How To Make Five Minute Glass Bead Earrings: Jewelry Making Tutorial
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How To Make Five Minute Glass Bead Earrings
by Jennifer and Kitty O'Neil
The O'Neil Sisters
Running With Sisters
Make a pair of Five Minute Earrings featuring pretty glass beads. We'll show you how to make these in just a few easy steps!
Have you ever found a pair of pretty beads and thought they'd make lovely earrings? We're going to show you how to turn two beads into a pair of earrings in just a few steps and less than five minutes!
You can make earrings like these with any pair of beads. Once you learn how, you'll want to be on the lookout for pretty beads to use!
How To Make These Five Minute Earrings
Materials
2 Glass cylinder beads, blue, 7mmx12mm
4 Daisy spacers, gold, 4mm
4 Round beads, gold, 3mm
2 Headpins, gold
2 Earring wires, gold
Tools
Round-nose pliers
Wire cutters
Steps
1. To get started, slide one of the round beads and a daisy spacer onto one of the headpins. We chose a headpin with a ball end to add a little extra shape to the bottom.
2. Next, slide one of the featured beads onto the headpin. Some beads have small holes and some headpins are thicker than others, so you'll want to test your beads to make sure they fit onto the headpins.
3. Slide a daisy spacer and one of the round beads onto the headpin. Then make a wrapped loop in the headpin wire. To do this, start by grasping the headpin wire just above the last round bead using the round-nose pliers. Then pull the wire over the pliers to create a 90-degree bend in the wire.
4. Reposition the pliers to the top of the bend and pull the end of the headpin wire in the opposite direction over the top jaw of the pliers to make a partial loop.
5. Slide the bottom jaw of the pliers into the loop and pull the wire the rest of the way around to complete the loop.
6. Grasp across the loop with the pliers to hold the earring, then pull the tail of the headpin wire around the neck two times.
7. Use the flat side of the wire cutters to trim the end of the wire.
8. Slide the loop onto the earring wire and press the earring wire closed. Repeat to make a second earring.
Wasn't that easy? This technique, called "making a wrapped loop," is one of the most useful things to learn for jewelry making. We make wrapped loops all the time, especially for earrings. Practice by making pairs of simple but pretty earrings like these. You'll be amazed at how fast you'll get!
Remember if you have any questions, please leave us a comment. We are hear to help!
Happy Crafting,
Jennifer & Kitty
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