a-Pair-a-Day: Rinse, Repeat

Inspiration: Rinse, Repeat.

Last week, during my salt dough bead ponderings, I decided that I wanted to learn about how to bend wire into letters. I wanted to make wire "yeses," because, pretty much, I like that word a lot. I also thought that it would look simple and lovely to have little yeses hanging from my ears. I read about how to bend wire into letters on the internet, and then practiced, practiced. I'm enjoying the final product and looking forward to doing more wire work.

These earrings feature 22 gauge silver craft wire bent into the word "yes." Small wooden beads hang above the yeses as embellishment. The ear wires are surgical steel. This pair measures approximately 1 2/3 inches in length.

a-Pair-a-Day: Yes

Inspiration: Yes.

I love the word yes. I always think of an E.M. Forster quote from A Room with a View when the word yes comes to mind: "Make him realize that by the side of the everlasting Why there is a Yes--a transitory Yes if you like, but a Yes." So simple. The idea to create earrings that say "yes" popped into my head yesterday. But how would I do it? Today, I experimented with salt dough, and managed to create something wearable--! I don't know if I will put these earrings up for sale, as, you know, they're made of dough. (I could always market them as a snack in addition to a piece of jewelry, I suppose!) However, I think that they are a unique beginning to a "yes" earring collection.

These earrings feature--you guessed it--salt dough rounds with the word "yes" stamped into them. The rounds have been lightly painted white and glazed for sheen. They hang from silver craft wire. The ear wires are surgical steel. This pair measures approximately 1 3/4 inches in length.

I attempted to make a rectangular set of "yes" earrings, but I snapped
one of the rectangles in half. Craft fail. Sigh.