This could get VERY addicting. And I think I’m already hooked. Seriously, there are not enough hours in a day to keep up. And I am determined to teach myself these crafts. Being self-taught gives me a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. And tada, here we go! (click for a close-up)
They are still a bit on the crude side, and still very very simple, but that’s ok. As you can tell, I LOVE accessories. If you didn’t know already, I have a love for handbags, and now, earrings. Dangly, sparkly ones. You’ll be seeing more of these. =)
Because my schedule is SO packed (I’m booked from now til May), I don’t have time to expand much on my new growing hobbies. I would like to crochet a bit more, and start sewing as well. But I think I’ll have to postpone sewing and crocheting til the summer…
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The earrings are beautiful! Not crude at all, simple and elegant!
By Lynda on 02/13/06 1:56 pm | Permalink
I don’t wear any jewelry except my engagement and wedding rings … and my husband insists that they are not jewelry! I don’t even wear a watch! That saves me lots of time from other crafts for knitting. ;)
By Agnes on 02/13/06 4:17 pm | Permalink
oooh so cute. why you so busy? hahaha don’t stay too busy so you can’t knit!! ;)
By Purse_Ho on 02/13/06 4:44 pm | Permalink
The earrings are looking great Ruth! You’ve done a great job and I can’t wait to see more!
By Shelley on 02/13/06 6:13 pm | Permalink
ooo, Ruth…they look fantastic!
I just got my lily beads… you got me going too!
I’m just hanging out for the kit now!
By maniacalmultitasker on 02/14/06 1:19 am | Permalink
woooo, so pretty~~~ hope to see u wear them sometime soon hehe
By mary on 02/14/06 10:46 am | Permalink
I love those!! great job! I wanted to comment about them a few days ago but blogger didn’t like me for some reason and wouldn’t let me leave a comment - maybe it thought I needed a few days to let the beauty of those earrings really sink in! :)
By Ayelet on 02/14/06 4:46 pm | Permalink
They are beautiful Ruth. I’m glad you are trying to get your craft groove on.
Amy
By amylovie on 02/14/06 6:23 pm | Permalink
ruth you are hilarious. what’s funny is that i started out making earrings and now expanding to knitting. =) there are plenty of online stores that are great for buying supplies and they ship free!
By bobbyandhelen on 02/15/06 6:41 am | Permalink
Beautiful! I have not gotten into the whole beading thing, but I think it is just a matter of time!
By Gracie on 02/15/06 8:39 am | Permalink
Oh yes, you are the handbag queen in my opinion. Now you can be the beading? earring? jewelry? queen too.
By *karen on 02/15/06 11:49 am | Permalink
I love the earrings Ruth. You should post a tutorial on how you do them when you get time in the summer!
By Melissa on 02/15/06 12:17 pm | Permalink
new hobbies do cut into knitting time a lot… i am trying to stay away from them as much as i can :P
By emy on 02/16/06 7:38 am | Permalink
Beautiful work, as usual, Ruth. I’d love to learn to do this, but I’m also hard pressed to find the time.
By Donna on 02/16/06 8:03 am | Permalink
Those are just beautiful! I can’t believe you’re self-taught! O that I had half the talent or the wherewithal..
By emmms on 02/16/06 2:42 pm | Permalink
They are really beautiful
By handknit168 on 02/17/06 11:12 pm | Permalink
Lovely!
Sometimes simple is the best way to go. Once I took some crystals and made two pairs of earrings, a really simple pair, just long eyepins with the crystals, and then a fancier pair - necklace chain and crystals placed at different lengths. The more complicated ones are certainly nice (I just wore them tonight), but the simpler ones (which are missing right now *pout*), actually turned out to be my all time favorite earrings!
I was looking at the dowel you hung your earrings on and thinking “I should get a nice dowel like that to display my earrings on for markets…” and then it hit me… It’s a knitting needle! Isn’t it? LOL!
By Pink Dandelion on 02/18/06 12:40 am | Permalink
Earrings!! I love them! I tried making a few pairs of my own a year ago. I need to dig them out. But I got more interested in beads for making my own stitch and row markers. All I need is a better way to finish the pieces so there’s no jagged edges hanging; they get stuck on my work sometimes.
By LaBean on 02/18/06 6:21 am | Permalink
Oh my, Ruth! Those are so beautiful!!! I totally love them, I would totally wear those. Way to go! Oh yeah, you took great pictures, too.
By Kaity on 02/18/06 8:56 am | Permalink
I have so many craft personalities I rival Sybil. In one of those lives I was a beader/jewelry maker. I think your earrings are lovely - keep up the good work. I am quite impressed with the Mandarin class as well.
By Sheryl on 02/19/06 5:13 am | Permalink
very sweet earrings! I think they are gorgeous!
By celia on 02/19/06 7:48 pm | Permalink
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