Rita, aka Toltec Jewels, from the blog Jewel School Friends has set up another design challenge, this time using sweet little pairs of charms from Diana Ptaszynski’s Suburban Girl Studio, featuring anchors in a soft shade of blue. And with typical generosity, she gifted all of us doing the challenge with the charms, many thanks Rita!
Now aren’t these sweet? Diana makes lovely ceramic beads and pendants, some in earthenware and others, like these, in porcelain. I’ve a few pieces from her in my stash.
I really tried to come up with a design incorporating the anchor charms that wasn’t earrings, but it seems that these charms were really determined to dangle from ears. And I tried a few other earring designs before deciding that simple was best. I paired the charms with blue lampwork beads from Lisa Anderson and hung them from silver-plated lever back earwires.
There are 25 artists taking part in this challenge, please take the time to visit a few other blogs if you can! And thank you again Rita, for a fun challenge! I’m looking forward to the next one in a few weeks.
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Nice pairing, Melissa… I love the paler blue “sky” beads with the darker charms 🙂 Perfect!
Lovely earrings. And you’re right, those anchor charms were pretty obstinate about being earrings. I see a few people were able to resist their siren song, but I was not one of them.
Boy I hear ya on these charms wanting to be earrings! I struggled to push myself beyond earrings – LOL. but you’ve made a beautiful pair that will look great for everyday!
Really pairs well with the lampwork beads.
Love the lampwork beads with the anchor beads. They are beautiful as earrings!!
I find myself deciding often that simple is best. I like how it lets the beads shine. The lampwork you chose look like the sea, so they are perfect!
Great choice in pairing the sky blue lampwork beads with the deep blue Anchors!
Sometimes simple is best. Great earrings.
I love these! I would wear them everyday! Bravo!
Melissa-I agree with you that these charms are terrific for earrings. Your are very pretty. Well done!
Very pretty…love the earrings.
Very pretty combination…the anchors are so fun to work with!
All you talented girls with the earrings! I love these!!!!
The anchor dangles are so beautiful that a simple design highlights them well 🙂
Pretty combination, less is much much more here (-:
The lampwork you chose to complement the anchors is really nice. Sometimes simple is most definitely best!
Love the earrings! Such pretty colors!!!
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I pretty much like the latter one, dangling pendant earrings, combined ceramic anchor charms with blue lampwork beads! Really, simple is the best. Nice work!!
Pretty earrings! The lampwork beads really have a ocean look to them.
Yes, they are perfect as earrings. I love the contrast of the blue beads with the anchor charms.