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Bas i c smak i ngi ' DO : pSIJfllye's

Elig u;r,e h C ut ahead or '~Y~p in , l eavi ng1I 31l,-,i.l1.(Icm)tail above th e bead. B enditag ainst th e b ead atII r ightang lew ith the tip of a,chai n-nose pliers.Figure 2:Grip the very tip ofthe wire in roundnoscpliers, I f you c an fe el il , \~h ·e . i ltOll brush YOl l rfil1,~eralongtile b ac k o fthe p li er s, t h eloop wi ll be ' teardrop-shaped.F [g u re 3; P ress: th e plie rsdOWIIVI'<lJ!d slighdy to avoidpulling, and rotate-the wireinto II loop. Let g o,regrasp ,the loop ti t th e same place (Ill

t h e p li er s,' 1111 .dkeep turningto do~ethe lo op, T he c lo serto the plie['s'~ip that yOU!

work, 'th e sma ll erthe loop.

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Dpl imin lgand ,c los ff il il g100ilS,~Igul'e4~ roopen a looporring , u se Vile o rt\'!{O pi lin , o fpliers to g rasp th e w ireat th eopening . P ull one plierstoward yo u and push theoilier < J iw a yto . -'Ibring the ends A ,il\\,of ~I:icwi re apa rt ~~I;\and out ofthe i igur1e4plane oftheloop. Nevel'spread thelecpside- toside, w 'hieh will'fatig ue th e m e tal. C losetheloop bypulling the eruls backinto the plane,

wrap lpeoIO l op sFig1l!re 5:Leaving a i -in,.(2.5cm) tail, place'the tip of 8 1

ehainnosc pliers aga.]]Jstwhere the b e- ad w ill h e, B endthe tail to form a right angle.

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]Il'iglLl'C , 6 " :WIth rcundnesep li er s, g ra sp t hemil,just pastth e bend and pull it over th ejaw to poincthe other way.Figur,e7=Lcos en t he : p li er sg rip enou gh torotate them

so the erupt)' jaw is above thepartial loop and continue'pulling the tail around thebottem ;tiwuntilit's perpen-dicular to ti le wire,Figure 8 : .P U :~ Ia split ring,chain, etc ., Into th e lo op ..] P ] gU : t e 9 1~To keep thelooprou nd, gm spit lI",: i thround-nose pU~n i: nyour non-dominant hand above thec ro ss. Yo uCall wrapthe pli-e rs ' jawswith ma sking tapeto a void denting th e\ '1 ' . i : I iC.IFigtue 10 : Graspth e m ilwithchainnose pUe l ' Sto pull itareund the' w ire u ntil itmeets th e bead.Make th et fi rstwr ap a gai nst t he p ll er s,l'\:'ep''!i'TapSc lo se toge the r"One wrap .i s,s lI ff ic :i en t t oIk :e ept he l oop fr om openi ng ;add it io n ,a l w r ap s a redecora-rive,Clip .Press in the emen d with cha in no se p li er s,

'G r imping

ToOctirhpwith chainnose pli-e r s, s im p lymash th e crimp ;).5

flat a s. po ssib le, m a king su ret he w ir es ill'l:'l1't crossedinsidethe crimp,Crimplag whh crinlpi:ngpli-ers h as tw o steps, It'salso ag ood id eah). place a b eadbet.ween the crimp and thec lasp to ease strain o nthew ire atthe c !'imp" Make su reyou ca ,n ,t .lhr·eadthe wirethrough this bead rwice,.f..[gmO!11: Thread i; 1cr impb ead o none end of a lengthof flexible beadingwire then ;9 .

larg e- hole h ead . G othroughOl!U! end of the clasp. Bringth e wire bac k th rou gh t.h il!bead and crimp, ]e avi ll g 113-i n. ( 7.6 cm) 't <l:i l...S l ide the beadand . c r impdose to the clasp,l C 8 J v f n g a .small space .M~bthe cJ 'im:[) f innlyin th e lm~ec lo sest to th e h au dle, w h ic h

looks I.iI(;Ca h alf moon. HO:ldthewires ap ar t so o ne:piece ison each side ofthe deepd~jlitPlgure : r2 :Put th e dentedcrimp in the front hole of th epliers on end, and press as.hard! a s}'iOl!c an. Th is ro llsthe crimp into ;l q]i min,

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rn akin .gh e a dpillSMake ,1 head on a piece of'w:irein o ne o ftwo waysFigure' 13~Sl,ike the end oftile w ir,e sh arply w ith a h am -

m e r to flattenit Trim and

file th l!eed ges smooth ...Figure 4kMake atiny U-,shaped ]oop at th e end! o f th ewire with the dp of a round-nose p]i ;e rs ,pinch it closedwi th chainnose p li er s,andtrim th ewire e nd J ust ab oveth e b en d.,0 ,

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V in tag e s ty le

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I'vc been w orking w ithwire sin ce .1'~'11iSa p re -t een in S an F ran ci sc ointh e l at e s ix ti es , Iwas ent repreneur ia l

i 1n , c l l i k Jedmaking jewdryw ~ d ~inti~ktdty ls outdoo1t ma rke ts,1hnd no id e- a as achild_tha ll : I 'd onceagain bemaldng 81t ! ! ,d

sell ing jewelr y as ~n acdlu lt.Th ese earring s rem ind m e of thevin-

tOlg~s,ty,~ethat '! ,~'<Is.sopopular in SanFl'anaso(l In thosedays. 'Theonly tric k tomaking t hem .~ st:tl shtyrdaxed. I

stcpbystepBend thewire by hand, netwith pliers,o Bend :IF.! S..;i:IJ!.(20tm}lenIllhof wirein hall Insert tile C tU ends into thesma ll er Q ft h e.2 decorative beads . •leav-lng H :ii-un.{9mm) loop above the bead(photo a) .• S tfh 'lS11 ~ed be~c1onto one of th e

..f"w i re s • .M a ke a S 1 Ji1 < 1 U lio un d

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.Io op l'ig jn below tH e d ec ora-t ive bead and slide th e seedbead ij]~Q theloop, Repea twith the ol~:h(:rwire,Odemthe loopsas mirror images ofe ach o th er(pnotob).i) S tring th elar ge:r d ec ora-t i. vebead on tobothwi.ell"Witb one w ir e',make <I .r{li~,mdloop clnseto the bet tom o .fthe a ,ec .o 'r<ulvebead . •$ tL"b .~g<l

s~d bead].alld3Iid~u tintnthe loop. Mik€ anerherlooph"i fL ' i ' aylip the side ;'lnd add ~seed bead asbefDre.tD rhtead~he wi.Fe~hml!1ghth e lo opmade ill step 2 an d.back t l u >C I u g ntile la:.gebead(photo c) ..,0 Work ing . ' ,l l. it hthe second·wIr~ ,fe.p.M~ st( lPS Joanel 4 nnt h e oppos it e ; si de o fl h .ehE'a(tThr'i2' ;ldingthis wirethr()ugjhthe large head ean :ta~esever-al attempts, so be patient,

1 0Stn[lg il !3<rombead ontoDQtnw : i r e . s .Trim th e' w :i re s toI ~ in, ( .3 .S cm) andrO~ .1each\,iln~'into a tig h t(()ti t o f in is h

~heends (pholto d).fj .M ta .c h t h e c arw ir etJJ the lo op ab ovet he sma ll erd ccQmtuve h ead .€I Make: the secondearringw lI),lilt'CI:!

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I mla te : r i als

boUl~!airs;o f e~m in~• IEan r ing \ l /t ir ,e s, I yd _( _ 9m ) 2 4 - ,B l IliJ :g f'! C r a ft w i re

i 2 8 :1 iiiIIiR~'l~iidbea ld si 12 SiiiiG b~1i '~fi ,s~z~H2Too l l S i :m U l n d l 1 ~~ p li e rs , lI jir e c uU e~ se a rr in g s ( tlO p )

• 2 1 9 'x 1 1m mO v al b e ad si 2 6 mm 8 1 ii: :o neo rr lmmdbead se8lr r i ! lgs( bo toom}• 2 8miii ROi l l l l df a JOO t e dfYre - !}Dl ish~dbe - ad l s'. :2BX1 2 11 l 1m a - e a ~ s

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F low e r p ow e r

BI,,!;;"and p ',!u !p lew ir e g ive the se

UOFal : a ! . r. r i ! lgS< IlVic tor lan fc eL .,.~u.ttty u smg oth er rolm ll' of c raft~Ill.l'e

o r evensterbng silver or gold-filledl.n!l'efo r a v ari ety o f d iffe re ntlooks.Youcanm atch the wire color to your beads for3.

c olo r- coo rd inated , c asu alloo k, P re-cious,Ji1i~t ·J! .w:irevd~produce'a,moreclcg~J.l t@ff~.ctAnd choo5ing , ! ,1 ! ,

m on ochrcm atlc be adco lo r I :mle tt e'Willa dd a s en se o f sc ph ls tic atl on , j

stepbystepma l k : e t h eh O D P,0 Cu t a6-m" [ l .Scm]lengthofblack2 4 - ' g a l! .l g , e c r p if twire ,H oM th e 'wirea t :th ecenterwithroundnese priers and pulleachwireend acrosstilep li er s jaws t ocreats aloop (pho tl 'Oa ) , Th is loopw:i l lheat the bottom ofthe earring,

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fj Cu t .. 6~ in,lengthof pu rp le (D rblack} 28-galUg~cratrwire, Center thepu rple c raft w ire ail:th e nec k of th eblac k-w ire loop. ''''m p eac h end.of th epurple wire twice around the DIad: w ir eon eac h side of th eloop,@ S tring a4m m bead on each end ofth e purple w ire and w rap tw ice arou ndthe b lsekwire (pl lo t\ l.lOb } .Repe ll t tw :i cem ore fu r atotal of 3 beads.e Stringa. leaf bead (tip fir st ) o ntachend oftlhepurplewjre and wrap t 'l "o ,'keiU'ollI'idtheblack wi re(photoc ). Trimth e excesspurple 'wiredo!>£' to the-wrap_'6 1C u rve tb eembellishedblackwireinto an oval hoop shape so the endscrossabove the leafbeads, Twist tile\y.lreends around each other So that onewire~nd points up an d the other pointsdown (ph.oto d).o P ull th ewire en d pointing down

thcough the Ge:l:i!tero f t h e embe ll is h edh oop soit p ein rsb ac k a nd .away fro m th ehoop. Turn amapped ]oop ( see "Bas ic sp. 2) on d le w.i re end( 'pho1to e) .• Tum a small \ ; , n 'O l iPpedloop on thewire end point ingu p ( ph ,owf.l.

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mC ut a 3-in.(7.6011) leng th o f b lac k24-gauge ' ' ' r1I ' l ; !"Fold up %~in" (L5mm)at one end and cO 'mpr.e s: sit so lt l ie s fl at(~bomg).C DS 'l 1 'i i1 g : i .l .f ac e te d g l a sshead an d aIOnuli1 flowerbead onthe u :wfo ldcdend

of th~ wk,e .S tad awrappedloep aboveth e fl.OWN bead . L ink. itttl the w' rupped~oop ins ideandperpendicula»totth~embell is he d hoopbefore fi]Ii~hil1igthewrap { phQ1!i)b ), R epo sitio n th e w ir es .r oth e flo wer d ang le h ang s in th e m iddle o fth e emb ellish ed h oo p.Ii,) R epeat step ,8 .S triIlg a 4mm ro undb~d snd a sm all flow er bead on 'th ew.ireand start a w rapped lo op ab ove th et 1O ! l v e rb ead . B efo re c lo sing th e lo op, linkit to th eloop a:~lhe botton]ottheembel ll shed hoop (p, fuo to~J . .Milke:2more : f .lowerbead dangles.

liiIahe th e eBl l1mingf i lndi l i lgo Cut 3. 4 -in " ( lO cm ) le ng thnfwire,B end u p X ~in. at one end and c om pre~s it1Jl1ti1.:i tis fiataga ins t th e l ongw1.1e,Withy om fing ,er s andchainnose pliers , s ta r t~I'ping th e v/Jir",'in !I isp ir al a ro u nd th isb en d ( ph otoj). Make 4or 5 rotati 'l):m.• Bendthe rem aining' I ' oFLI : eend soi l isperpendicular to t he' spi ra l' s p lane

matefials'" 5 0ill. (1..2Ill}24· 'ga .uge!B, lackI c r a f tw i r e'" 1 2i l l-( 3 1 c rn ) . 2 .f i- g aU ig e P u r p le(o rb i l a ck lc r af t l v im

'" 2 W mm P re ss ed ., ·g la ss flo 1n er lJ'" 2 6x8! !n1 I1face lHdg la s ;s : b ~ ad : s

'" 6 6 m m P fessed "g ia~ fln w erb e a d s'" 1 84 1 llmRo u n id g l'a s :s ,b e a d ~'" 4 P r e ss e d -g l s is~e \ \ ! ' ii b e a Jd :~'. 2 F I ~ H ik a d e a r: ri!l, g b a c ;ilffi iiln d n

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To olis :: r o u nd - a !n d o h a irm~ s e p lied i a gon a l

y t if e cu t te r s

(pboto k), Tria, the w ire end to% in .( 9mm ) ..Turn: 01 .I(B)p th at :isperpertdicuJar to thespital (p:ho!tO 1)"., Use 2-.p!lirt:epoxy to g lu e an e ar rin gbl ! l !ckttl t l. e spi raJ .Whe'fl th e .g lu e isdry.open t i l e '100:pon the6ndimg an d slip th eto p 1 0 0 pof t i leemb el ll sh ed h o op in toi t(pboto m ) , C lo se th e lo op,'0 Mak e a sec ond earringto m atc hth efi~5t0,- P am O 'CO nlTGT

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S to n e f lo w e r s

- _ . hen a jewe le r's a ddoesn't

both..·e ,1 'to me.ll_tiOfithe price, rrknow It's not even worth my

asking, B ill 1knew] could createsom etM ng verytike tlr e e ar dn gs } .s a.wj : IJ 3. recent new spaper ad for them.odestinves~ment of 'wire, semi-p re cio us s to rr es, b ea ds , a nd alittlep~<ilYUJmc"Thelarg e rose quanz e1i!ning s:at left also m ake g reat du tch pins.These beads, with holes through thel on g a xis ,are e as ie r to fin d '~ ha nth ebriolettestyle w ith h ole ,s th ro ug hthe-tip (slw wn atright).

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o SUp it 6-il 'l•.Iength O.5cm)oflCl·g au ge w ir ethrough a flat g oldbead;leaving ~ in, ( 2c :m )extended 1&0111oneside, Bend th e sh eetw ir e end a ga in st th eside ofth e bead and flat across th e bead.A t th e center ofthe be-ad;bend th e w ireat a rIg ht ang le to projec t straig ht lip forthe earringpost (p.hoto .3).f} Bend the Tongend across ' thebeadand w rap once arou nd th e' base of th epos t, Then spi ra l t he.w l reoneeareundthe' bead about I{ in. (3mm J beyond the.

edge (pho~o b) and trim ..ll)-Cut a 14 -in. ( 36cm )lengtho f th eth in w ire andtell te r it in th eholeo f t he ;c ente r b ead·w.u t hth e e n ds above th ewi re spi ra l.e On eac h end, string a rose qu artzbead and a seed bead. Bendthewire toth e b ac k o fth e r ose q uar tz b eadwitheha innose p li er s,kei~Iling tilese ed b eadat th e tip o f th e b ea d, B e c :lr .ef ull l0 tto .pinehit w.ith rhepheesor i t w i llbr~3k( ph ,o ro c ) ..o Wmpe~ ,I !t ::; hw ir e 1 !1 t imes a round .post and. h ring eac h ou tabove the spiralnext to th e first petals, R epeat steps 4

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and 5 to m ake six petals ..8 'Bring the wire tails back to the post,going unde r th e spir al> a nd w.r ap b os haround the postz or :3 rimes (photo d).f.) On the posts to t he des ir edlengthand mea slight notch Ileal' the end' oneach to catch the ear nut. File the ;~[IU of

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sc ; apo l i te e !a r ri ll g so Thread 6 .&capoUtebriolertes 'Oil anultrn.-f : i i l . l fhead p in (a fm ehead pmis to ot h i c kfo r th esebead l i ; )andl.twist the erul~,of'th e pininto 3. circle withaho'[It Y I~in"(Lemm) of ease (ph oto e).• Po]d. a6-in.leogtb of20~gaug ;e wi rein h alf andbend ( be fo ld illto ; 01 .tightbook wi th thetip o f a chainnese p li er s,Ho ld ing t hehook H atin the:pliers, spi-r al . t il e doubl ed w ir ea roundt h e hook .Keep reg rasping th ecompleted portiono fth e sp!ir al ln d u:!pUCts to make '< \ tight,reundwrap (photo 0 .·When t he sp ir alis about ~ in. (1em) across, stop

wrapping the 'Outer wire, but. continue\,o,;rr aplPi rlgthei nt!,~'r'wire untiil th e wire'sare opposite each other (photo g) .• ' B end both' !Nlresto ' extend perpen--.dicular to the spiral and place the spiralface down ana table, Set th e circle of~ .

beads face down over the spiral wi~h thew ire s b etw een o ppo site b ea ds aa ,,c io ut-side the head-pin cjrcle, One-wiresh ou ld h e 'O ne b e ..d av.. 'a ) 'f rom the 'head-pi!.Ijoin.e W rap one end ufth e head pi 1 1around each wire (photo Al).Then bendtile w ires so th eycross behindthe spiraland paral lelto it,@ )Wher'e th ey m eNi l t .th e c enter ~bendo ne w ireperpendicnlar to t il e s pl r a1 fu rthe earring post,Wnrp the atherwirearound the base of th e p ost 1·2: t imes(photo i). Finish as step i above. 0,

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nUlhlrials

rose qW l21 r tZ~ar, r im.g$..]2 1 2X91111mF labw a Ir iI lM lqu8 , rUt reaU$. . 2 1 0m l llll G o ~H ( ]il1 leI! tm !ilerf lat ,roundb e a d. . 1 2 in . ( 30 e lill)20-~uge H la i lf · h s l rd.g!! . ld ·fHlool l l i re

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• 1 2g ](o imfT I IFaloa tedsca,pol i l ;eIbriolectles{ar teemsinc .co l l l )

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• 1 2in , 2 tO- ,~a l l . e , eHa l f·han lgold · f i lle d w i re'!II 1 P a ir~1lItV~n[mrls

Too ts : c ha i n "alldr I l l ! l ln l i lnosep, l ier.s ,"'t ireI; t l t t :ers"je ' lre ' ler 'sfil '~

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Crea t i vec l u s t e r s

I·fyo u'r e lo okingfor w.JiYS~Qget

m axim um weas froma fel<~Tbask. ~ ( l.[ rl Q g i l! ;Y l Ji ?S ..CC l f ! $ y ( i ¢ :VU~i$m(II;!1,:l]i1i1'

al'pro,lch" As.~~rnblc YOUEbeads ill '.jdnsters <l ir tOl .rned 10UlJ~Jr0'1. '1 '1 .1split I

6ng .~, ·~oyon c< lnadd ert em ovethemfnlIn]i 'QUI' e,U'ringslIS you like,Thebead dU8te!",~~hClw!l! on the hoop ear-rings .e.mplGY 111[1e:(~e;ndw version ofw.mpped. ]oops ; t he d ll c !)~e rSon.theearwiresU~!C:chain instead of ] 0 11&WHIps. Coordlnate the c :o]ors foriii t1or<l~e:ffet. t Thenex(perimemtwit h o th ercoin!"and bead (umbin:1iitiomto bu ild awardrobe ofc.l:'eariv(':dU ; S : ~G : r s .

stepbystepStri :ng he-adson whe, 01: wire a nd c h ai n,to tn.ak'edaJijgi~s,ti.i:'i.dg tO 'U ! ! p~hedanglesinto clusters 011 spHt rings, De . . s i gnth~

clusters whh those infront sligntlyshorter thaJnthose behiud, so you cane ~ $ :U yS~A;:tile beads in bac k. Val'Y th el e ; ' ~g~hQftl1J~d <L ! ] : g 1 ~ 5wi~biLleach dusterfo..r added interest.

~ieafC~l l i I s ters.' Cutdght 5-1n. (l3cm) pieces ofwlre, S;tr.ing a gJ:i lSSleaf*iin, { 2c rn) fromth e end of onepiec e, B end th ew ire into1 1 .'O"5h3ipew i~h thekah.t th e bottomofth e U . Tw ist th e short w ire end tw ic earou nd th e longo.U!Tabove the top oft he l eaf. Trk n. th ewiredose to th etwist(photo : 1 ) • .S~l'inga crystalonto the wire .8 U'$i:ngc:n :a i t l J : ! i :ooepliers, bend th eV\'.i:reat8 . right ilIng~.,eabout ~un .{lcm}

a bo ve t hei;rys~al and m ake thefirst h,dfo f a . Sltl!i!iUwr app e d loop ( ~ l I l l e "B3SJC5 , "p. 2) . Va ry t hi s .~ eu g thsHghdy on ,ea!Chof the other leaf dangles>

@ HQlrltl1J~]oop1l'o'i!thrUer:s andcon-~illlue towrap the stem (p.ho~!ob), Keep~ he c eils c io seteg eth er and um fo rrn&t hewt<r l?pjngwil "~ get~~h.(J[~~[, ith®c(J.me-seasier~obo~dth e lo op findwrapped stern with you r fing ers and ut he p li er sto complesethe wrap s" Wmp~heentire stem frolll loop w crystal,Trim thevcire doseto th eli!S~wl'<lp,Make 8;da!lgle,~.e Op'~[1nn e split ring a!ld~lid,e4 dan-gles iato plsce, Slide the .<1 \remainingdangles 0]'1 mlotl1!eF spHt r ing .

t a n z an i te c 'll u s te [ ll:o Use 8 head!. p i .[ Is o rcnteig~.!1~1]-[11.CH iem} piec es ef'w lre ..lfyou're usingwire, create a "head" il l oue ofhvoltV.firS: IF.~at~~i~tile v".~rl!'lipwithf'ihammer, trim the flat sectionwithwire{ ;u tt e~s, then f i! e un ti l $m (JOith(phoc,

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m late r ia lsf~cr.a l c~I :JMersII II 7mm I F ac eite d ta n zam i l: ebW l t! tOr l l• I I'C ~ e ~ :I ~g lm ie s'l i.e s' ~ '11BI:5mrmF ac e~ d l1 I~ m 'lzGlYstaII: l lJI~t '0Ii1

• 6n "( l , Bm )2 ~ · g a : w g e ,Ha ! lf ·~ a ! r d s l ~~siW i €r w Jo o" o r, 3M ''~t . .U I fn}w h aJ lnd8 4 ~in ,mh : : m )Ul~ra.~~fiehM dpi~~a

,~ ,4 Hmm S :p lilrillilgs

II l ll P ' a ir l I 1 ioopearrrings,3m l l1 tu b ~ n groo~~ ;w i~ecu t re rs , s~ l l iH i lm go pe Jle r, m r uan dI : ~ h< l ~ nmo~@pii~ r$ ,h l lml l f l~ r r~ i [€pea : r l d u s l e l l i

"]4 3 "1 5mm P e8J ~s,o nlB~ !rm~ re tCol® l " Slo ra lia f p e a rl~ ,<l Indci'\I-stalls

. 11 4 4 " '; lftUI!Jr<li"fillsti 'ea dp i . n sorJ llit. U. 2 : r24 ·ga t l. ~ge ha l f, · h ,a r d w i r e

., 1 2~!!"( 3 rk rm ) Ch ai~• 2 6 :rnm:~pMfilfl~ij• 1 Pa irIF rem}~l lwire ea l l 'l 'i~ !!$w ith loo pmoo l~ : w l lr eIcut ter. ; ,sr ; l l~t"r i f i l ! l( ! !pener,~OW t rl lm,and !cha in nooe ' p ll ie r s

at ~eft). Or, mak.e a tll:!lylq,opat one-lendof the wire and pll.1Ch i:~dOIS~dw~d,p.l ie rs (photoc :!at rigbt).AS· . ,. da l' rU' Uu :!g a ~ "J JjI',; am te a n .. a t;: f}'s taopto

thewi:rc. Using chahmose pliers, b~ndrhewjre ]n:to a rjght angle abeut ~ in.C1.3crll} abcve the beads to start the~,v.nt."pe<l.IQop.V arythis .kng th sHgh tly,]f d :"e£ kc d.,\ vh en yo u make th e oth ert anzan it e dm, lg l l' ;s ,@MlIke 11wrrall 'p '~dl(:H)Plind (::{lintil1Ll!e

wrRppingthe stem.a s fo r the leafdangl es . lV la~e 8 dangl ese Open < I~p]it ring and slide4: dangle;!;.~nto p]i1ice.Slidethe remaining 4 dangl es( l[ ll . \l ,arlo~her sp~itdnS"

~.oOf1biJitdon'tWI<IP'It yet.' Insert tile end H~kof chain into the~OQP.' Complete the wraps (pbot'O d).

.' C utthe chain to U 1!edesiredlengthfur each cht[!g1·~.Open th e spn~ring ancli.insertthe end Hnk.. Mrlke ]4 dangles and dlvlde thernt~v€nl.ybetween 2 spl~t r.ings.10- Mindy Brooks

plea i r l(l~usters0, S tr .ing a p ear l o nto:31 .h ead pin. o rwire preparedwith 1 1bead, < J ; Sabove.Mak- e t he fir st h alf o f a sm ;'lH w rapped

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A rou n d th e b en d

H,eresa qllk.kre<:h!l!~gjl.]eto ~~ho\v

of f J few [aV'ori :tebeads.The ear-

ring s on th e leftdispbyf "p<ll'lesemi r ac l e b esds ana ~ !.l 'n tr nl ~v ir e:accented'with delicatewireS-cmws. The eali!'in~at r i g~ ' tf ea tu r e Ba li .~~,ilve,beads on aB l aHh ead pin.'[1\~5€ S"cll!rvesUS:e twistedw ire, w hic h :givesthe.m.!iI.ropt',I~l{~tex-tu re that com .plem em s the beads. "

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stepbysrepo Sa .i nge a,c ; h he ad p il lwitI'! tM 5seq uenc e of beads; 2:m .m , . 5mm ,7mlTI,

71~.~rn,Sm .m , a ud 2mm .(pbot',Qt1:).Youc an u ;s~ pu rc hased .h ead piu s o rmake;your O'Wtl.UiS,]I'l,g2 .n -g1 l ! l uge'!,"{h'i; (see,"Basjcs,"p, 2} .• C nt t ' \ ivO2% -in. { S.7em } and tw o2M -in. (6.4 cm ) leng th s ofe it her p ]!I1n.ortw is~©dwir efo r th e S~( urve s. S h apeeach ohhelongel' pieces into an So-curve[ uUo f ! l . \ ! ' i n g f i g u r e1 in the ' !t em , p i am ea tl'~~htbe~o\~.Bend.the shortes wiresintncurves Fol lowingfig ure 2.8 Layout thewires in twosets

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, :on5l5 tln! ;; o f onesJl0rt .3tld O]],eh :m g . " S " v o f.i t. lht h eI<]rge:rcurveon~(Jp(ph.oto b).Sil l .c .ethe Iinishedea rr in gsw ill h av ea rig ht~and left·hand orientation,make sure YO l ~arrange th e sets sot h g } '1l!tct :he :mir-rerlmage,

Working with.Wl(:l .l}e~ofWl;rrt!>at

a 't ime , r u rn asm a ll ]o o p<I t 'th ~top and bottciu ofe ach p .i ec e. Tur ne ac h lo op<'I, , ,my

fmm you andtoward th e curvein the: "5."

e An"dl < I,shm:J,e:r"S~w one or ~h~beaded wir~ by hookioghslowe:r loop

below th e last bead on th e w.ire. S lip th eupper l oop betweenthe : top7m m beadand the 5nlnl b ea d,Pinch the ]()OPSdosed after yo~~.hook them onto th~beaded h ead pin. K C€ p th .eIhe :adpins tn li gh~ i lSYOl lwork.o A,tta;chthe lower loop ofthe longerW S "between the bottom 2mI11land. 5mmb ead s, A ttilc h th e u pper lo op b etw eenth e top 5nlm and 2mm beads(photo c )or aboveth e :2m :m b ea doftha~i s a n~,,~]~~'fit Adju st : t he cu rv es s l:i gh tl y w it hyour .f jngeUlasyou .make th esecennec-tions sotbe "S" v. ! J l -e$pas~ nellt!yb etwe en h t'a ds ,bDud1 in g t he b ea de dh ead pin .& MO l ! k eJ piaJJl o rw r a p p e d loop { see"lM!;'juc!!")<litthe- top oftheb ead ed h eadpin, S!]p~he loop onto an earnngwireand dOSE: the:loop ..Ad'I]~"~ th e ~S"c u rv es so th ey h ang p er pen dic u la rtet he earwi re .U Repent,mak : i l 1 ; gthesecorsd , ( ' . u . r inga m in -fo r imageof th efirst 0

- We '/ id), Witdl~~!er

li l1 : a te d a I s• 4 1 m m Il~u lild lbeads

• 4 5 i 1i1 fll!ilo u liid l b o o d s• 4211 : l 1T !S~Er l l ing$ i !~rf u e a d $

* 2 J L ( 6 1 ! ti IY ~2 !O '- .~ : :a llg eIDea , d so ft s t e rl in" , :i ll 'i e rw i re o r · 2 , d lOOD ra~ i' o reHa l i s il ve [headp io s , alm~l ft ~3® ~! ]i I: )2 0L or2 2 ~ g a l l g efO l !I n d o ~t"",is~dIfI~re

'" 1P a i rs te r l i li lg : > ih ! E !r e a n i li lg w i re' \ ' I i~hl oopTlol~ls ;r oum ,d~and~h< ' l u nr o s e p l ie [ $ ,W i Il l

cut lers ; o~,H~n:ai~h a mm e r , a .m ~ ili'aridm e,

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W ire tw irls

Y<l.UCUll,m.-~.a : le t ihe5e.eam:ngS.l'lith•.· isi lver1 i cv I r eo; [ I Iy ; .b u t I I!iketo m ix . g oL d an dsil.ve.I'.Itl)Fi.i1g~cm~!b~twjs t w ir e's

texture,givhlgthe ear rines a .; Ii lig ree look~,t! ._. , I

stepbystepMake bot h e ar ri ng ssimu.ltOilleouslytoensure th~y matc h, W henw rnpping th etvcist\~.re,space thewraps sHgb , t 1 ySo th et bic ke r \ ,~ re : i s vi 8ib 1e b etween e ach .

, s crO nea r l i . f1~sUn , , )O em n..o 5~in. (l4cm) lel1both sof18~gaug e w ir e.Trim th e end sfl ush a ndfilelilly s ha rp edge s smoot a,8 \,'Vindthe m ist wir-e around the18~gaugewlres,cov" 'c : : r ing3 in. ( SC IU )on eac h(me. Leave1-2 in. (2.5-Scm) mils o[t'l<\rls:t\\vt[~ 'Li iu 'l 't 'appedlat each end,@ )10 form th e earrjng posts, bend aroght.ang:te ~ie, O .3C1n) fr om an ~XP( )sed

en d of each lB-gaug'ewi:re. ~,

e Gr<l~iPthewire with rou~dnosepH ers at th e b end and 'lise tile c halnno sepliers to : ronit around the tip gf therouudnose pliers (photo 3. ) . .Tun] 2c omp lete r otatio ns ( see ph otof. p. 7).'fum thespiral in th e opposi te d ir ec t ionen th e otherwire ' .II S lide th etw ist w ir e lip toth e splral on~hwir,e. Tum aspiralat th eother end.o f, ead~ 'Wire] .t tl t~ ri ng tw ioe in the oppo-site d~rection (phot» bo ) .

,0 Hamme rth e spiraLsat both ends tof la tte n t hem .

fj Use YOIl :rhands to, cu rve th e'wrappedw ir e into al) ;expandi ag spi ra laroundeachearring's bottom spiral (the onew ith ou t th e p ost) . .C omplete H ItmTISOl l : "Ql ; i I ; ndt he cen tr al s11 '] rn1K ee p th e s p ira ls1 1 1 1asingleplsne, Add.or remove tW1::lt

'Wirewrapsas need ed to c ovel:' th e w ir e,T rim ex cesstwist wire.

sw i ll '! e a r r in g s .(b IDt1 :om)o Cut .'[,!!IO6~.:"in.(16.5cm )olengtbs(l ' fl?-g:augewire.P repareas in step1 above .

• MaJkee --arring posts as, in step 3above,@ )W.rap thetwist wire aroundthe 18-g,al1gew ire from th epost t{!!~in. {1.3(;]n).f rum thee : ! i 1 d ,Le av e1~.2- i l J i .mi l s0:( tw i s tw ire at eac hend,Q S l id e t beW l '< 1 . p p o ow i~ aw ay from th epost, Turn a spiral arou nd th e post a-sin.step 4 ab ove, A fter one tum .push th e.., rapped w ire backaround the tum soiti s a ga in st t he e an .ii ll gpost (photo . 11 ; ; ) '

Repeat : w it h t heotherwire, tu rning th espiralinthe opposite d in ; ' ! c t IQ[D,'" B end each w ire w ]th y-ou r h andsinan expalldirJigspira], fining each mta-

t icn behind th e previo us o neto form ill.

d om e aro undthe earringpost, Ivb ke 3complete rotsriens o n e ac h e ar rin g.8 Using }'OlU I la nd s o r1 imandrel( hang er w ire is,a g oodthickness), form.loosecorkscrew s pi ra ls w i ththe rest ofth e w ire ( pll!L o~ od ), Trim th e e xpo se dIS -g au g e w ir e: to ~ in . ( 3m f fl) .Flauentile en d withn . hammerand! filesmooth.Ad j u s t thewraps an d trim the ' e ' xcC: '....s , 01

- Wemiy Wiulme-r

maledalls

s cr oll e :a rr in g s { to p )I! ] 2 j n " ( 3 1 0 cm )18. .gauge 'G:old- t i l lBdan teml isii l ler1, ' , l jre

" 3 6ilm.~9 r ) cm} 24 - g ' aU ig eTw i s ~ e d~ il ~l e r w iref lihwnd ' Il r'M rd SU :P ID~YGo" , : 8 :0 0

I, 2 E a rrin giiiit~ o r b a ck ssw: iwl ea r rinm;sU)!nU:oOIn )I 1 5i£ll.( ,38clI1)18-ga lugeGOld - ii ll e d ' ors ihlen ' l l i re

",40in.U r n) .2 4 -g a ~ g e Tw, is te d s :i l• 2E a Jr fin g D l il i ts i i rba,( ;kSTQ~ l s : c h a i n · · a n dr ou li ldnQ ~e p l ie r s : , d iI 'n re c~t l : e rS tm,e ,h a lm f il le ra n d a n ~ il

I

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C h an d e lie r e a rr in g s

For l1lO'il: O•...•fllI.S.,Q.Ul'.e.YE...!. Sare...o . , .u . r . .!Uost

f,OXpreSilWIe.featu re, andearrieg s aregreat eo drawsnenticn to them,

S . (H : n e d h : a .m : l e l£ e : rcar.iIlgs: I rehuge,m~1:1l1eclEo r d ! t ' E ! 'S s ye v e n t s ,I ,m~t h e s epetite, spatlkJing ehandeliers a:resuit11lbl.e['01:e~rrdlliy ~sthey q\Jjeti.ydRwpeopic's eyes W~l]u:r.s ..

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srepbyscepIt head - c over ed V" si la pe o fwkesup-por ts r lg ld .nndf. lexibl ecurveswlth tll . lYc ry stal d ang les o n eac h,

o Pa r each earring , c ut th ree 1:1-in.(3Ukm) pie,c .~sof21-gauge, , \ ! l r.c ..8 Make a sm all loop w ith .!4 ~in.~6mlll)ofwureon one endof eachplece (see"Basics," p, 2),.l'um one locpat a rigbtangle to th ewi[~ sh<'!ift .o Th['eonc i .a 4mm . c~:talon ollie(if th estraight wires. Then thread the r. i ;gh t".~J}g~eloop Oil the wire (phot(!!a).Thread 'il'cyHl1I!derbeadsand one 3nuncrystal on each of the Wio wires,e rum < Ismali loop0 1 : 1the w~rewith

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m:a t e r i . a l ~ s ,

• M .O ilrn .( 2 5 cm ) 2 2 " g a~g e S t e~~n . g s i l: lJ \ ll rl ,! li 1 re ,ha l ! · h a rd

.1 0 0Japlane~ecy~in d e ~ b e a d s

.. 2 0 3mm S ~ ,'!'a l\O v sk ~{;5lYsta. l~• 6 ~ rn m · S \l/a jro \!s ~ jcr)'~t;:l~S

• 4 in .UOCI I I I )2 . 2 .m m :S : ii ~ e rc a b l : echa in .• 1 P a irF r e :m c nh~~k e<1 i rf ing f im~~nJ ! swith. a l o o p

Toa js : c ha in - a [J Jdr ~ und l l o o e 'pll ie~~;' \ 'Iirecl l lBrs

the righHln;gleloop at a right ang~e toth e top loop. Tu rn a. sm all. loopin th esameplane 3S tb~ top loop onthestraig ht w ire, N ote: b othlo ops shou ldopentto\vard th e ou tside of th eearring(phot!O b) .@ C urve th ethird plec£of w ire tom1lJtiLl'!ltl:i,elcm.p]ahl a.td gh t. T he lo opisin th e sam epb;n .e asthecurve," Make one dallg~e,us~nga he~dpin.or m~tk~ngyom own with an .inell(2..5c m ) of w ire h .ee~Bask~"l.F(lr~he.d!lIn~e,sttiI1lg~4mm crystal and one.cyl:inderbead, Top with;] smallloep,

fj On. th e c urved w n-e,thre<lld1 cylin~der bead, 1 3mm .c : ry. - ; t a l "2cyliI1derbeads , a ~mm. c rys ta l" . 2 'q '1 J.[ lde~b~.83mm . c ry stal. au d2 , (;y!.]nd~rbeads,Strir lg~hedll.l]g~e.Then st ri ngtheotherhalf of the cJtl rve to'mirmr foe fh ;~ t.G) Trlm t he end of th e c urved w ireto.~ In ..and make a &III ,!Uloopit!th e sam eplane a JSth efir st ( ph .o to c )..' II .CUlta 13-1inkpiece o f chain, openth e lo ops o n th e str .aig ht w.ir :es, a ndthread an end! oftne chain eneach wire.m aking snre His no t t !v ls~oo.Then hangt he cu rv edW1refrom th eLoops beferec ios :in:g 'them {photod !} . ,o Mab two 3 .lmn c ry st a[dal:\~ksan done IJmm c ryst< 1lid ,u lg le. Hook th e 4mdang le to th ecenter ii:[Iko f t hC l lchainand the 3m m dangles3 links From th ecenter, Make th e ether e auh i ! . g :tomatch. 0 - .L (mi5 ! J :MClJrdm,

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F ea th e red fin e ry

A]gl le ' rSbeware l Beade rsa re ruk~l:llg

Y Ol ! . l rf i s h i. ~g S1 . l! p~ ) l i e s. .DUrJ1I ,g : i IUY.firs,vi.i' te the f i s "m~,isles at a

spo :r ti nggoo& retai Ie r.[v!{~ .stunned.AJ.1;<l !yedbefere m e was. 1 : 111iIilumdng< I 1 5SQ r tme n toffeatb:ef~ -eve ry coler,ilVCry size ~from the sl€!!kto the f lu ffy:Wh~l wonde rfu l in sp ir at io n J orj e~ ' i ' .E l ry l

stepbvstepM;at :10ou fe at he~. c ome sewn,together.C t l t th e t h i i ; e o , ad~ton~le"se th e ones rOll

want, Your stone beadand spacers rnnsthave huge encaghholes to fit ave'£:aer im p ed cr im p b ead { ilb ou t ::h nm } .

, 0 Me:asm'eeach f~ilier frDm thetlpand cut h. to 3~ in. (9tm) in length,S Cut the 1l6~.in.(4Icm)~en.gth ofbeac i ]n ,g wire]1 1hair.Using C F n e p U e l G e ,

stJ:i[lg11 seed bea.d~ toih.e()e:n~er,.I) Thread both tllils th -r{ }u gh "crlmpbead. Tigb.tentth.ebead loop lInc! crimpt he c r. im .p{see"BlIsi~.:' p. 2andrbotofI). String a.silver SP!llC-CFover the crimpbead and aseeond crimp on bo~h.wires,

o Stri:ng aspacer lI11d th e ",to~e bead

on the cutend of the fe.ath.e:r,5,0 that ~:~n .O .3cm ) ex tendsabeve the bead,

• Insert thefeather's c l lt e:nd .lnto thesec ond c rim p w ith ~ in,(3mm)ahO'l ' ·eth et 2 P 'Cdmp the crimp (pho~:ob),.m P\:Ul! th e w ire ends du ou .[ljb th e:5DOne

"TIdspa ce rb ead s, S l.:id eth ebeads upagainst : thr:l topSP:: lC~t {plTIi :Ot(lic).8 Ar.rail:l:gethe w l: r( 1 S S -Qboth lie ]nfro nt o fthe feather ..S~dng 20 s ee r!beads . •<1 :c rim p, 3 seedbeads, a pearl,and 3 seedbeads onto one w'ire.

()PllS~ the end backt ru 'QU!ghth e cfi.1.'l~.p< Inc la few b esd s, 'Iig hten sothatth ebeads are SilJllg and crimp (pbOitod).Trim th ewire (;]il.

8, SnUt.g](I s eed beads ,a .cl.·.irnp~j s e e d .b e a d s .a p e < J jd , < l n d3 s e ed h ea d s0]1 th eo ther wire,Repeal step 8 ..@. Open the loop on. the eat-wire (SrNi'

"Basics.")and In se rt t bebeaded loop.CI.o,zyeth e loop ..mMake the second e~rr~ng I tomatchthefirst, (II - Pam O'Crmnor

liIiIaterial~s;

. . 2 F [e n!!;~le a!1i.~g1.!lU~S

. , 1 6jilt ( 4 hm )Re>: ib le !ooad~n; ! lwke. 0 1 . 4

. . 2 1 5 ·X12 Imf1 i I8 tml l lab e a d swm~larg.eh~; le• lOB Seedbe-ads ,: ! li re U~·4 S t e r i l i lmgd i v e r ~w~ce rbood iS• . 4 5x4!11lmT(lp~ri l l ied.drw!+-sh!apedpe:ar l. , 8 C ~um p!J.~all is

. . 2 Ma . I '. 'I o ou f : e at ~e r sm~(Ib;d i a !BJ I . r na~\~irll:o~ er5, gri .!i llpi!ngamc h a im nooe p l i~ r s

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Ra z z l e - d a z z l e~

b ead th ew ir e'.dowm~~(rdS]ightlyto keep th e c rys-ta lsin p ]< lc e.,0 String 8 more ',3mm c rystals oneach wi re , Gen tl ybend the w ire toma tch the tem-pta~e. B ecarefulnot to break anycrystals.@ t'1 :1 ' 1111theexcesswire tol{ in, (6u ul1) am im ake a sm allloopat each end (see"Basics," p. .2}.•.

o ConnecttheseIeopswitha li-il.l.( l c ; : J I l )piec e ofc hain th at h asallodd. num ber of

links, Cl.o~,ettheloops tightly.,8 String tbe crystals on[o bead pins inthe order below. Millkea smallloop

above the last c ry stal o n eac h pin.Upper dang~e: (im,m r ou nd , r on de le,S m :m b ic on e, t ( ) t ld e1 e - , .5m m f l < l t b : n ec : lblcone,S~dedangles: Bmrn blcone, ron dele,6mm round, rendele, Smm flattenedbicone,Lower c enter dangLe: Bm Jiliirou nd ,SHUt!.I la tt en ed b ic cne , r onde le ,5mnlflattened blcone, 6mm round,I.Open the Inops on the head pinsa nd eo nn ec t t he l ..Ip :p ~rd ang le and th erig ht and left sidedanglesto the ]oop.$on the fram e. Attach th e low er centerdangle to . the center link on the ehain,Close ill!] theloops.C DS tring one 4.mm bic one oonth eblank ear w ire, Trimthe ,end.~o ; ' . iin ,aJl:dm ake aloop. Posi tion the ]oo:pti lthe same plane as the hook so it willhang at a right il!ilg~e to the earring,Open the Joop, attach the earring, andclose theloop,'iD)Make th e sec ond ear.ringto matchthefitst 0- MiI~dy Bmoks

S, e '7 . ' J ro l .Y. ' .c. ,a ~..:!IgD'~.f e n .' . i . l 'd.ovev. . , . , ] tba .parr of anu qu e diam ond ;a;nd.~1Jl lby

ear ri ng s. TheY 'o; 'e re t heperfect

acc-es so ry to wear'I!lIiilia c ou tu rier g ow na t a b la ck -tie g ala . U nfo rtu na tely, ne ith erthe e m ; T 1 D 1 g s n O Eth e g o w n 'L....a~ in m ybudg e], so! seu gh e a lessex ; t : r n ' v ag : aD1 t \ v ayto c®ptl.olresom e efth at eleg a!l,e andspa rk le . .These earrings featureSWar,oyskic ry st al sa nd o ffe r p le nt y(If dazzle.

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stepbystcpC ut and sh ape th e s:ilv~rl Ivure,addi!lg3mm c rystals beforebending Of makinglooi~ 10 avoid cl'a:ckiIlgth e crystals,S t ri ng c r ys ta lson the h ead pins andassemble.'0 Cut two 3!.i-iIIi.( 9cm) I ,e :ng; th so fsterling silverwire,8 Firid! thenudpoint of one pieeeofwire, hold that ~pot near the tip of yourroundnese pliers, and wrap thewirearound the pliers once to create 1 1 .smallloop. pun the wir-e ends , outwardinopposite dlrectlons.8 Pu t th ree 3mm c 1J's1als o neach .si.deof th e lo op . S .I:ic lethem to the loop and.

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m,a r t e~ : i a1 :5

• ] ft.( 30 cm ) 2 2 ~ ga ilU i8 :eSulverwi re• 8Si i lverh ea d p in s• 1 in . ( ;2 .5 cm ) 2 ', 21 f Ili l S u h / tr c ab'lecfula'ill

.44 3m liT lB i o on e c lf S ta ~ s• 2 4 m rillB f: oo ne c ry sta lls

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