Statement earrings for Valentines Day

Statement earrings ready for Valentines Day

It's all about earrings at the moment, large ones! I have been in the studio making some ready for Valentines Day.

Valentino Womenswear Spring/Summer 2020
Paris fashion week
Photo: Pascal le Segretain/Getty images







Hoops are still super popular and I've been working on them with long drops/charms to size them up.
These are my basic 1.25 inch diameter hoops with a long leaf shaped drop, giving an overall drop of 2.5inches. They catch the light beautifully (and the eye!) with the hammered texture.

£48. All my earrings can be found in my Etsy shop. www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Platinajewellery

1.25 inch Sterling silver hoops, with triple bar drop to add extra sparkle

 £65

Etsy Shop

I find trying to fill my Etsy shop an ever-daunting task. Designing and making pieces is a lengthy, yet enjoyable process- after all making and creating is why I do what I do. It is a passion to create, but listing items in an Etsy shop can feel to me like I'm trying to fill a colander with water. 

How many items is enough items? Just when I feel like I'm making progress, I come across shops with hundreds of pieces of jewellery listed, compared to mine with only 30 :-/

I do feel though that at the moment I have to be concerned more with quality rather quantity. Quality of the pieces that I list, but also quality of the photography that I use to entice people (hopefully) to my shop. I try to prioritise jobs that I need to do. Planning and paperwork, social media and online stuff, as well as making and promoting.

Some of the pieces I've been working on lately have been 

enamelled. After working on paper I like to revert quickly to
trying out test pieces in metal, just to see if they translate well
out of the sketchbook.

Platina Jewellery Workshops 

AS well as weekly classes we hold one day workshops. We had 4 lovely ladies for a fun day, all making pendants. The one day sessions are full on busy, but always sociable, we are in at 9.30 until 5 pm with just a quick 20 minute break for lunch before we are back on it!

I am always amazed by the different designs that everyone comes up with, even though they all have the same brief.

The day begins with a cutting session, practising piercing out copper to get to grips with the saw frame. Students are given a sheet of design ideas to use, or to give them a starting point for inspiring their own design. 

We run one day workshops throughout the year, but also regular weekly classes. The Thursday evening classes are popular so we are just starting a trial evening course on a Tuesday 7-9pm starting in June.

It always amazes me how so many different designs are produced by the students and how inspired it keeps me too!

Please get in touch if you would like to join any of our courses. Email louiseplatina@gmail.com for more information.

Hi @NicoletteDawn1 sounds very organised! 😀

Hi @NicoletteDawn1 sounds very organised! 😀

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Hi @buck_lj yes I find it hard too, and making everything from scratch. I'm planning packaging at the moment, boxes, price tags #dorsetteam

Hi @buck_lj yes I find it hard too, and making everything from scratch. I'm planning packaging at the moment, boxes, price tags #dorsetteam

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Hi @thedorothydays good thanks! 😀

Hi @thedorothydays good thanks! 😀

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