Rose Fleur-de-Lis Earrings

Description

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Garnets and russet muscovite gemstones accent the rich fall colors of my vintage glass beads, woven in a fleur-de-lis. The faceted oval cushion-cut gemstone bead at the bottom is a beautiful rusty rose color, about 1/2" wide and 3/4" long, semi-sheer with veins of darker red and sparkling inclusions, like the copper flecks found in aventurine and many feldspars.

I used vintage three-cut beads lined with salmon pink at the heart of my fleur-de-lis petals, with bronze three-cut seed beads and smooth, sheer rust colored ceylon seed beads for the border. Woven in brick stitch using just needle and thread, each petal has a slight curvature arising organically from the structure of the pattern I've created.

The fleur-de-lis has been one of my favorite motifs for many years, in many variations. These earrings are 3" long on 14 karat gold-filled french earwires, and 1 3/4" wide. One of my favorite things about woven earrings is that you can make a statement with bold designs without dragging your earlobes to the ground - these are very lightweight!

Added on Dec 07, 2009