Lace & Button Earrings

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Cost: $ $ $ $ $

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Time: 50 mins

These dramatic earrings are oh-so-light with lacey dark filigree and vintage smoked mother-of-pearl buttons.
These dramatic earrings are oh-so-light with lacey dark filigree and vintage smoked mother-of-pearl buttons.

Posted by Alison M. [Ornamentea.com] from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States • Published 9th June 2010 • See Alison M. [Ornamentea.com]'s 26 projects »

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Step 1
Using your chain nose pliers gently open a 9 mm jump ring. Connect two buttons with the jump ring and close securely. Repeat to create a total of 4 2-button sections and 2 3-button sections.
Step 2
Using your chain nose pliers open a 7 mm jump ring and use it to attach a 3-button section to the point of one of the filigree pieces. Attach a 2-button section to each adjacent point of the filigree. Make sure your jump rings are closed securely.
Step 3
Using your chain nose pliers open a 7 mm jump ring and use it to attach a single button to the remaining point of the filigree. Thread a 9 mm jump ring through the adjacent holes in the button.
Step 4
Using your chain nose pliers open a 5 mm jump ring and thread it through the ring on a leverback ear wire and then through each of the 9 mm jump rings on the button as shown. Close securely. Repeat to make the remaining earring.