Earrings with Gemstone Beads, Accu-Flex® Beading Wire and Sterling Silver-Filled Wire
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Design Idea G80F
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Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Rose Wingenbach, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Bead cap, antique copper-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 10x3mm flower, fits 10-14mm bead
- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, olivine, 11x7mm faceted rondelle
- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, transparent olivine, 9x5mm faceted rondelle
- Bead, gold-plated brass, 4mm corrugated double cone
- Brad, JBB Findings, brass, 9x5mm with 5x5mm flower and 8x1.5mm post
- Chain, antique copper-plated steel, 4.8x3.3mm cable
- Chain, gold-plated steel, 3.3mm cable
- Clasp, 3-strand slide lock, gold-plated brass, 21x6mm tube
- Ear wire, gold-plated brass, 15mm leverback with 6x3mm shell and open loop
- Eye pin, gold-plated brass, 1-1/2 inches, 21 gauge
- Focal, antique copper-plated brass, 34mm filigree flower
- Head pin, gold-plated brass, 1-1/2 inches, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, antique copper-plated brass, 8mm twisted round, 5.8mm inside diameter, 16 gauge
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Sheet, copper and zinc, jeweler's bronze, half-hard, 6x6-inch square, 24 gauge
Instructions
Step 1
Cut the following lengths:
- Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire:
- Two 6-inch
- Two 5-inch
- Two 4-inch
- Two 3-inch
- Two 2-inch
- Two 10-inch lengths of sterling silver half-hard 22-gauge square wire
Step 2
Using one 10-inch length of sterling silver wire, begin by making one loop with the Wubbers® pliers approximately 2 inches from one end.
Repeat to create a second, third, fourth and fifth loop consecutively from the previous loop.
Tip: You may wish to practice making the loops with a more economical metal wire prior to experimenting or creating a project with the sterling silver wire.
Step 3
Make an acute angle on the length following the fifth loop; this should be the longer length.
Make a right angle on the length prior to the first loop; this will be the shorter length.
Step 4
Create a briolette wrapped loop with the ends of the lengths of wire creating a triangle component drop. Trim any excess wire.
Step 5
String one crimp, one green onyx 6x4mm briolette and one crimp onto one 6-inch length of beading wire.
Pass one end of the beading wire through the first loop created in Step 2 then back through the previous beads starting with the first crimp bead creating a hoop or circle with the beading wire.
Crimp, then trim the excess from the short end of the beading wire.
Step 6
Repeat Step 5 using the following loops, briolette drops and lengths of beading wire:
- One quartz crystal 6x4mm briolette, second loop and 5-inch length
- One smoky quartz 6x4mm briolette, third loop and 4-inch length
- One quartz crystal 12x6mm briolette, fourth loop and 3-inch length
- One amethyst 12x6mm briolette, fifth loop and 2-inch length
Step 7
Pass the loop on one fishhook ear wire through the briolette loop of the triangular component drop then close.
Step 8
Repeat Steps 2 - 7 to create a second earring.
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