THIS WEEK I WILL BE POSTING A FREE JEWELRY PROJECT FROM EXPOSED.
ABOVE IS A FABULOUS AND CREATIVE DESIGN BY MARGOT POTTER AND IT DOESN'T
REQUIRE ANY DIFFICULT TO FIND FINDINGS, SO BE READY, BE FABULOUS AND BE
EXPOSED TO MARGOT'S STYLE.
I AM SURE YOU CAN DO IT!!!
CASCADE EARRINGS (picture above)
Excerpt from Bead and Wire Jewelry Exposed
North Light Books
Copyright 2009
Margot Potter
This beaded wire fringe is a fun new take on a traditional idea. Margot wants to make the colors festive, like a fireworks display.
Materials
All the beads featured on this design are Crystallized™ Swarovski Elements
5 4mm padparasha round
5 4mm Indian sapphire rounds
5 4mm topaz rounds
5 4mm black diamond rounds
8 gold plated cones
8 gold plated eye pins
32 gold plated crimp beads
8 3" lenghts .018 Satin gold wire
4 5mm gold plated jump rings
2 gold plated toggle circle ends
Tools:
Round nose pliers
Chain nose pliers
Nipper tool
Instructions:
1. Cut 8 3" and 8 2.75" of satin gold wire. Flatten a crimp bead flush to the end of a wire section using chain nose pliers. Slide a light topaz and a padparadscha bead onto the wire. Flatten a crimp bead flush to open end of the wire. Use wire cutters to cut off any excess wire.
Repeat to make another beaded segment with an Indian Sapphire and a black diamond bead. Repeat to make a total of 8 padparadscha and light topaz segments and 8 Indian Sapphire and black diamond beaded segments.
2. Thread 2 beaded segments, 1 padparadscha-topaz and 1 Sapphire -diamond onto the pre-opened end of an eye pin.
3. Close the eye pin and thread it into a cone. Keep the wires even as you pull the tall of the eye pin inside of the cone, using round nose pliers to grab the wire.
4. Keep tension on the eye pin as you create a coiled loop flush with the top of the cone. Repeat to make fringe with 4 cones for each earring, creating 2 for each earring with short tassels and 2 with long tassels.
5. Slide each of the remaining beads onto a headpin and make a wrapped loop above each bead.
6. Slide 1 dangle and 1 cone onto a jump rig. Repeat for the remaining cones and dangles. Link 4 jump rings together in a chain, then link the top jump ring to a toggle clasp ring. Link the ring to an ear wire . Repeat to make the second earring.
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