Earrings with Czech Fire-Polished Glass Beads and Wire Wrap

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Earrings with Czech Fire-Polished Glass Beads and Wire Wrap

Design Idea C81S

-- Designer --

Jamie, Jewelry Production Specialist, Marketing Content Development Group, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

To learn more about Jamie Smedley, read her jewelry artist success story here

Instructions by Maura Buckner, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

: : : Materials : : :

Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, iris purple, 4mm round (12 beads)

Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, iris purple, 6mm round (4 beads)

Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, iris purple, 8mm round (2 beads)

Earring, brass with black finish, 25mm hoop with spring closure for non-pierced ears (2 earrings)

Wire, Zebra Wire, color-coated copper, sapphire blue, 28 gauge

Pliers, flush-cutters

Pliers, round-nose

Pliers, chain-nose

End of Materials List

Step 1

Using flush-cutters cut two 36-inch lengths of sapphire 28-gauge round Zebra Wire™.

Step 2

Using a pair of round-nose pliers, chain-nose pliers and flush-cutters, wrap the straight end of a 36-inch length of wire five to six wraps around the earring hoop 1/2 inch under the hinge to secure the wire to the earring.

Step 3

String onto the beading wire:

Three 4mm round iris purple fire-polished beads
One 6mm round iris purple fire-polished bead
One 8mm round iris purple fire-polished bead
One 6mm round iris purple fire-polished bead
Three 4mm round iris purple fire-polished beads

Step 4

Position the beads next to the outer edge of the earring hoop. Wrap the wire around the end of the earring hoop five to six times to secure it.

Step 5

Pass the wire back in the opposite direction going from the hoop to the wire between the first two 4mm round iris purple fire-polished beads in a right to left direction. Then pass the wire back over the hoop in a perpendicular direction. Continue to wrap the wire in the right to left direction to the next bead then in a perpendicular wrap until the wire is back on the opposite side of the earring hoop. Pass the wire back in the opposite direction angling the wire in a left to right direction until the wire is back at the other end of the earring hoop. Wrap the wire around the earring hoop four times.

Step 6

Repeat Steps 2 - 5 to create the second earring.

: : : Additional Resources : : :

''Stitching and Wire-Working Techniques'' illustrated instructions

End of Additional Resources

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