An Idea

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Diana Curtis" :

]I have three piercings in each ear lobe. I thought it would be really nice ]to have three posts with a dainty chain, with beads on it, joining the ]three together. Maybe the posts could have coordinating cabachons on them ]too? I am not a jewelry maker so I have no idea if this is feasible, or even ]if it would look nice.

ooooooooh - NICE idea! brings to mind all kinds of interesting possibilities!!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

Ive been playing with an idea for some time now and thought, what the heck.. maybe someone here can take the idea and run with it. I have three piercings in each ear lobe. I thought it would be really nice to have three posts with a dainty chain, with beads on it, joining the three together. Maybe the posts could have coordinating cabachons on them too? I am not a jewelry maker so I have no idea if this is feasible, or even if it would look nice. Have any of you done anything similar to this? Seen anything like it? Diana

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Im sure thats where my idea started brewing. I loved the Barjoran earrings... but didnt they go to the nose? I havent seen DS9 in ages and dont remember. Thanks for the neat link Barbara! Diana

Go for it! Di

I was hoping! Diana

I actually did something odd back in HS with MY triple pierced ears. Got a piece of fine gauge wire, put an end in big enough to go through my ears (little piece of metal with a hole at one end) and threaded it through my holes. Very comfortable to sleep in (no backs) just had to remember to move in around on occasion. Keep in mind I used to wear three pair of fish hooks in each hole (can we say heavey metal 80's?) with big metal dangles/fishing lures on them so the holes were pretty stretched out. Couldn't do that now

Later,

Helen C

I've had this idea of the multiple posts on one BIG earring for a while. (three posts with an ear cuff and multiple dangles) Still looking for that round tuit! Anybody out there work with metal? Make some metal discs, stamp/etch or otherwise imprint TUIT on it, punch a hole for a keychain or the like, make a fortune on E-bay and send me 5% of the profit (and the first one you make) Any takers?

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Helen C" :

] Make some metal discs, ]stamp/etch or otherwise imprint TUIT on it, punch a hole for a keychain or ]the like, make a fortune on E-bay and send me 5% of the profit (and the ]first one you make) Any takers?

i'm in as a customer!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

I need a few of those as well!

See, make a fortune!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Later,

Helen C

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kathy N-V :

]Hate to burst the bubble, but it's been done. I got one in stainless steel ]from some charity, urging me to give money now, because I got "a round tuit."

but we want ones we can make jewelry out of!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

Little "charming" earring dangles? A whole bracelet of them? (Then you have NO excuse!) It would basically be a re-do of a (very) old idea (My parents had a wooden one - like a wooden nickle or bar token) How about multi-colored poly-clay ones? (The possibilities are endless)

Later,

Helen C

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Helen C" :

]Little "charming" earring dangles? ]How about ]multi-colored poly-clay ones? (The possibilities are endless)

'sactly!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

Yes. Also on earwires, with connections between. And earpost/wire with connection(s) to a ear cuff. I've even made custom sets for people-- the first time was several years ago when the Chargers were at the Superbowl here in San Diego. I made a 3-earwire connected "earring" for a friend's multiply pierced ear and a co-ordinating single wire for her other ear, also multiply pierced, but with "must wear" studs taking up the other holes. I've also made the earring connected to ear cuff + coordinating earing sets-- evidently, they are "Bajoran" fashion items.... Kaytee "Simplexities" on

Prairieson occasionally wears one of these. It is SO darn hot :-)

No, they were standard earrings, just very fancy.

Celine (DS9 fan)

It counts. LOL. I know!! The earrings with the chain to the nose are what Seafaring people in the Wheel of Time series wear. *Robert Jordans wonderful series). I keep picturing someone getting a finger caught in the chain and ...riiiiiip! OUCH! Diana

ring/stud....

:) My dad had one of those in his pocket for years. :)

Ooo, I know! Especially since the people seem pretty violent too...

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