Monday, May 4, 2015

New Earring Monday '15: Weeks 17 & 18

The theme of this week's New Earring Monday post is designs created for magazine submissions that weren't accepted... hey, it happens!  While you always want everything you submit to be accepted by a publication, that's just not reality.  The way I look at it, the worst thing that can happen by making something specifically to submit for a magazine is that they don't want it and you have a fabulous piece of jewelry to sell (or to keep for yourself!).  Really, it's a win win situation and they only way you are going to get published is to put yourself out there and try.

Anyway, I made both of these pairs in the flurry of activity that was the Muffin Tin Challenge hosted by Heather Powers of Humblebeads.  (You can read my post about that and see my overflowing muffin tin HERE.)  The timing of her challenge was perfect since deadlines were looming for two different magazines.  Both of these earring pairs were for consideration for Create Jewelry Magazine, a yearly special issue that Interweave publishes that focuses around color palettes.

The highlight of the first pair is the fun, bright lampwork from Tanya McGuire.  I paired her luscious beads with some Czech glass pinch beads, dyed agate, and brass.  I love how cheerful these are!


My second pair is far more subdued in the color department.  These feature lampwork from Mermaid Glass paired with Czech glass, pewter, and silver plated components on sterling silver ear wires.  They look really great with one of the necklaces I made for the same magazine (and also rejected) but I can't reveal that one quite yet.  I'm hoping to shop it around to a different magazine... we'll see what comes of that!





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3 comments:

  1. Amy AlessioMay 6, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    I really like both of these, especially the way the different colors work for each pair. I can't imagine what the magazine accepted if these did not work this time!

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  2. Shai WilliamsMay 6, 2015 at 8:31 PM

    I really like both pairs. The submissions editor must have been having a bad day.

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  3. AnonymousMay 9, 2015 at 11:38 AM

    Both are really good -- no I can't decide which I like best! Good you can be so positive -- getting rejected is always painful, but you shouldn't dwell on it, but look forward, just like you do! And so right you are: now you have two really good pairs to use or sell :-)

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