These teardrop beaded earrings are made with stainless steel findings, and three hanging loop strands of Japanese Miyuki and/or Czech beads. Most earrings I make in this style have a pattern in groups of fours or sevens. Four being for the four directions, and seven being for the seven clans of my tribe. The palette used to make these earrings remind me of Native American Southwestern clay pottery. Colors used in this design: cream, black, dark brown, brown, cedar, and turquoise blue. From…