Sunday, August 6, 2017

Ear to the Ground (er, Crown Jewel)


Tee: Gifted
Skirt: Material Girl, Macy's
Shoes: Charles Albert, Alloy
Bag: Worthington, JCPenney
Sunglasses: Michaels

Green, Orange, and Purple Peanut Gallery Earrings 

Fuchsia, Purple, and Pink Sweet Swan Earrings

Mismatched Blue and Red Heart Earrings 

Bear Buddies Earrings

Yellow, Blue, and Pink Peanut Gallery Earrings 

Yellow Lollipop Earrings 


Mismatched Pink and Black Heart Earrings 

Hoop Memes Earrings

Red, Blue, and Orange Sweet Swan Earrings

Did you hear?  I left my heart in San Francisco, just like my shirt (and Tony Bennett) says and my ear in the mouth of a sand shark.  Well, maybe not my ear.  These lobes haven't been pierced since I was nine years old and let out an ear-splitting shriek in my mall's Piercing Pagoda.  I let my ears, which turned out to be "sensitive" (i.e., they'd pus up if anything less than 14k gold passed through their delicate epidermis) close up a mere few months later, forever slamming the door on my chance at third grade glamour.  They've remained unadorned ever since.

It's funny, then, that I recently started making my own danglers of the costume variety.  For years, people have asked me, "Why don't you make earrings?"  I never had a good answer.  (Somehow, saying " 'Cause my ears aren't pierced, Swiss cheese head!" seemed bad for business.)  Still, I persisted in my stubbornness, sticking with necklaces, barrettes, and the occasional novelty bag or bracelet.  Until now.  Yet another customer asked me about my earring-less inventory, and I thought, why not try my hand at a few auditory ornaments?  So, I bought some wire earring findings, attached chains and charms with jump rings, and now I have ten pairs!  It was so fun and easy.  I even got into gluing cabochons on the charms of some, delving into my craft supplies to make the most of what I had.  It just goes to show, I suppose, that breaking out of your comfort zone sometimes pays off.

Emphasis on the "sometimes."  Despite my excitement about my newfound artistic endeavor, I'm in no rush to return to the Piercing Pagoda.

3 comments:

Samantha said...

Super cute earrings!! I love the bright colors and the little chain dangles. I think the hearts are my favorites! I too don't wear earrings, mainly because my hair would hide them and I never wear my hair up. My ears were pierced when I was a tiny baby so I don't remember the pain. People have asked me too why I don't make earrings to put in my shop. Good job on going outside your comfort zone! I love that shirt, by the way. I've been wanting to make a trip to San Francisco lately...I really don't have an excuse not to go because it's only 3 hours away from where I live!

Dressed With Soul said...

I don't have holes in my earlobes - I use clips instead :) You bought definitely a very lovely and colourful earring collection, I really like it! And the San Fransisco Shirt is absolut cute!
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
www.dressedwithsoul.com

Jewel Divas Style said...

Gotta love a good word print top! I've been listening to a lot of Train lately, San Fran and all. Hey, Soul Sista, Save Me San Francisco...