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AJE Earring Challenge: Completed!

Art Jewelry Elements challenged jewelry designers to make a pair of earrings every week for 52 weeks using art beads!  That's a lot of earrings.  I am amazed that I managed to complete all 52 pairs of earrings.  Sometimes I had to take breaks due to family obligations, but I guess we all go through that at one time or another.  This challenge was fun, inspirational, and a great learning experience.

Here are my last 8 sets of earrings.

45  Art Beads by Pat Westby, MVLBA

46  Art Beads by Flame on Glass, ETSY

47  Top Art Bead by Carolyn Harmon, MVLBA
Bottom Artbead, Art Insomnia Beads

48  Art Beads by Flame on Glass, ETSY

49  Art Beads by Stone Designs, ETSY

50  Art Beads by XINAR, EBAY

51  Art Beads, artist unknown.  Just beautiful, red, sugared spacers.

52  Art Beads by Carolyn Harmon, MVLBA

Now what to do with all of these earrings?   Don't forget to stop by the AJE Pinterest page to see earrings by other designers.  Thank you AJE for hosting the fun challenge.

Did I say that I love challenges?  Well I do.

Renetha Stanziano

Comments

  1. Monique (A Half-Baked Notion)December 29, 2013 at 12:23 PM

    These are so beautiful, Renetha... hard to declare a favorite, but I've long been a fan of Linda's (Flame on Glass) amazing beads. Plus I would love to visit her beautiful island, which I hear is an awesome and unique area of British Columbia.

    If you ever want to donate earrings, Amy at Copper Diem is having a new challenge starting Jan. 1st:

    copperdiem.blogspot.com/2013/12/new-earrings-and-challenge.html

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  2. UnknownDecember 30, 2013 at 1:14 AM

    Nice work and great to see so many designs. Happy for you!

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