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Length 2.25" or 55 mm Materials Gold colored wire 7 mm Purple Velvet Crystals 3 mm Violet Crystals |
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Violaceous
Cobblestone
Length: 2"
Supplies:
2 - 8 mm round gold beads
4 - gold jump rings
2 - 4 mm gold spacer beads
2 - 10 mm gold decorative wire links
2 - 2.5" 20 guage gold colored copper wire (for hooks)
2 - 3" 22 guage gold colored copper wire (for beads)
Tools
Basic Tool Kit
Tools
Basic Tool Kit
Ring Mandrel or Sharpie marker (to create round bend for hooks)
Duration
20 minutes
The Idea
Duration
20 minutes
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 a gold wire, create simple loop and continue rolling over the wire. Use flat nose pliers to hold wire parallel while rolling wire. Make 2-3 loops, insert spacer bead, gold bead and close with a wire wrapped loop. Center wire hoop on either side of the bead. Attach jump ring to wired bead and decorative wire link. Attach another jump ring to the link and earring hook. Create matching earring.
Cradle Rock
Length: a little over 2"
Supplies:
2 - 8 mm pink cube bead
4 - 4 mm silver spacer beads beads
2 - 2" 22 guage silver colored copper wire (for hooks)
2 - 4" 22 guage silver colored copper wire (for beads)
Tools
Basic Tool Kit
Tools
Basic Tool Kit
Ring Mandrel or Sharpie marker (to create round bend for hooks)
Duration
30 minutes
The Idea
Duration
30 minutes
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.
Find the center of the wire and bend into right angle. Thread spacer bead, cube bead followed by another spacer bead. With flat nose pliers bend wire. Close wires with wrapped loops and create simple loop with other end of wire. Attach to hook. Create matching earring.
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