Design Idea 9A42
Old St. Nick
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by Jamie Smedley, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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Create festive santa earrings with only basic jewelry-making techniques in this quick-and-easy project. See all the materials you'll need and follow along while using your favorite beads and charms.
Holly, jolly crystal Santa earrings twinkle with holiday color.
String one of each onto one silver-plated head pin:
With the round-nose pliers, grasp the head pin approximately 1/8 inch above the crystal bead and make a 90 degree bend in the wire. Rotate the pliers to an upright position, still grasping the wire, and pull the end of the wire around the top of the pliers toward you making a half loop. Replace the top jaw of the pliers with the bottom jaw, then continue to form the wire around the pliers until you have a full loop and the end of the head pin is facing away from you.
Keep the round-nose pliers in the loop and, with the chain-nose pliers, grip the end of the wire. Slowly wrap the end of the wire around the head pin starting at the bottom of the loop wrapping downward tightly until you reach the bead, approximately two to three wraps. Use flush-cutting pliers to snip off any excess wire.
Using the flat-nose pliers, grasp the open side of the loop on the ear wire and gently twist open. Hang the strung beads onto the loop and gently twist the loop closed.
Repeat Steps 1 - 4 to make the second earring.
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