Made in New Zealand

I've been making heaps of earrings while I've been in Rotorua. I'm hoping it can be a second job and/or a way to make a little extra income on the road. Plus, it's pure entertainment. Check these out - and critique if you please. Working on an Etsy page - perfect timing for the holiday season, huh? Enjoy!

My first made in New Zealand earrings - from a collection of handpicked shells found on the beaches of Tauranga while I stayed in Mt Maunganui.

Designed and made in Rotorua from seed beads and a necklace (round wood pieces) from an estate sale in Georgia.

Same as above, with copper colored wire, instead.

Shells from the same beach as the first set. Made in Rotorua.

Beads from a chain craft store in Georgia. Made in Rotorua.

I actually made these on the flight from Honolulu to Fiji...not in NZ. oops.

I designed the earrings below in Georgia before my thru-hike, but gave the first pair away. They remind me of a flower - upsidedown. The "petals are a plum color. Made In Rotorua.

The beads are actually seeds from a plant that grows near streams in Hawaii. Handpicked. They are very hard and glass-like. Beautiful. First set made in Hawaii, but I made these in Rotorua along with a bracelet in the same style.

Two sets of earrings and a bracelet with the same style of glass bead. I still have to figure out a simple and nice way to clasp the bracelet together.

I remade the earrings below here in Rotorua because I didn't like the original wiring method I used. The large beads are from a bead shop in Duncannon, PA that I picked up on my hike.

Beads from Brazil. First pair made in Hawaii...this is the second pair made here.

The longer set with the copper wire was made in Hawaii, the shorter set with the darker wire was made here in Rotorua - I've been inspired to make smaller earrings lately - trying to have a larger variety

Beads without a match, yet...but the matches will come. I tend to make/design earrings one at a time because I usually am on a roll. The first earring is the most time consuming and the second usually takes a fraction on the time to make than the first.

I love these - made them a couple days ago. They are green zebra-esque striped beads from a chain craft store somewhere.

K, I'll post some "made in Hawaii" and "made in Georgia" earrings soon and hopefully get the etsy page up and running, cause these are fairly tame compared to what I've mostly made in the past :)