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My blooming Erika Winters collection

Thank you @Tekate!! ::) They're just divine in-person... elegant and effortless :love: I adore them!!


Thank you @bright ice!!


@luv2sparkle Thank you!!

I have a pair of dangling WG pave earrings that I've always loved in the box, but somehow... I've always felt that they're not quite right on me. My very blonde friend tried them on and if she hadn't hated the weight I'd have given them to her on the spot - the combination of bright white metal and diamond against light hair was beautiful. Ethereal.

For me, though... I think the YG works so much better! I think my very dark hair bleaches white metal, so all you see is a silhouette of the design, but YG stays warm and inviting... I obviously need to embrace yellow more often :mrgreen2:


@ac117 Thank you!! ::)


@SimoneDi Oh my goodness, thank you!!

My collection is much smaller than it was a few years ago, but I think I appreciate the pieces I do have much more than I did. One of my New Year's resolutions was to wear the pieces I have before buying more, and I've really been enjoying wearing pieces in ways I wouldn't have thought to, combining pieces in ways I wouldn't have dared to ::)

I do feel very very lucky :mrgreen2: Thank you so much for your generous comments!!
 
@LLJsmom Thank you!! ::)

I love them. I wear them a lot more than I thought I would... I really don't know how such a geometric, architectural design manages to look so perfect with flowy dresses and oversized sweaters!!

Just one more earrings indulgence for the year... Just one... ::)


@dkata Thank you!!!


Thank you @athenaworth! ::)


@kayla17 Thank you!! :mrgreen2:


@Donnass117 Thank you!!!
 
Thank you @CravingDiamonds!!


Thank you @mrs-b!!!

So much for on-time replies ::) I'm glad I check my email more often than I check PS these days!! I find myself taking your emailed advice to embrace YG more to heart every time I wear these earrings - so thank you, here, for your very welcome thoughts ::)


@m-2-b Thank you!!! :mrgreen2:

This is my first Erika Winters piece that I can't wear with the others! That feels significant, though I couldn't possibly explain how, or why, or of what... :lol-2:

Would you believe that I'm still waffling over the Perlee Clover bangle? I was planning that to be my major purchase this year, but... the story of the many wants meeting the finite budget continues eternally, doesn't it? :rolleyes2:

If one day I start a thread titled "So I made a decision today" - well, you'll know what happened :lol:


@mco312 Thank you!!


@JmeeMrie Thank you! ::)
 
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Thank you @Roi!! ::)


@missy Thank you love!! I have several hundred more photos to sort through :mrgreen2: More pictures are definitely on their way!!! :geek2:


@Nitedula Thank you so much!!

I'm very happy I went with hooks over studs!! The only thing I want to adjust is to have the loop from which the pendants dangle raised a few mm so the drop from the bottom of the lobe is as short as possible, to reduce the sway a bit. Other than that... I honestly wouldn't change a thing :love::bigsmile:
 
HI:

Outstanding photography. Oh ya, loot ain't bad either.:mrgreen2:

cheers--Sharon
 
:love::love::love: These are absolutely beautiful!
 
So pretty!!! But I especially love how these are your ‘casual’ dangles! They look amazing on you!
 
Gah, simply gorgeous! They are perfection on you!
 
Yssie, you're killing me. I had to go look at EW's website and now I'm majorly crushing on her designs. Why oh why doesn't money grow on trees? :wall:
 
Your whole collection is gorgeous, but those earrings are TDF! They look great on you too!!!
 
Oh my goodness! I love your earrings, such a lovely design and they look fab on you. In fact your whole trio is just divine :love: Yippee! Enjoy!
 
@yssie , I just love these earrings. I love long straight earrings, and maybe I should save up for these. They are STUNNING. Out of curiosity, do you know how much they weigh? OMG. I just love your earrings. Did I say that already? Do you think Erika would be willing to make changes? I also don't want anything heavy and I think these would probably be too heavy for me. What do you think about a pair of bar earrings, about half the length of yours, but in platinum? Ok, well don't answer cause I don't to clog up your thread with my jewelry musings. Enjoy. And you picture are just the best.
 
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HI:
Outstanding photography. Oh ya, loot ain't bad either.:mrgreen2:
cheers--Sharon
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Thank you Sharon!! Robbery went pretty well I'd say:mrgreen2:

JoJa12345 said:
:love::love::love: These are absolutely beautiful!
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::) Thank you!!

kama_s said:
So pretty!!! But I especially love how these are your ‘casual’ dangles! They look amazing on you!
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Oh, I've worn these little loves with sweatpants :cool2:
Though I wouldn't necessarily say that's a standard to aspire to... I'm sure I looked utterly ridiculous :mrgreen2:

Catmom said:
Gah, simply gorgeous! They are perfection on you!
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Thank you so much Michelle!! ::)

ILikeShiny said:
Yssie, you're killing me. I had to go look at EW's website and now I'm majorly crushing on her designs. Why oh why doesn't money grow on trees? :wall:
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I mean. Really. You'd think they'd have figured this out by now :rolleyes::geek2:

I love her work. I have Erika Winters instagram with breakfast every morning.. and every time I see something new I think to myself "Hmm. I really like that"... :halo:

Starfacet said:
Your whole collection is gorgeous, but those earrings are TDF! They look great on you too!!!
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Thank you!! These earrings satiate a need in my collection that I didn't know I had for far too long :kiss2:

Hounddog said:
Oh my goodness! I love your earrings, such a lovely design and they look fab on you. In fact your whole trio is just divine :love: Yippee! Enjoy!
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Thank you!! Erika's work is so versatile and wearable - I absolutely adore them ::)
 
LLJsmom said:
@yssie , I just love these earrings. I love long straight earrings, and maybe I should save up for these. They are STUNNING. Out of curiosity, do you know how much they weigh? OMG. I just love your earrings. Did I say that already? Do you think Erika would be willing to make changes? I also don't want anything heavy and I think these would probably be too heavy for me. What do you think about a pair of bar earrings, about half the length of yours, but in platinum? Ok, well don't answer cause I don't to clog up your thread with my jewelry musings. Enjoy. And you picture are just the best.
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Thank you LLJ!! You're a sweetheart ::) and of course I'm happy to answer your questions!

Weight was one of my biggest concerns. These come in at exactly 2.4g each and I use blingdots if I know I'll be wearing them for more than a couple of hours - but that's more my paranoia than anything else, I think, as I don't believe they're weighty enough to stretch otherwise-healthy piercings! I did also have her use 18gauge wire for the hooks instead of the more common 19/20g to distribute the weight better :))

I originally asked about a modified design - all-metal with three stones at the bottom of each. She pointed out that it would be heavier than the full-diamond version, but that the backs could be hollowed out to mitigate the metal mass... apparently platinum does add quite a bit of weight though, ~30% again.

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Erika is wonderful to work with!! In every way. I truly can't recommend her enough! You'll never have trouble with missing or delayed communication, you'll never worry that she's missed something you've said or that she's making decisions you'd rather be involved in, she'll refuse designs that aren't both structurally sound and beholden to her aesthetic so you'll never need concern that she'll produce something that doesn't fit the look and feel you expect from her pieces... and you'll take for granted that every piece will be meticulously finished. My projects have all been so easy and hands-off... and, well, coming from a serial micro-manager like me... ::)
 
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wow, those are amazing!
 
Beautiful collection yssie...:love::clap:
 
@yssie truly gorgeous collection and that high praise for Erika Winters coming from you means something. Now I want to work with her one day. Thank you for sharing your journey and your beautiful collection. Stunning.:love:
 
@lovedogs, @Dancing Fire - thank you!! :bigsmile:

Thank you so much @missy!! ::)

I do hope you indulge your desire to work with Erika one day! She makes complicated projects easy and stress-free and her vintage romance aesthetic seems right up your alley :love:
 
:love::love::love::love::love::love: love love love love love. those look so good on too.
 
Erika recently replaced the hooks on these lovelies with french cut baby bezel studs... And they look marvellous :kiss2:

I loved the look of the ultra-casual hooks, but the low-hanging, free-swinging bar pendants had more movement than I was comfortable with. The adjustment has definitely shifted the aesthetic to something slightly more formal (well, in my opinion :geek2:) but I prefer the shorter total length and I'm very happy with the reduction in articulation! :mrgreen2:

Metal: 18k YG
Diamonds per earring: Ten 8-point long french cuts, one 4-point square french cut, and six 0.25-point full-cut rounds, all G-H VS
Weight (excluding 18k YG jumbo backs): ~2.05g
Length (bar pendant): 1.7"
Length (stud and bar pendant): 1.9"

From Erika's Instagram:
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And a few from me ::)


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I love the Erika's signature finish. It's exactly what I imagine a ream of finely spun gold thread would look like... and the directionality of the brush is applied with such care - even the jump rings have a radial finish :love:


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Every time I see these earrings I am reminded I want a pair!! :love::love::love:

Love the little studs!!
 
Oh I like them so much better with the studs. Beautiful!
 
They look great Yssie, & I really like the design change which is small but has significant impact. I had braced myself that you treated yourself to a new piece. LOL

LLJsmom, me too! Only modified with 2 segments side by side to offset my round head. LOL
 
They look stunning on you Yssie and I love the difference the studs make!
 
They look gorgeous on you @yssie.:love: Enjoy them in good health.:appl:
 
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