Earrings with Unakite Gemstone Beads, Silver-Plated Brass Beads and Accu-Flex Professional Quality Beading Wire
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Design Idea KA0V
-- Designer --
Jude, Jewelry Artist, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Jude Wroblewski, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, silver-plated brass, 4mm tube, 0.5mm inside diameter
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2mm cut tube with heavy wall, 1.2mm inside diameter
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm corrugated round
- Ear wire, silver-plated brass, 17.5mm kidney with 6x3.5mm shell and open loop, 20-21 gauge
- Bead, unakite (natural), 4x4mm-8x6mm double cone, B grade, Mohs hardness 6 to 7
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 6mm corrugated round
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 5mm corrugated round
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 4mm corrugated round
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, olive green, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
Instructions
Step 1
Cut two 8-inch lengths of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire.
Step 2
String the following onto a length of beading wire:
- One 4mm corrugated round
- One 4mm unakite double cone
- One 5mm corrugated round
- One double cone
- One 6mm corrugated round
- One double cone
- One 6mm corrugated round
- One double cone
- One 5mm corrugated round
- One double cone
- One 4mm corrugated round
Step 3
Pass both ends of the beading wire through a crimp.
Pass one end of the beading wire through an Accu-Guard™ wire protector and back through the crimp.
Crimp to secure both ends of the wire then add a crimp cover.
Repeat to create a second teardrop hoop.
Step 4
Add an ear wire to the wire protector of each hoop.
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