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Decorative Hoop with dangling Pearl

Length

a little less than 1.5" (35 mm)

Materials

4 mm round Pearls

10 mm round Silver Decorative Wire
Silver colored wire

Geometric Square

 

Supplies: 

2- 13 x 11 mm clear square glass beads

2 - 2" 20 guage antique gold colored copper wire (for hooks)

2 - 2" 20 guage antique gold colored copper wire (for beads)

Tools
Basic Tool Kit

Ring Mandrel or Sharpie marker (to create round bend for hooks)

Duration
30 minutes

Length: 1 1/2"

The Idea

To create the hook, take the 2" wire and create a loop at one end. Wrap the wire around a cylindrical object, something like a permanent marker for the round bend. 

Take about a 1" length wire and with chain nose pliers, bend over about 1/16" wire over itself to create a headpin. Thread the glass bead through and close with a wire loop. Attach wired bead to hook. Create matching earring.

Siam Ornament

Length

a little over 1.5" (44 mm)

Materials

10 mm red crystal beads

Gold colored wire

2 gold spacer beads

Scarlet Rain

Length

2.75" or 42 mm

Materials

Gold colored wire

18 x 11 mm Red Multi-colored glass bead

Violet Iris

Supplies: 

2- 8 x 15 mm fancy silver charms

2 - 6 mm purple round beads

2 - silver jump rings

4 - 2" 20 guage silver colored copper wire (for hooks and beads)

Tools
Basic Tool Kit

Ring Mandrel or Sharpie marker (to create round bend for hooks)

Duration
15 minutes

Length: 1 3/4"

The Idea

To create the hook, take the 2" wire and create a loop at one end. Wrap the wire around a cylindrical object, something like a permanent marker for the round bend. 

With silver wire, create simple loop and thread purple bead and close with simple loop. Attach charm and wired purple bead to jump ring. Attach the other end of the purple bead to a hook. Create matching earring.

Blushing Iris

Supplies: 

2- 8 x 15 mm fancy silver charms

2 - 10 mm pink round beads

4 - silver spacer beads

2 - silver jump rings

4 - 2" 20 guage silver colored copper wire (for hooks and beads)

Tools
Basic Tool Kit

Ring Mandrel or Sharpie marker (to create round bend for hooks)

Duration
15 minutes

Length: 2"

The Idea

To create the hook, take the 2" wire and create a loop at one end. Wrap the wire around a cylindrical object, something like a permanent marker for the round bend. 

With silver wire, create simple loop and thread spacer bead, pink bead, another spacer bead and close with simple loop. Attach charm and wired pink bead to jump ring. Attach the other end of the pink bead to a hook. Create matching earring.

Round About

Supplies:
2 - round glass beads

2 - 6" silver wire, 20 - 22 guage

Tools
Basic Tool Kit

Duration
15 minutes

Length: 2"

The Idea
About 1 1/2" from the end, wrap the silver wire around a smooth barreled object (a pen works great). Cross the ends of the wire and at the section where they intersect, bend the longer wire up 90 degrees with a chain nose pliers. Wrap the tail around the base and close it as if you were making a huge wire wrapped loop.

Straighten the remaining wire if needed and slide the bead to lay on top of the circle. Depending on how long you want your earring (I recommend about 1 - 1 1/2"), wrap the wire around a pen to create the "U" shape. Make sure it's perpendicular to the circle. Cut the remaining wire to your desired length and curl up the last 1/4". File to smooth away any rough edges on the wire. Repeat for other earring. 

Tip:

Round beads work better for this. You won't have to worry about them turning to the side.

Design Inspired by Sara Schwittek; Perfect Match - earring designs for every occasion 2008

Snow Balls

I love how simple these earrings are, yet versatile and classic. You can wear them with jeans or a nice evening dress. These earrings are one of my favorites.

Supplies:
2 - 5" 20-gauge silver wire
4 - 3 mm white pearls
2 - 10 mm clear or white round glass bead
2 - silver headpins

Tools
Round nose pliers
Flat nosed pliers
Flush wire cutters
Mandrel to make the rounds for the hooks

Duration
20 minutes

Length: 2.5"

The Idea
To create the dangle, thread the glass bead and pearl through a headpin and close with a wire wrapped loop. For the hook, begin with a wire wrapped loop. (Tip: Before you close the loop, insert the dangle! I've done this without inserting the dangle a few times and left with a nice wire wrapped loop. You can still use this for another project.) After you close the loop, insert another pearl. Bend the wire 90 degrees with your flat nosed pliers. Next, wrap the wire around a mandrel or something round to create the hook. Bend up the last 1/4" of the wire and cut the rest with your wire cutters. Repeat for the other earring.