Day 22 of Challenge 2012 - 365 earrings in 365 days

Back when silver was $7 or so for a troy ounce (as compared to the $30 or so of today) i didn't think twice about buying the silver items that caught my eye.  And one of my most favorite silver things, then and now, is liquid silver - those thin little hollow tubes of silver that, when gathered onto multiple strands, flow and shimmer like a river dancing in the late afternoon sun.

Sigh.

I have yet to amass enough of these little heishi beads to make the necklace of my dreams, but in support of more recent fantasies, i raided the stash of enough to make today's earrings.

Supplies:

(6) 3inch pieces of 22gauge silver plated wire
(6) turquoise glass drops
(42) liquid silver heishi beads

(2) 10mm plated jump rings

(2) stainless ear wires

Straighten the wire piece as much as you like.  A bit of curve can be a good thing.

Thread a glass drop onto the wire and secure with a briolette wrap.  Don't use too much wire at this point.

Thread 8 heishi on one wire, 7 on the second wire, and 6 on the third wire.

Make a simple loop on each wire right above the last heishi.

Open a 10mm jump ring and thread the 3 wires and the ear wire onto the jump ring.

Close the jump ring and put those babies in your ear.  Swingin'!

Repeat for the second earring. 

All the earrings i've made so far are now on display at the shop.  Makes for a fun collection but i do wonder where i'm going to put all 365 of the little objets d'art.  I suppose that will work itself out.  The trick is going to be coming up with CCCXLIII more of them.