I was in Česky Krumlov.  And I bought things.  Among those things, were these awesome teddy bear eyes, which were in a bundle, so naturally I envisioned them as something for which they were not intended. 

I had a few issues, because the beads I liked best for the project were size I’ve-never-seen-anything-this-small-in-my-life.  I think they’re around a size 17/0, because the blue ones also pictured, which I used, are a 15/0, and the yellow and white ones were labelled 14/0, but you know how reliable Czech seed beads are with sizing.  Basically, they’re all teeny (pictured next to my new green 11/0’s which I bought on a whim!) 

The green ones (with the words “Czech Beads” legible) are the 11/0’s.  Also pictured are my new favorite size 15/0’s.  You can see the turquoise ones are about half the size of the 11/0’s.  To cope, I used a size 15 needle, which I’ve never needed to before, and my problem was basically solved. 

My little four-eyed monsters started out like this. 

I sorta wound them together to make them into the base around which I worked your basic peyote.  Except teeny. 

There’s a little red gem in his mouth, because the more I thought about how to end him, the more I realized I was imagining a little red tongue of some kind.  So he’s gnawing on a stone… not sure what kind it is exactly. 

The best part, in my opinion is that they’re earrings! 

Initially I was just planning to make them to get the inspiration itch out, and stick them immediately on Etsy, but the more I worked on them the more I fell in love.  It’ll be a while before these guys see the internet again. 

And the best part? 

I just got these noses!  They’re plastic, not glass, but they’re still totally the inspiration for my next set of little monster earrings. 

(shown next to 8mm rounds)

Feedback much appreciated!