Hello and welcome to another Keepsake Crafts jewelry making video. Today we're keeping
it simple and making a pair of earrings. Jewelry making doesn't have to be complicated. All
you need are a couple head pins, some beads you love, ear wires, and the know-how to make
a couple wire wrapped loops. So to make these earrings you will need 2
ear wires, 2 head pins, 2 pairs of focal beads, and 6 accent beads. These are large seed beads.
You'll also need a pair of chain nose pliers, a pair of round nose pliers, and a pair of
wire cutters. So whenever you're doing any kind of beadwork
it's a good idea to take a little time before you start working and just experiment with
arrangements. I spent quite a bit of time deciding which arrangement to put these beads
in and which seed beads to use to separate them. So feel free to play and experiment
with beads you have in your stash. Once you're all set, you're just going to
string all of your beads for one earring on to a head pin. It's nice to separate your
focal beads with just some larger seed beads. Then you're going to grasp the wire right
where it comes out of the last bead with a pair of chain nose pliers. And then bend that
wire over at a ninety degree angle. Then you're going to put the tips of your round nose pliers
right in that angle and bend the wire up and over the round nose pliers as far as it will
go and you'll only be able to get about that far.
Reposition the round nose pliers so that you can finish wrapping that loop so you have
a nice round loop and the other wire is coming out at a ninety degree angle. Then, go ahead
and hold onto that loop with either another pair of chain nose pliers or the flat part
of your round nose pliers. And then use your chain nose pliers to wrap that tail around
that little bit of stem. And it's good to get in two or three wraps. Try to make them
nice and close together and nice and even. And once you've wrapped it as far as you can,
use your flush cut wire cutters to cut that little bit off.
Put your thumb over it so that little piece of wire doesn't go flying. And then you can
use your round nose pliers just to straighten out that loop. Feel that edge of wire. If
it's sharp, go ahead and use your chain nose just to tuck in that end of the wire. Be careful
though, if your beads are glass you can crush them. So just do it gently and carefully.
The last step for finishing an earring is to open the ear wire. And you open it the same way
you open a jump ring by twisting the loop to one side, insert the loop you just wrapped
and then use your chain nose pliers to twist it closed.
Quick and easy and lovely pair of earrings. Here's another look at the earrings that we
made today. This is such a simple project. The only thing that makes it unique are your
artistic choices and the the kinds of beads you choose, the combination of colors and
finishes. You can have a great time making all kinds of bead dangles and making earrings
to match everything. So thank you so much for watching KeepsakeCrafts.net
videos. Here are a couple more videos that you might
like to watch. The one on the left is a bead necklace that matches the earrings we just
made and the one on the right is more fun with wire wrapped loops, making custom bead
dangles to go into hoop earrings. Please be sure to click on the Subscribe button
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