Handmade Earring Wires With a Vintage Touch

I recently wrote a post on my Gemstone Drop Jewelry - a collection of my gemstone pendants and drop earrings.  The earrings are all made with my handmade earring wires in either antique bronzed copper or oxidized silver.  Well, I made so many pairs of earrings for this collection that I used up my supply of handmade ear wires I made a while back.  So this week I have made another batch and thought to share them with you all.

I prefer a vintage look so chose a copper wire with a burnished or bronzed finish.  For the silver, I started with a bright silver wire and then after making the earring wires, oxidized them for an antiqued look.  I use liver of sulfur to oxidize my metals, but for a quick easy DIY way to oxidize metal, you can actually use a hard boiled egg in a plastic bag ... you can read one of my old posts on how to do this here.

It might seem ridiculous to some, but it is always amazing for me to see plain wire transformed into something pretty and useful like earring wires.

And then to take the transformed wires and add some beautiful drops and dangles for a finished jewelry design ... like these:

In case anyone is interested in making your own earring wires, I have a previous post on How To Make Fish Hook Style Earring Wires.  

Thanks so much for visiting!

Interchangeable Earrings and Modern Vintage Jewelry

I have been working on some new designs these last few weeks and have added a line of handmade Interchangeable Earring Wires and Beaded Drops to my Etsy shop.  Also find them in the two local boutiques where I sell my jewelry:  Ruby's Gift in the NoDa district in Charlotte, NC and Crafty Crafty in Clover, SC.

My handmade ear wires are available in a beautiful bronzed copper finish, sterling silver and sterling silver filled.  Both the sterling silver and silver filled are available in either bright or oxidized patinas.

Bronzed Copper Interchangeable Earwires

Bronzed Copper Earwire with Interchangeable Beaded Drop

Oxidized Sterling Silver Filled Interchangeable Earwires - Small

Extra Long Oxidized Sterling Silver Filled Earwires

Ruby Red Fire Agate Beaded Drops for Interchangeable Earrings

Purple Lampwork and Amethyst Beaded Drops

Turquoise and Copper Beaded Drops

Black Fire Agate Antique Silver and Gunmetal Beaded Drops

Also, I have a new chunky metal and rhinestone necklace I call Modern Vintage.  I have made two of these and have one listed on Etsy and one in Ruby's Gift.

Modern Vintage Chunky Necklace

More designs coming soon!