green peridot wire wrapped earrings
DESCRIPTION
Green Peridot Wire Wrapped Earrings Materials • 2 Tear drop shaped wire frames 1 ½" tall x ¾" wide • 2 Ear wires • 22 Peridot beads 4mm x 2mm • 2 Round Beads (5mm) • 4 Sterling Silver Round Spacers (2mm) • 24 Sterling silver gauge filler wire • 20 Sterling silver gauge filler wire Tools • Wire cutters • Round nose cutters • Chain nose pliers Step 1 Make 3 tight wraps around the frame, making sure they are tightly spaced right up against each other. Step 2 Slide on 1 of the peridot bead (4mm x 2mm) and make 3 more wraps and repeat all the way around the frame completing the earring with 11 beads per side. Step 3 Finish off with 3 wraps and trim the wire,while pressing the wire close to the frame on the inside. Step 4 Cut a 1-1/8 "of the 20 gauge wire for your dangle bead. Step 5 Use the chain nose pliers and grab the tip of the 20 gauge wire and make a very small round bend. Then squeeze the round bend with the chain nose pliers. Step 6 On the headpin slide on one of the silver spacers, 5mm bead and the other silver spacer.At the end of the headpin, after the last spacer,make a simple loop. Step 7 Slide the dangle bead into the bottom hole of the teardrop frame. Use chain nose pliers to close the loop securely. Step 8 Open the loop on the ear-wire and attach that to the top loop of the teardrop frame. Tighten securely with chain nose pliers. Step 9 Repeat steps 1-8 for the other side of the earrings.TRANSCRIPT
