Oh good!  Another beautiful wire jewelry book to review and give away to a lucky reader!

Denise Peck is the editor of Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine, and she has written 101 Wire Earrings, Step-by-Step Projects and Techniques.  The first part of the books covers the basics of wire, the tools, and all the techniques you’ll need to make all of the projects in the book.  This section is excellent, with clear photos and well-written instructions.
The main part of the book is devoted to the projects.  Each of the 101 earring designs has a photo, a list of all tools …read more

Even the most inexperienced beaders can whip up the perfect earrings for holidays and special occasions, or create a week’s worth of style with clever variations on a single design. 365 Earrings is the book from BeadStyle magazine that will help you do it!
And here is a free project from Kalmbach Publishing to try out

I always feel inspired when I wear my Can’t Touch That Earrings. Made with gold-filled beads and findings and Venetian glass beads, these have a rich look and feel to them. The beads are so gorgeous you barely have to accent them with anything else, which is why I opted for a very simple design.

Definitely Dicro (dichroic ) glass is what first turned me onto fused glass. I mean, how can your eye-balls resist this stuff? (Picture from Austin Thin Films)
Dichroic has a thin layer of gorgeousness over other types of glass, often clear or black, and when they heat the colors pop.
Here’s a simple pair of post earrings I made with rainbow colord dicro glass.

Is this too cute or what? And, it’s pretty darn easy too, even if you are kind of new to beadweaving – do not be afraid. These 4th of July earrings are from Rings & Things, where you can see the entire project instructions for them.
They use ladder and brick stitches, which are some beadweaving basics, to create the little hat. Then they finish off with some super easy fringe complete with star beads on the ends.
Have 4th of July Everyone!

This is a relatively newer project of mine: Swarovski Pearl Glam Earrings. I’ve used this faux pearls from Swarovski to make a number of other jewelry pieces (which I’ve set aside for a project I’m working on), and I have to say that I’m still pretty impressed with them, and I plan to buy some more.

Side-drilled pearls are beautiful, but they can also be a buger to try to design jewelry with. I came up with these earrings as a way to incorporate them into dangle elements at the end of the earrings: Side-Drilled Pearl Solution Earrings.

Jane Austen is one of my all time favorite authors, and awhile back, I designed a number of earrings named after her novels. This one is called Mansfield Park Earrings, and inspired by her character in this novel, Fanny Price.

Another favorite of mine are these Updated Classic Pearl Earrings. These are the sort of earrings that look great just about anything. In a hurry? Late for work? Just pop these on and you are pretty much good to go.

In this article, “Are Chandeliers Collecting Dust?,” I consider the future of this earring design and offer up a number of earring projects to try as well.
I felt like this fit in with my whole June wedding theme since chandelier earrings are perfect for pearls and can add an extra bit of elegance to any bride.
What about you? Do you find yourself making chandelier earrings that much any more? Are they in or out?