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Spring Garland Earrings
Judy LarsonThese stunning earrings would be beautiful made in anycolor combination of stones. Make an extra one for amatching pendant.
Materials:
 
Appx. 10” of 18 gauge round wireAppx. 72” of 24
-26 gauge round wirePair of earwiresSix 6mm round amazonite beadsEight 4mm round amazonite beadsTen 4x7mm flat peridot beadsSix 4mm faceted round yellow jade beadsEight 4-5mm freshwater pearls
Tools:
 Round and chain nose pliersFlush cutter
1¼” mandrel
 
Directions:Step 1:
 
Hint: Work from the spool the conserve wire.
With round nose pliers, make on the end of the wire.
Step 2:
Hold the eye on the mandrel and wind thewire all the way around.
Step 3:
Use the tip of the chain nose pliers, bend the eye at a 90 degree angle to the
mandrel, creating a short “neck.”
 
Step 4:
Pull the other end of the wire around the neck of the eye, making two completewraps. Trim the wire off.
Step 5:
Repeat Steps 1-4 for the other earring, but wrap the wire in Step 4 in theopposite direction. Set aside.
 
Step 6:
Using the photo as a guide, thread the beads on the 24-26 gauge wire.
Hint: Work from the spool toconserve wire.
Step 7:
 
Starting 6” from the end of the wire, bring the first bead up and make two twists to hold it in place.
 
Step 8:
 
Bring the next bead up to within ½” of the first bead.
Hint: Your fingertip is about ½” in width.
 Secure this bead with two twists. Continue in this manner until all the beads are in place.
Cut a 6” wire tail.
Be careful when twisting the wire around the peridot beads. They are very fragile and can break easily.
 
Step 9:
Twist all the beads more tightly, leaving
about 1/8” between the twists.
 
Step 10:
Determine which end you will start with. Thismust be the same for both earrings. Bend the first fivebeads toward the first one. Press the rest of the beadstoward the other end of the strand. Repeat for the otherbead strand.
Step 11:
Curve the unit tofit the inside of one of theearring bases. Adjust thebead placement. Repeat with the other bead strand.Try to make mirror imagesin bead placement.
Front side, aboveBack side, below
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