Tacky Holiday Earring Blog Hop Reveal!

As a last minute idea, I posted on Facebook if anyone wanted to participate in a tacky holiday earring blog hop.  The idea was simple, make a tacky pair of holiday earrings to go with those ugly Christmas sweaters that everyone loves.  While not everyone was able to participate, several friends were excited and willing to pull together some tackiness in a short time frame.  

Here's my contribution to this silly hop.  After searching the local antique store and not finding anything worth while, I found these vintage stock fuzzy flocked Santas online.  I snatched them up super fast!  

I paired them with those ridiculous tinsel pom poms you get at the craft store.  But I needed MORE!  I added on a pair of vintage red lucite beads because you know, tinsel pom poms and flocked Santas just weren't enough, hehe. 

And here I am wearing my tacky earrings, my ugly llama Christmas sweater and a Snapchat filter.  LOL!  I said I'd do it...so here it is!  

I also had a few friends without blogs that wanted to participate, so being the time of year it is, I felt in the giving spirit and am hosting their tacky delights right here.

This shiny bling was created by Diana Keever (yup, another Diana...we stick together).  Diana had this to say about her earrings, "Vintage sequined beads, gold-plated oversized spacers and crystal beads.  To me, these are tacky retro." 

These next two pairs were designed by Maggie Corchnoy!  In Maggie's own words, "Christmas earrings; plastic mini Christmas ornament, glitterized rubber "lights", chain, jump rings, vintage Swarovski crystal, wire.  Big thanks to my son Jesse for walking his old mom through the process!"

And Maggie described the make up of her fabulous gelt earrings this way, "Hanukkah earrings: plastic Hanukkah gelt, seed beads, sharp triangles, backing, Ultrasuede."

A big thank you to the brave few who decided to see this swap through to completion!

Now off you go to check out what they created! 

Michelle Ann McCarthy

 

Heather Powers

 

Loralee Kolton

 

Sue Kennedy 

 

Melissa Trudinger

 

Kari Asbury  

 

Sandi Volpe 

 

Lindsay Starr

 

Laney Mead 

 

Heather Boardman

 

Comments

[Laney Mead]

heheh I would wear all of those!! LOVE the santas..

[Loralee Kolton]

I love them all, so adorable!! My kitties would totally steal those sparkle balls though! lol The Santas look vintage which I loveee and OMG I adore the llama sweater!! Lucky girl!!!!!

[Susan Kennedy]

I love your earrings - you used the puff balls too! And the ones with the sequins, WOW love them! AND the Christmas lights and the gelt was such a great idea! Thanks for hosting a fun hop!

[Kari Asbury]

Thanks Diana for a great hop! Kicked my butt to get the new blog going and such a fun start!

[Humblebeads.blogspot.com]

Thank you for hosting this fun hop! Your santas are perfect - so adorable, both of you!

[CraftyHope]

I have to say, I'm not positive any of these are all that tacky. Wait. Maybe I'm the tacky one. Oh no! I think the addition of the pompoms on yours does give them a little of that tackiness. To me, tacky tends to be way over the top. These are all somewhat subtle. I totally understand why each of them would be considered tacky, but I still think each of the artists injected some of their (your) pure talent and beauty into each of them. This is such a fun idea and hop. I hate that I didn't have the time to participate, but I am getting some ideas in case you decide to do it again next year! :D

[Ann Schroeder]

I absolutely love all of these. Great idea for a hop!

[Melissa Trudinger]

What a great collection you all put together, love them all! But those flocked santas are rather spesh! Thanks for a fun hop!

[mischelle]

I would so wear ALL of those.. So cute.