So a couple days ago I listed a boatload of lucite and sterling silver earrings on Etsy. It was a bit odd for me to go for these lucite flowers except that the colors and the frosty matte texture really charmed me. Anyway, as a result of working with them I finally think I've mastered the art of making my own ear wires. Yes, I've done it before. It's just that I never felt really great about the outcome and had a miserable time of getting any two ear wires to be identical. Never made more than one pair at a time. Always kinda dreaded doing it. Had difficulty getting the work hardening right, etc.
After making a bazillion pairs for these lucite babies, I am happy, happy, happy with the results and feel inspired to go on and make just tons of random ear wires for future use. I'm dwelling on a design I think I will refer to as the orecchiette ear wire. Makes perfect sense, right? And of course, it's shaped like an ear.
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HERE to shop my Etsy site. Scroll past the first page (nearly entirely lucite) to the metal and gemstone pieces if you are not a fan of psychadellic lucite floral earrings.
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