FREE JEWELRY PROJECT FROM EXPOSED BY FERNANDO DASILVA

GOLDEN GLOW EARRINGS

My mother never goes out in public without at least a pair of earrings. I know there are many women like her, and that led me to envision a pair of slim and elegant drop earrings suitable for many occasions. 

I paired polished surfaces with rubber textures. The result, I think, is an updated version of the traditional drop earring. Incorporating the square Crystallized buttons with teardrop crystals and satin gold bead bumpers™ results in an edgy but wearable design.

Material:

2 Swarovski 14mm light Colorado topaz square crystal buttons

2 Swarovski 24 x 12mm Terrenum long tear drop crystal pendants

14 gold plated 4mm light weight jump rings

2 gold plated modern ear post

4 gold plated pinch bails

50 satin gold cube bead bumpers – 1.7mm

16” of gold plated German style wire 

Tools:

Beadstrom™ chain nose pliers 

Beadstrom™ round nose pliers

Beadstrom™ flush cutter

Mighty crimp tool

Instructions:

1.Using the outside jaw of the mighty crimper tool attach 1 pinch bail to each hole of one square button; be gentle using the crimper tool otherwise the edges of the button will chip and you don’t want that to happen; 

2. Attach one pinch bail to the long tear drop; use the same techniques applied on step 1; 

3. Using chain nose pliers wrap one of the tips of German style wire to the tear drop assembled on step 2; place the tip of wire into the edge of pinch bail and turning around its neck twice; trim excess wire and tuck the tip under the wrapped portion; 

4. String 25 gold satin bead bumpers onto the German style wire; wrap around the tear drop on vertical position and finish the same way was done in step 3; make sure the wire was wrapped tight around the crystal tear drop and then trim excess wire; 

5. Open 1 4mm round jump rings and slide through tear drop’s pinch bail ring and then close gently; attach a second jump ring following same directions;

6. Open a 6mmm round jump ring and string 4 bead bumpers into it;

7. Repeat step 5 to attach 2 others 4mm round jump rings to square button pinch bail and then attach it to 6mm jump ring;

8. Attach the portion finished on step 7 to 2 round jump rings and then attached to a single jump ring previously attached to modern ear post;

9. Repeat all step to make matching earrings.

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