Labradorite and Irish Linen Cord Earring Tutorial

I put up a tutorial on how to make my Labradorite and Irish Linen Cord earrings a while ago (that you can see here) but I decided to make a little video tutorial as well. I love these earrings they are just so simple and pretty. I hope you enjoy making them and wearing them.

And The Winner Is....

So I have chosen the winner of these Labradorite and Irish Linen Cord earrings that I made for the Bead Soup Party using random.org. Each comment left on the blog was given a number in order of the comment being left from 1 to 17. 

Congratulations to...

JEAN

Could you please leave an email address in the comments below and I can get in touch with you about sending these out on Monday.

Thank you to everyone who entered and has followed the blog recently.

Earring Tutorial: Gemstone and Linen Cord

I have been receiving a lot of compliments and questions about the earrings I made recently for the Bead Soup Swap so I wanted to put up a simple tutorial showing how I made my Labradorite earrings. For these ones I have used Labradorite and Rhodochrosite chips. 

What you Need:



Irish Linen Cord (2 x 5 inch lengths)
2 x Labradorite Chips
2 x Rhodochrosite Chips
A pair of silver plated studs

Step 1: Take a length of the Linen Cord and loop into the the stud earring making sure to keep one side of the cord shorter than the other. Secure with a knot.

Step 2:

Slide a Labradorite chip onto one end of the cord and secure with a knot. Now slide a Rhodochrosite chip onto the other side and secure with knot. Trim off any excess cord below the chips and secure with a dab of glue if needed. As I'm using waxed cord there is no need for glue here. 

And now enjoy wearing them. 

Let me know in the comments below if you have made a pair. Have you used a different cord or gemstone chip? All pictures and words in this tutorial belong to me so please ask before you use them anywhere else. 

Time For A Giveaway

I made a pair of earrings as part of the Bead Soup Swap but I don't wear earrings (don't have my ears pierced at all I just love making earrings). So I decided I wanted to do a giveaway to find them a new home where someone would actually wear them. After all the lovely comments I received about them since I first posted the picture I knew I had to give them to someone so who wants them? 

They are made using silver plated studs, Irish waxed Linen Cord and Labradorite Gemstones (thank you to Ana for sharing these with me).

So for a chance to win all you have to do is comment on this blog post. Its that simple. One comment per person will be counted. I will use random.org to pick a number and whoever commented in that position wins the earrings. Of course this is open to anyone around the world. I will post a blog announcing the winner on May 31st (giving 3 weeks to enter) at 11.30pm Irish Time and the winner has a week to get in touch with a mailing address. Entries must be in by 10.30pm Irish Time on May 31st to guarantee you are included in the draw. It may be helpful to follow the blog so you don't miss the announcement. You don't have to share the giveaway but feel free to do so if you would like. I love when new people stop by.

So that's it. Get commenting.

Connect with me on Twitter or Pinterest. I'm also on Instagram under the name vovsjewellery. Click here to see the whole set of jewellery I made for the Bead Soup Blog Party.

The Bead Soup I Received

So I think its time to show off what I got in the Bead Soup package from Ana. There are so many pretty beads I don't know what I'm going to make yet because I have so many different ideas. Thank you again to Ana I love all the beads and hope you like what I have sent to you (when it arrives). 

I think these are my favourite piece's of all. I can't wait to use them and wear them. I've never worked with anything like this before.

And of course this again is the beautiful gift Ana sent to me. Please find Ana's Blog here. And visit her shop here to see more of her work.