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Simple Beaded Earrings Pattern

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Here is free instructions on how to make these simple, yet fun pair of earrings.



Things you will need:

I like to use 6mm crackle glass beads for this project, but it also looks very good with gemstone beads

To begin, take your eyepin and place your bead on it.  With your wire cutters, cut off the excess wire, leaving about 3/4 inch for bending.  Take your round nose pliers and grab the wire just above the bead.  Very gently bend the wire so back slightly, locking the bead in place.  Hold the bead with the wire pointing away from you and grab the end of the wire with your pliers.  I like to mark my pliers with a line that gives me the same diameter as the loop in the eyepin. (A fine tip sharpie marker works great for this).   That line is were I place the end of the wire.  Now carefully bend the wire around the pliers by rotating them toward you until the end of the wire meets with the pin, forming a loop.  You should now have something that looks like this:



Now it is time to attach your charm.  Open the loop on one end of your bead slightly by bending it to the side.  Slip your charm onto the loop and close it by bending it back in place.  I open mine just enough for the loop of the charm to slide on.  This prevents too much stress on the metal and eliminates breakage.  Once you have your charm securely in place, you can attach the ear wire.  Take the ear wire and bend the loop open to the side, just like you did with the loop on your bead. Slip the top loop of the bead onto the ear wire, making sure your charm is facing forward, then bend it closed.  Repeat this process for the second earring and enjoy!

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Guide ID: 10000000006393049Guide created: 03/30/08 (updated 04/09/08)

 
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