Rose Gold and Swarovski Crystal Earrings

These textured rose gold earring findings are spectacular, and I soooo regret only getting one pair when I had the opportunity at the show - but they were a little pricey!

I paired them with a sterling silver cylinder bead, from which I dangled a 6mm peach Swarovski crystal bicone. The silver bead and crystal hang from sterling chain, which is attached to the earring frame at the top, so the earring has a lot of movement, and catches the light so beautifully!

Chandelier Earrings with Gemstones

These findings are neat - one side of the hoop unhooks at the top, so you can slide beads on it. And there's a ring, for dangling stuff - I chose magnesite and crazy lace agate (and some silver spacers and chain) for the dangles, and put some lavender chalcedony and Czech glass on the hoop portion.

Chandelier Earrings

I picked up these chandelier findings at a show; I love them because they have a contemporary look to them. I am not really into filigree, frou-frou, or big dangly earrings, but these were smallish, and modern looking.

The earring findings were so bold, I decided to go very simple with the dangles - a 4 and 6mm Swarovski crystal on either side, and plain chain in the center.

Crystal Lace Earrings

I had picked up some silver lacy chandelier findings at a bead store, and other than hanging dangles from them, I wasn't sure what to do with them. And then I thought: "Let's try weaving some crystals onto them."

I went with blue and green, one of my favorite color combos. They look a wee bit Christmas tree-y, but not so much in person as they do in this photo!

What do you think?