The earings I made out of 12 gauge steel - it's a bit lighter in weight. I just found three different size pipes and bend and cut the wire to size. I found the ear hooks at a craft shop for about a dollar, so these cost about 3 dollars for the pair. I made them three rings to symbolize the three phases of the moon.

The spiral armband is my favorite piece. It's one 3 foot, 10 gauge wire which I shaped by bending around a pipe. I threaded the ends, screwed on the balls and it was done. This was just over 5 dollars. I love the symbolism of the spiral - cyclical in nature, just like life.

So I was in New York City with my boyfriend and I passed a bead store.  All those pretty beads, and they even had them in semi-precious stones.  I had to get some, so I ended up buying 20 rose quartz beads, 10mm size, and 20 hematite beads, also 10mm, and a few other assorted accessories, like some stretchy string for the bracelets and pins for the earrings.

The bracelets took about 20 minutes to make - simply slide the beads onto the string until it's done, and tie it together.  I used the 10mm size because my hands are on the large size, though 8mm might work better for small or average size hands.  20 beads worked out perfect for the size of my wrist, but you'd need more in the smaller size of course.  The bead store had a chart that tells how many beads you need for how many inches.  The earrings also took just a few minutes, and I really like the circular bead for the end.  They called it a donut.  All told, the bracelets cost maybe 8 dollars each, and the earrings were maybe 2 dollars each.  I can't wait until the next time we go - I'll get more rose quartz for another set of earring, and maybe enough for a necklace or two...