Vintage Batik Bead Earrings

by Terrie Marcoe.
(New Paltz, NY and Joshua Tree, CA)

Shaped and Textured Copper Wire Pins

All the beads used on this pair of earrings are vintage. I’ve used Batik Beads as the focal point. These are African Trade beads created in Kenya, hand shaped from cow bones and then dyed using the batik wax technique.

All beads were vintage when purchased, and have been in my own stash for at least ten years.

I’ve accented the focals with bicone shaped golden Agate and dark brown coconut shell disks. Hung on copper wire which I have shaped, hammered for texture and then colored to give the antiqued patina.

This was a fun pair of earrings to create, and I am pleased with the outcome.

Terrie Marcoe
Talisman Too at Etsy