I had every intention to make both earrings... until I started stitching!
This is one very time consuming pattern consisting of Right Angle Weave (RAW) with a little peyote at the end. The earring is solid but is built up with beads not a ring inside.
I think this one "earring" took me close to 3 hours to make so definitely not a quick piece.
I had to laugh, as at the end of the pattern Ella writes,
"maybe after all what you have done till now, you will wish to wear only one"....
I wish I had've read that line first!!!
I decided I didn't really want to spend another 3 hours making another earring, and in addition to the time, I found this was a little too chunky for my liking.
So a pendant it has become and I LOVE it!
I already had this RAW necklace I had made a few years ago which I think compliments it perfectly.
I've attached a large enough ring so the pendant is interchangeable.
The pattern is relatively easy to follow with only one or two areas that had me a little confused but common sense prevailed and I continued on.
I really do love this design. I think the pendant would make a nice gift for someone and because it only uses size 15/0, 11/0 and 8/0 seed beads you will nearly always have beads on hand to make this as a last minute gift...well allow a few hours not a minute!!
I might just be tempted to make another one in a different colour!
I might just be tempted to make another one in a different colour!
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6 comments:
Thanks for reviewing that one Karyn. I was thinking of getting one of her tutes, since she has a sale, and I asked her which ones were "advanced". She said she didn't know, so I was just going to pick one. I really like the looks of that as a pendant. I think it would be too big for me as well to wear as an earring.
this is a perfect size pendant...and beautiful too! great colors! earrings would be a little big. what a good fortune you already had a chain made for it:-)
Shirley - I am not sure I'd consider this one advanced, unless you haven't done Right Angle Weave before... it's fairly easy...just very time consuming. Definitely worth spending the time on making into a pendant though!
Christine - It does make a great pendant... I like chunky earrings but I don't know... this just seemed to chunky for me ...and I didn't like the thought of spending another few hours to make another earring!
Karyn, I like this much more as a pendant then earrings. It looks to heavy for earrings. I like your pendant on the black beaded chain perfect match.
Therese
I love this as a pendant. I like big earrings but this looks a little too big and too heavy. But it looks great as a pendant!
What a beautiful necklace (earring:))
3 hours is not a lot so it's worth it.Maybe you can make it smaller for an earring because it is a gorgeous pendant.
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