For someone who is not attending any weddings this month, I created a lot of wedding jewelry! All the projects use pearls, one of my favorite types of beads for all sorts of jewelry.
Happy Tears Earrings
Everyone cries at weddings, right? I wire wrapped multiple teardrop earring findings together to create statement earrings. These earrings include more than 60 wire wrapped pearl dangles, some of which use these really cute head pins with a heart shape at the end. The fun part of these earrings is that I created them so that the sparkly flower post part of the earring can be worn alone. This means the bride can automatically have one look for the wedding and one for the reception. Full project instructions.
Lucky in Love Necklace
For the June challenge at B'Sue Boutiques, I combined a silver shamrock with a tiny ornate heart
for a simple necklace. I added a little silk ribbon and some ivory
waxed linen cord woven through the tiny chain. (If you have a wedding design featuring some B'Sue Boutiques parts, enter the June wedding
challenge which ends June 30th. See the complete rules.)
Pearly Girl Bangles
For the bridesmaids, I found this 2-pack of bangle forms at Michaels. One is a traditional cuff shape; the other opens in the front with a hidden hinged closure. I especially like the cuff that opens; sometimes it can be hard to slide a cuff over the wide part of your hand.
These bracelets work up really fast, so they're ideal if you need to make more than one.
The other reason I chose the cuff shape as a bridesmaid project is that bracelets are notoriously hard to fit. (See my recent blog post "Tools for Making Bracelets That Fit" at Inside Stringing Magazine for more about that topic.) Cuffs are nice in that they fit a range of wrist sizes and shape. Some cuffs may be bent or resized for a better fit. Full project instructions.
P.S. A Note About Photography ...
White beads on a white background is one of the hardest things to photograph! I cried a little taking these photos and they weren't happy tears! If anyone has tips for white-on-white photography, I'd love to hear them. In the meantime, I've found that the silver and white jewelry really shines on a gray or other neutral-colored background.