Another attempt at modern earrings. These beads feature the use of Silvered Ivory Stringer, a modern bead "trick" which produces the silvery mottled effect you see on the decoration.
To make the silvered ivory string, heat the tip of an ivory glass rod in the flame and then cover the tip of the rod with a small piece of silver foil by rolling the rod on the piece of foil (the foil, which should be placed on a heat proof surface, will stick easily to the hot glass rod). Burnish so the foil adheres to the glass. Introduce the rod back into the flame. The silver will burn away, but it will chemically react with the ivory glass as it does. Pull a stringer as normal, and apply decoration. Note that the silver stringer is a bit fragile, and will break more easily than normal glass stringers.
These earnings were given as gifts to a non SCA friend:)
