JEWELED FAN & MARQUESA EARRINGS

 SuperDuo Pastel Bordeaux

6m Silver Grey Glass Pearl

4m Silver Grey Glass Pearls

4m Czech Fire-Polished Amethyst AB

11/0 Silver Lined Grey Seed Beads

5m x 7m Tear Drop Metallic Purple Iris

I made these earrings with the pattern from ELLAD2 which you can find HERE. I really like how this earring sample worked up. The pattern was clear and easy to follow and worked up fairly quickly.  I'm definitely going to make more of these in different colors for the holidays!

SuperDuo Pastel Bordeaux

14m Swarovski Crystal Rivoli

4m Silver Grey Glass Pearls

8/0 Silver Seed Beads

11/0 Silver Lined Grey

I also decided to purchase the pattern "Marquesa" from NannyPinksPassion and you can purchase it HERE.  Since I'm not an experienced beader yet, I had some trouble with this pattern setting the Rivoli.  I found that part of the pattern a bit confusing and not easy to follow.  I had to redo that part of the pattern a couple of times before I got the hang of it....but in the end I was pretty happy with the result.  I think the next time I make this pattern I will try to find some 3m DRUKS and use them instead of the 4m pearls.  I found some really great samples of this earring on Linda's Crafty Inspirations HERE.  She used 3m Druks and I really prefer the look of them over the 4m pearls.  I love her set with the INDIA Bracelet using the Rose Topaz SuperDuo and Shadow Rivoli ... very nice!  Go take a look ... they are really great and she has a great eye for color coordination.