Metamorphosis 37: Redo - Charm Earrings

Gold hoops with interchangeable charms

Ella’s hematite ring was metamorphosis 17! Since then, styles have changed and it was time to turn that ring into something else!

She mentioned she wanted some earrings and this idea immediately popped into my head. I used the small hematites from her ring and the silver to make the settings. I decided to add some moonstone charms as well so she could change them for a day/night look! As for the gold earrings, I traded her silver for what the gold earrings cost me. I don’t make this style hoop in small sizes as they are a lot of work and much cheaper to buy pre-made (because they’re usually machine-made).

As I mentioned in my earlier post, the point of Metamorphosis Redo is to show people that I don’t mind melting down things I’ve made in the past. Sometimes people are nervous to ask me to melt things that are outdated. Please don’t ever be nervous! Styles change and I am always happy to melt things down!

METAMORPHOSIS 23: REVEAL

Mini ear-climbers

As I mentioned in my intro, I knew what I wanted to make Alice from the very beginning. My biggest issue was picking stones. It took awhile to find small stones in a combination that worked. I originally wanted all of the stones to be the same colour but different shapes, but given the timeline, that wasn't going to work (I would have had to order stones online because my suppliers didn't have the shapes/stones I needed). It took me awhile to find a combination that worked size-wise. I ended up using round faceted hematites, round cabochon emeralds, and pear cabochon moonstones.

Once I had the stones, I bought the settings, soldered them together and voila! 

METAMORPHOSIS 17: REVEAL

Cocktail Ring

I was inspired to make Ella this Victorian-styled cocktail ring after I saw a ring she already had (see the circled ring in images below). Also, she had a pendant that I was able to turn into the base of the ring setting. Furthermore, she seemed to gravitate toward other multi-stone Metamorphosis', so a multi-stone cocktail ring seemed like the right idea!

I chose hematite because I thought it would pair easily with most outfits when she dresses up. She also said she wears a lot of gray so I figured it was a safe colour!

METAMORPHOSIS 16: REVEAL

Cocktail Earrings

I've made Mavra quite a bit of jewellery so I knew I wanted to make her something I hadn't made her before: earrings.

She likes neutrals and said she wanted something a little fancier. She had told me she didn't care much if what I made her included stones, but then she loved last month's cuff. Based on that, I decided some multi-stone earrings in neutral colours might be a good option.

She doesn't wear brown so picking the smokey quartz was a but of a risk, but I hoped that since it's more of a light taupe, it would be soft and subtle enough for her. Plus, the hematite brings out the gray undertones of the quartz. She is petite and doesn't like big heavy earrings so I made them a bit bigger than a nickel. Fancy yet not over the top.

I quite like how these turned out! I think I'll make more!