These earrings are a perfect way to showcase unique beads and they also work for using those shorter lengths of jewelry wire you may have leftover from other projects. These are variations of Cheri's Stained Glass Earrings. See these projects and more ideas for using your jewelry-making leftovers in this Artbeads Cafe episode.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately eight inches long. Slide a 925/10 silver-filled 2x2mm crimp tube onto the end, followed by a silver-plated 4mm jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a 3mm silver-plated crimp cover.
Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial
Crimp Cover Tutorial
Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the center amethyst bead.
Repeat steps 1-5 to make these earrings, using the following bead pattern:
Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the center cuprite bead.
Nice choice! All or most of the products needed for this project are shown below with quantities. Sometimes we sell out of components and aren’t able to order more from the manufacturer (we know, it is very disappointing to us, too). Use the opportunity to mix up the design and make it yours by substituting similar products or altering the entire color scheme—it’s up to you!
These earrings are a perfect way to showcase unique beads and they also work for using those shorter lengths of jewelry wire you may have leftover from other projects. These are variations of Cheri's Stained Glass Earrings. See these projects and more ideas for using your jewelry-making leftovers in this Artbeads Cafe episode.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately eight inches long. Slide a 925/10 silver-filled 2x2mm crimp tube onto the end, followed by a silver-plated 4mm jump ring. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Hide the crimp with a 3mm silver-plated crimp cover.
Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial
Crimp Cover Tutorial
Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the center amethyst bead.
Repeat steps 1-5 to make these earrings, using the following bead pattern:
Make a mirror image of the bead pattern on the other side of the center cuprite bead.