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| Normal size ear hooks |
I know, sounds boring right? But I've discovered that when I
design tiny dangle earrings, I always imagine them hanging right under the
earlobe, and then I make the hook compare and they’re miles lower than what I
expected and wanted. Bigger hoops can be gorgeous of course, but I want to be
able to choose.
I decided to try and take them right back, See how small I
could make ‘fish hooks’ and still have them hold the earring securely.
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| Compared to the new small ones |
The bronze coloured one is as small as I could possibly get to fit on my own
ear. I was concerned they might be easier to unhook by mistake, but actually,
since they fit so snugly they feel a lot more secure than large swinging hoops.
I don’t know if my lobes are average size – it’s just not
the thing I have been noticing before (but now I will ;oD ) so I decided to
make my next batch of hooks, just slightly bigger than the smallest that worked
for me.
Here they are, ready for the oxidising process along with
some of my new wire designs.
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| Bright copper before oxidising |
I don’t use Liver of Sulfur but an alternative called
Platinol. It works superfast and is much less smelly.
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| After dipping in Platinol |
After a bit of steel wool cleaning, I let the pieces tumble
for an hour. My partner has made me a tumbling machine out of wood and old
printer parts He is so handy that way :o)
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| After polish |
