Mahjong-Themed Earrings with Crystal Passions® Pearls and Beads
Design Idea SJ2J
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, erinite, Crystal Passions® 4mm bicone 5328
- Pearl, rouge, Crystal Passions® 8mm round 5810
- Jump ring, silver-plated, 9mm round, 18 gauge / 7mm inside diameter / brass
- Eye pin, silver-plated, 2 inch, 21 gauge brass
- Ear wire fishhook, silver-plated, 17mm / 2mm ball / open loop, 19 gauge brass
- Epoxy, Mod Podge®, epoxy resin, 2-part resin
- Mixing cup, silicone, white, (2) 1/8 ounce and (2) 1/2 ounce cups
- Stir stick, silicone, white, 4-3/4 x 1/3 inches
Instructions
Mix four ounces of Mod Podge® 2-part epoxy resin.
Add a couple drops of white opaque resin dye to the resin and mix well with a silicone stir stick.
Add a pinch of iridescent mica powder to the resin and mix well with a silicone stir stick.
Pour the resin into a silicone mahjong tile mold.
Let the resin cure for 24 to 36 hours.
Carefully remove the tile from the mold. Using a file, sand all sides of the tile until it is smooth.
Mix a bit of green mica powder with rubbing alcohol. Use it to paint the characters on the tile. Let the paint dry.
Using a bead reamer, drill a small hole in the top of the tile.
String the following onto a 2-inch 21-gauge silver-plated eye pin:
- One Crystal Passions® 4mm erinite bicone bead
- One Crystal Passions 8mm rouge round pearl
- One Crystal Passions 4mm erinite bicone bead
Finish the eye pin with a simple loop.
Using a 9mm 18-gauge silver-plated round jump ring, attach the link created in Steps 9 and 10 to the resin mahjong tile.
Attach the other end of the link to a 17mm 19-gauge silver-plated fishhook ear wire.
Repeat Steps 1 – 12 for the second earring.
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