This is my first try at these Green Wire Christmas Tree earrings. I found the tutorial at About.com. They're not too bad for a first try, I guess. I've never done any kind of jewelry making or wire work before. I'd like to get them a little more even next time. I'm curious what you think. Would you want to receive these as a hand-made gift? Or are they too silly? And just so you can give me your honest opinion, I'm going to set up a poll at the top of my left side bar so you can vote--anonymously. Honestly, you won't hurt my feelings if you don't like them.
They weren't too difficult to make. I had a little trouble where, in step 3, the tute says to
"grasp the curled wire with nylon-nose pliers, and use your fingers to form the wire into a coil."I grasped the wire as tightly as I could, and all I could do was spin it around within the pliers. I couldn't get it to coil until I set the pliers down and just did the whole thing with my fingers. I used the nylon-nose pliers to flatten the coil out occasionally, but otherwise, I thought it was much easier to do it with my fingers. I had a little trouble grabbing hold of the inner most part of the coil when I was ready to pull on them to make them into trees. However, once I got a grip on it, they were fairly easy to pull evenly.
As I look at this image, I can see that one is a little longer than the other. Also, the red ear hook on the left isn't nice and flat like the one on the right. That's because I neglected to print the part of the tutorial that showed me how to make an ear hook. I had to keep bending and straightening the wire, obviously, with limited success.
So that's my new thing today. It was kind of fun to do something other than sew for a change. I think I'll keep practicing on these and see if I can get them to look more like the ones in the tute.
Don't forget to vote in the poll. What do you think? Great? Meh? Please be honest.
7 comments:
I think your earrings are too cute! I'm thinking they would be great with a round bead added at the top as a star. They would look great as ornaments on a small christmas tree too.
cute, cute, cute
My first thought is that they will get caught in this curly pile atop my head. Cute? No doubt.
I think they are wonderful...if I had pierced ears, I would love to receive them as a gift. Just my humble opinion!
are you kidding me? They are great!
I do like 'em! They would be cute with a few beads as 'ornaments' too. How long are they? I have such a short neck, I can't wear anything very long. lol
Cute! You could put a tiny bell on the bottom of the tree, too.
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