ECT TV Episode 57: Beaded Earrings with Wire Wrapped Knot
Hi and welcome to a new episode of Emerging Creatively Tutorials TV (ECT TV)!Today I'll show you how to make these sweet earrings with gemstones and a wire wrapped faux knot technique.Here's the video episode:
Step-by-Step Photo Instructions:These are step-by-step photo instructions of the exact same tutorial that's in the video.
Materials and Tools:
- Gemstone chips (or two matching beads)
- 20 gauge, half-hard, round wire, any metal
- Wire cutters
- Chain nose pliers
- Ruler
- Sharpie or other round pen to bend the wire around
- Jewelry file or wire rounder
Note: I'll show you how to make one earring and then you can just repeat the steps for the second earring. I suggest doing each step to each earring along the way.Step #1
Cut 2 pieces of wire to 5" each.Flush cut the ends of the wire. (Use the back or flat part of the wire cutters toward the part you are cutting.)Step #2
Bend the wire about 2" from the end.Step #3
Pinch the bend closed with chain nose pliers or I like to use a crimp tool.Step #4
Hold the bend in chain nose pliers and bend up the shorter wire.Step #5
Wrap the wire around making a fake knot. You can be as messy or neat as you like.Step #6
Trim off any excess wire with wire cutters, making a flush cut.Step #7
Use your chain nose pliers to make sure the end is not sticking out.Step #8
Slide on 7 gemstone chip beads or whatever beads you'd like. (Just make sure that the beads aren't too heavy for your ears.Step #9
You should have both earrings down up to this step before continuing.Make sure they're the same length and trim if you need to.Make a bend in the wire wrapping both earrings around a sharpie or other marker. Place the marker as close to the beads as you can when wrapping the wire around.Step #10
Use your chain nose pliers to make a little bend in the end of the wire.
Step #11
Use a wire rounder or jewelry file to round the end of the wire.
And those are the completed earrings!
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