Amy's Jewelry Designs

I am in love with these *New* Chinese Lantern Earrings!!  I have had these beautiful, artisan, lampwork, beads for a couple of months now. That is how I am...when I see something that I love, I buy it or them and then end up incorporating them in my jewelry somehow. These beads happen to catch my eye because of the color. Of course I love that they are handmade by an etsy artist and whenever possible I love to mix up the artisan talent a bit, but the quality and color is breathtaking! I have had this set of beads sitting on my table waiting for them to inspire me to come up with some design that would do them justice. Just the other day it hit me! That is how my brain works! POW!! Idea!!! Wow!! I figured it out. The glass has almost a fire red glow, like a little flame. That was what inspired me to make them into little Chinese Lantern earrings. Excited with my idea..I started getting my supplies ready. Hmmm a deep red swarovski crystal and sterling silver of course, but it had to be antiqued, not bright and shiny. The darker the silver the more the red gave the glowing affect that I was talking about..like little flickering flames. See..I have to much fun making jewelry..anyway I finished my cute lantern earrings and decided today was the day to post them in my shop. I hope you all love them, unfortunately the photos didn't quite pick up the depth of the color that I am talking about darn it, but in  the second photo you can see what I mean. Here is the link to see more about them! :)
 http://www.etsy.com/listing/48524764/chinese-lantern-sterling-silver-earrings