Sara Schwittek - Perfect Match: Earring Designs for Every Occasion

PerfectMatch Earring Designs for Every Occasion Sara Schwittek
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Perfect Match . Copyright 2008 by Sara Schwittek. Manufactured in China. All rights reserved. The patterns and drawings in the book are for personal use of reader. By permission of the author and publisher, they may be either hand-traced or photocopied to make single copies, but under no circumstances may they be resold or republished.

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Schwittek, Sara. Perfect match : earring designs for every occasion / by Sara Schwittek. -- 1st ed. p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-60061-068-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) eISBN: 978-1-6006-1068-4 1. Jewelry making. 2. I. Title. Title.

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About the author Sara Schwittek is one of the creators of Shy Siren, a line of stunning jewelry handcrafted with semiprecious gemstones, pearls, crystals and glass beads. Sara started as an architectural designer in New York City. She left architecture to launch Four Eyes, a Web design studio, with her husband, Michael. Saras diverse background in all-things-design gives her a unique lens through which to view the world of jewelry. Sara creates each piece with an eye toward both aesthetics and functionality, taking pleasure in the play of light and colors of the materials she works with. She also enjoys photography, yoga and, more recently, learning how to sew.

You can see more of her work online at www.perfectmatchearrings.com or her online shop at www.shysiren.com. contents
Introduction: Small Projects, Big Rewards Where did you get those earrings?! Youll love hearing it over and over when people stop to admire your new baubles. Its so fun, easy, fast and inexpensive to make incredible earrings. With just a little free time, some basic skills and tools and a few beautiful beads, youll have dazzling earrings and endless possibilities for perfect handmade gifts for your friends and family. Earrings show off your personal taste. You may like petite earrings that subtly accentuate your face or your outfit.

Or you might take an opposite approach and decide on the earrings first and then pick out the outfit! This book is organized into social occasions with a series of fashionable, fun earrings in a variety of styles for each situation. If youre heading for a big night out, youll want to check out the flashy designs in the . You probably have a busy schedule to balance among your work, family and friends. Most of the earrings in this book can be made with just a little spare time and some inspiration. Take a glance at clocks on the opening page of each design to quickly see how much time you need to complete the earrings, whether its fifteen, thirty or sixty minutes. And, right under the clocks youll find the length of the finished earrings.

With just the basic skills found in the , for example, use the same simple maneuvers youll learn in the next few pages. Most of the materials used in the earrings in this book cost less than the price of going out to see a movie. In fact, many of the earrings cost less than your morning latte from the corner coffee shop! Yet, a classic design like makes for an exquisite gift that will be treasured for years to come. Perfect Match contains designs from the super-simple for beginners to the more complex for all levels of jewelry makers who are looking for inspiration. Most importantly, this book is meant to inspire you to explore the possibilities of this extremely versatile accessory! Feel free to substitute your favorite colors or materials when creating the projects in this book. Let the featured earring designs whet your appetite, and open your imagination to all the possibilities! What You Need To Start Doesnt your mouth water and your heart beat faster when you walk into a bead shop? So many delicious optionsyour mind begins to whirl with all the possibilities! Earrings are the perfect project not only for featuring those exquisite gemstone briolettes but also for using up all those little odds and ends gathered in the bottom of your bead box.

Here are a few of the items you can use, but your options are limited only by your imagination. SEMIPRECIOUS STONES The natural organic beauty, texture and color in these treasures from the Earth can set your pieces apart. They can range wildly in price and quality depending on their size, cut and clarity. Take into account their often irregular shapes and small-sized holes when using gemstones in your designs. PEARLS Freshwater pearls instantly provide a timeless, classic feel to virtually any earring design, and yet they can be surprisingly affordable. Pearls come in a wide variety of shapesrice, potato, coin and nugget, to name a fewand are often dyed in beautiful shades of pinks, purples, blues and greens.