Here are some of the new pieces I’ve made recently. You can find these in my new store on Art Fire.

http://www.artfire.com/users/elfriedabijoux

pink cubic zirconia earrings

Aqua Spirals

These may look familiar to some of you; I used to have a picture of them on this blog.  They used to be longer, and were hung from a wrapped loop instead of from the bottom of the earwire.  I always thought they “needed something,” but I never knew what.  So I took out the wrapped loop, suspended them directly from the earwire, and voila!  I think they look better now.

Blueberry Ring Earrings

These are some of my favorite new pieces. I’m also making a pair in teal and turquoise seed beads.  Those will be available in a few days.  I’ll post a picture of them here, and they’ll also be in my store.

These were a lot of fun to make.  I love the darker blue beads…sadly, I won’t be able to buy them anymore.  They’ve been discontinued by the company that distributes them.  I do have a few tubes of them socked away, and they’ll always be some of my favorite beads to work with.  Making these was a lot like making beaded bezels for cabs…except I don’t put a cab in the middle!  I worked outward from the middle, in circular peyote stitch, increasing as I went.  Then I went all the way back through, reinforcing the stitches, and finally knotting off and hiding the thread.  It took about two hours to make one pair, stitch by stitch, bead by bead.

Of the earrings I’ve made recently, these are one of my favorite pairs.  They’re not overly blingy.  I think they’d look great on an independent sort of woman, maybe a college student or someone that age, who doesn’t want or need bling to stand out.  Someone who appreciates jewelry that’s unique and artistic.

Clicking on any of these pictures will take you directly to my store.  Feel free to browse!

(At the moment, I’m only selling to customers  in the U.S.   I apologize if that causes anyone any inconvenience.)