Day 27 of Challenge 2012 - count 'em 365 earrings in 365 days!

Cousin Ray checking out photos on the Ipad

Lovely time in Las Vegas with cousins from my dad's side of the family.  Today, on the road again 95N to Reno. We stopped in Beatty - you really should look on the map.  Words cannot describe how EMPTY this part of the country is - for a quick meet-up visit with a third cousin.  Then we stopped in Tonopah, an old silver mining town, and my dad's hometown, for a too short visit with my dad's cousin Ray who is 95 years old.  As of last October, he was still driving the Caddy to Reno and back!

Made it to Reno, the biggest little city, just before dinner time.  We're staying with my cousin (from my mom's side) and her husband, and Dimi is an excellent excellent cook.  It must be the Greek genes. Tonight it was short ribs braised in a burgundy reduction with a side of polenta flavored with gorgonzola cheese. and a salad of winter vegetables.  Dessert was English trifle.  Well, we had to eat SOMETHING!

Oh.  Earrings?  Almost overlooked them in all the excitement.  Can you guess what the black components are?  The crystals are Preciosa, which we are now carrying in the store.  They are much less expensive than Swarovski and have just about the same blinnnnng factor.

Supplies:
10mm Preciosa crystals.
black components
7mm jump rings
wire
ear wires

Put the crystal on a double wrapped loop and attach to the 7mm jump ring.  Attach the jump ring to the black thingie.  Have you figured out what they are?  Tassels!  Oh, that was obvious, you say?  Did you recognize them as tassels from a strand of those pricey little faceted gemstones?  Yep.  I saw i had two of them and i figured they would make a lovely pair of earrings.  Am i right?

Alrighty then.  Open the ring on the ear wire and attach the earring.  Repeat.  Ta da!  Your go-to earrings for that LBD.  Sexy and sassy.  Can i come up with sexy and sassy again sometime in the remaining 338 pairs?  You'll have to tune in to find out.