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Orange earrings

I realized a while ago that I had no all-orange earrings. I wear orange, so I’m not quite sure how this happened! Time to remedy this shortcoming in my jewelry.

These are orange rubber o-rings, with four different colors of orange beads brick stitched around the ring. I have three different orange beading threads (!), and picked the orange that matched the rings most exactly. They are 2″ from the top of the hook to the bottom of the beadwork.

I didn’t edit the images as I usually do, tweaking the color and taking out the background (I still lightened it a little) – I’m still working on my photography. Most prior blog photos are taken on white paper on my work surface with two Ott-lights above the beadwork. The purple tint in this one is from Reveal light bulbs on either side of my homemade light tent. I have different light fixtures and bulbs ordered. I’m hoping to be able to make a better light tent, and with the better light, be able to more easily get consistent, good photos.

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These instructions are now available for sale from Buy The Kit on their pattern page. Select my name from the designers, and this instruction set is on the second page. The primary instructions are for the cream and green rope second from the left, but I also diagrammed the variations for the other three, and those below:

And using peanut beads instead of drops (and a WAY brighter palette):

And the original variation, from the necklace I made for Beading for a Cure (same as the cream and green in the top picture, but using Japanese drop beads instead of Czech):

This is a lovely flexible rope, with lots of design possibilities. Give it a try!

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See the earrings on the center top? Those are mine. I got my advance copy in the mail yesterday — the cover is slightly different, but I’m still on it. And in it!

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I’m quite pleased with this necklace. The beads selected by Beki from Out on a Whim are beautiful, and were easy to use. My twisted right angle weave stitch variant makes a lovely, flexible rope, with the drop beads adding texture. The pendant and bar of the clasp create strong horizontal lines to contrast with twisting texture of the rope.

Beading for a Cure combines a beading challenge and a competition on an annual basis to raise money for the National Colorectal Cancer Research Association, in memory of beader Layne Shilling. Everyone purchases the same kit of beads (I believe 75 kits were sold this year), and we all must use at least one of each bead, and may only add one additional bead.

Auctions begin in March 2011. I will post again when the auctions begin!

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I really like how this turned out. The pendant is removable, and looks pleasing with the rope. It also reflects the bar of the clasp. Isn’t it great when a design pulls together?!

I’m going to keep playing with photographing this, and then post a photo of the complete piece.

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