LITTLE BEADER how to make earrings

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MAKE YOUR OWN JEWELLERY
simple jewellery making instructions and project ideas.

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Jewellery making instructions

Make Earrings
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To make simple earrings thread your choice of beads onto a headpin. The first bead should have a hole small enough not to slip over the pin end. Cut the headpin leaving 1cm, turn this into a loop using round nosed pliers, don't worry if its a little untidy (practice makes perfect). Now attatch to your choice of earwire. Make sure all loops are closed up, you don't want them to fall apart the first time you wear them!
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By joining a headpin and an eyepin you can make longer, more dangly earrings.
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Earring variations
these are all made using 7/0 gunmetal seed beads, metallic flowers and metal beads

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from left to right earrings made with indian glass washers, red triple dangles use size 8/0 seed beads and rocailles, elegant long dangle with silver size 11/0 and 8/0 seed beads with a lustered glass bead, small dangle made with AB hearts and 11/0 seed beads, and amber long dangles made with tubes, rondelles and 4mm round hand made glass beads with topaz 8/0 seed beads.
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Earring Hoops
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These earring dangles are made with earring hoops. One side of the wire will pull out, thread on some beads, push the wire back in and squeeze with pliers so it cannot come back out. Now attach to the earring wires of your choice. The example on the left is made with faceted glass beads, the other one with tiny plastic pearls and crystal drops.