The closing date is the last day of June.

I've been thinking of making some BIG hoop earrings using seed beads for ages but wasn't quite sure how to go about it. So when I saw this challenge for earrings I dropped everything to have a go and came up with these herringbone hoops. They looked a bit plain though so I popped a beaded bead in the middle. Well they're certainly different.....





Sorry about the big picture

Wow! They're fabulous!!

Inspired! I really, really like those.

extravagant earrings for the earring extravaganza!!
tough entry to beat!!well done!

Due to allergy issues - I'm even mildly allergic to surgical steel - I rarely make earrings. These are quite amazing - how heavy are they?

They're brilliant!

Jo

Thank you!

Bobby, they don't feel particularly heavy but I just weighed them and they're 5g each.

Wow! Those are very very nice!! Definately a hard act to follow!

WOW those are gorgeous.

These are a tough act to follow (gorgeous) so I'll go for something different!

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The pins look more pointy than they really are!

I forgot to say that the lampwork beads are frittets by Tan!

They're gorgeous!!

Liz - those are wonderful hoops - love the beaded bead in the centre. Nemea, what beautiful dangly earrings - really like that red colour carried throughout the design.

I made these Japanese chain maille flowers at a class at the LBS in December 2008 - can't even remember if I posted them in latest creations but these are the fanciest of any I've made before!

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Ooh they're both gorgeous! Love the vibrant reds you've used Mary. Lynn that maille looks fab