I have always been a sucker for anything sparkly. So when I started working here at Rings and Things, I soon became addicted to everything Swarovski! I know all the colors and all the shapes. Bronze Shade, Golden Shadow, Silver Night, Red Magma and of course the coveted Bermuda Blue! I dream of crystals. Seriously. I rarely leave work without buying a few new crystals. (Basically I get paid in crystals!) So here is my new fun crystal project!
One thing we do here at Rings & Things are make these magical little baggies full of mixed Swarovski Crystals called crystal jams. I love crystal jams because they are carefully selected assortments that contain several colors that coordinate. I have been wanting to make something with one of the crystal jams for a while so when a co-worker suggested these tassel earrings, I couldn’t resist.
The crystal jam I decided to use for this project is called Brown Sugar. It blends golden shades of topaz, beige and browns. I paired the crystals with chocolate WireLace, shell pearls, Vintaj bead caps, Vintaj bird charms, and niobium earring wires. I also use Hypo Cement to seal the edges of the WireLace.
Supplies needed:
- One Gross (144) Swarovski Crystal Jam Mix, 4mm bicones
- 1mm WireLace in a coordinating color
- Hypo Cement
- Vintaj natural brass fold-over crimp ends
- earring wires of your choice
- Optional decorative charms and beads
- Cardstock to make template
Well I hope you liked my tassel earrings! I think that this technique could really be applied to all different beads and cording so go nuts with it! Now I just need to figure out what to name these earrings…..
~~Tiffany in the Showroom
3 Comments
I just came across these exquisite earrings that Tiffany made and am truly inspired. I love the template idea to make the tassels. Is there actually one now that I could buy? And do you still offer the crystal jam product? Would also like to know how long the tassels are, I want to make one for a necklace, too. Thank you so much.
Erika
Hi Erika, We don’t have a template specifically for these, but I am pretty sure that I have seen plastic drawing templates at art stores, that are similar.
And, we don’t have that exact Crystal Jam any more, but we do have over 100 colors of #5328 bicone beads in 4mm, including lots of browns and oranges. Or, you can check the “shop by color” page and scroll down to the browns – almost every color we carry, has a 4mm bicone.
I think the tassels themselves are about 1.5″ long, so the earrings altogether are about 3″ long.
~Polly
I don’t have the time or energy to put these together for myself. I had to put to sleep my beautiful beloved tortoiseshell cat, Julietta today and wanted something special I could wear in her honor. These are perfect. The doves-she in in Heaven with Jesus, and these colors are her perfectly. Anyone I could pay to make me a pair of these beautiful earrings? And if so, how much. I do cat rescue on my own-so many felines are part of my family and the money-well, there is never enough of it-for them, for the car, for the plumbing, for the house-well, you get it.