Ah, Valentine’s Day! A day of love! A day to celebrate the heart! A day to enjoy staying home (it’s Sunday) and playing with beads (ONE of my loves)!
Although they’re not heart or valentine related, I pulled out some great beads that have been patiently waiting for me to do something with them since I bought them at the last International Gem and Jewelry Show. I think it was October.
Here are some cool peace sign beads that make a great basic pair of earrings:
I think they’re ceramic, but I’m not sure. I purposely broke one so I could see if it was stone or ceramic, but I still couldn’t tell for sure. They are turquoise color all the way through, except where they the design is cut out and the hole drilled. There, it is brown. I really need to remember to ask the vendors about the beads when I buy them, but they are always so busy!
Here’s some other beads that came from Inter-Gem. Dyed Mother of Pearl cut outs:
I got the cut outs from one vendor and the round beads from another, but they match!
Both of these earrings can be found in my shop: www.sarascreations.etsy.com