Dolls in photo (from left to right): -2011 Style it! Dana -2005 Ooh la la Paris Dana -2007 Pampered Pupz Sasha -2011 Masquerade Geneva
Three pairs of the earrings shown here are all very long and sleek looking. Style it! Dana's pair stand out a bit, since they are larger and bulkier. That being said, Dana has some of my favorites (although I love all of them). She wears a very bohemian themed ensemble, which is always awesome to design jewelry for. When I think boho, I think earth tones and wooden beads. I happened to have quite the stash of wooden beads on hand just for this sort of project. I also thought that these large, diamond patterned charms would accentuate Dana's outfit. I absolutely adore this style bead (you can probably tell by how many times I use them for doll earrings), but I don't have the opportunity to make jewelry with these brown ones nearly as often as my other colors. I also think these style charms in brown work well for western themed dolls! I love the way the light tan color pops against Dana's dark brown hair, and the way the white diamond outlines add a bit more detail (some of my other beads like this are just a solid color).
Ooh la la Dana's earrings took a bit of thought. I'm not usually one to keep my doll jewelry simple and sleek...the more I've gotten into making earrings, the more bold and gaudy they have become. But since Dana wears a sleek Parisian ensemble, I thought that I should keep her jewelry to a classy minimum. Okay, so this pair isn't exactly simple, but they do look downright elegant, especially when paired with Dana's beret. I decided to use a series of gold metal beads and pair them with these dusty orange crystals. I didn't have any other colored crystals that would match Dana's ensemble in a tiny size, so I settled on these. But I really like the way they look! I alternated between a metal bead, then a crystal, and back to a metal bead. This gives her earrings more dimension, but since the beads themselves are rather delicate looking and small in size, the finished product is dainty!
Pampered Pupz Sasha is one of my most glamorous Bratz dolls. It only felt fitting to make her a dazzling, elegant pair of earrings to accentuate her classiness. Since I don't have Sasha's original outfit (only her shoes and pants), I had to borrow other Bratz clothes from storage that sort of mimicked her original attire. These earrings would match her original top if I ever got it, which is a bonus! Since Sasha wears her curly hair up in a tight ponytail, placed at the top of her crown, I knew she needed extra bling. Dolls that have their hair pulled away from their faces are the best candidates for earrings, as they will be highly visible. I could have gone way overboard with Sasha's pair for this reason, but I tried to contain myself. I used two different colored pink crystals, and paired them with ultra glittery, silver hearts. I can't believe how beautifully this color choice looks against Sasha' stunning, warm, dark skin!
Miss Geneva was my favorite doll by far to make earrings for. Why? Well, I love constructing beach/nautical themed earrings for my dollies. I happen to have quite the hoard of ocean charms in my collection, especially since my friend Lisa started giving me her old air fresheners (which are loaded with shell and seahorse charms). Speaking of those air fresheners, I'm pretty sure that the top most, tiny blue beads were part of them at some point. The larger, teal beads are from a dollar baggie I got at Wal-Mart (the same baggie that has all those little flower and heart beads from a children's kit). I wanted to use these in particular, because they look like bubbles! What fits a mermaid better than bubble like beads? Plus the teal color coordinates flawlessly with the tulle on Geneva's dress and the color of her shoes. And of course, her mermaid inspired earrings wouldn't be complete without some sort of nautical charm. I thought that these seashells would be perfect, as they remind me of the bodice of her dress. There are slightly larger ones that came from the recycled air fresheners, but I opted to use these smaller ones instead. They came from a pack of charms I purchased at Wal-Mart eons ago--they've manufactured the same set for years and years (and I always have to repurchase it).
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