Natural Green Handmade Earrings
Green hoop earrings
Posted by Siomha R.
About
Its my own design and I love them!They are quite easy to make if you have the right tools!Have fun!:)
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You Will Need (12 things)
- 8 Big Green Bead(s)
- 28 Small Cream Bead(s)
- 4 Gold Tube Bead(s)
- 16 Silver Seed Beads
- 2 8" pieces of Beading Wire
- 2 Fish Earring Hooks
- 2 Crimp Beads
- 2 Eye Pin(s)
- Crimping Pliers
- Wire Cutters
- Round Nose Pliers
- Needle Nose Pliers
Steps (8 steps, 40 minutes)
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1
Slide a crimp bead onto 8" of wire.Make a loop,and string the end back through the bead.
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2
Crimp the bead to hold the loop in place.Then string the beads in this order: 3 cream beads,1 gold tube bead,1 cream bead,1 silver bead,1 cream bead,1 silver bead,1 big green bead,1 silver bead,1 cream bead,1 silver bead, 1 cream bead,1 big green bead,1 cream,1 silver,1 cream,1 silver,1 big green,1 silver,1 cream,1 silver,1 cream,1 gold tube,3 cream.
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3
Slide a crimp bead on the end;tuck the tail through a few beads,and make a loop identical to the first.
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4
Crimp the bead,being careful not to catch the glass bead in the pliers.Trim the excess tail from the wire using the wire cutters.
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5
Slide a big green bead onto an eye pin,and bend the wire at a right angle.Clip the wire so about 1/4" remains.
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6
Form a loop with your round nose pliers.
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7
With needle nose pliers,open the earring wire loop to connect the bead link.Close the loop.
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8
Open the other side of the bead link to slide in both wire loops.Bend closed.Repeat all steps for second earring.