Darling Dangle Copper Earrings
Use copper and beads to make this quick and easy jewelry project.
Materials:
- Soft Flex® Metallics Wire, .019 Diameter, Color- 8 inches
- Copper Earwires - 1 pair
- 2mm x 2mm Sterling Copper Crimp Tubes - 2 crimps
- 2mm Copper Round Beads - 4 beads
- Briolette Shaped Beads - 3 beads
- Crimping Pliers
- Soft Flex® Flush Cutters
Steps:
- Choose a wire color and matching bead. Use your creativity to pick the color of wire and bead that best fits you!
- Use Soft Flex® Flush Cutters to cut 4 inches of wire.
- Use one end of the wire to string 1 crimp tube and 1 ear wire. Pass back through the tube, but do not crimp.
- Use the other end of the wire to string 1 Round Bead - 1 Briolette Shaped Bead - 1 Round Bead - 1 Briolette Shaped Bead - 1 Round Bead - 1 Briolette Shaped Bead - 1 Round Bead. Pass back through the tube so that there are 3 strands of wire in the tube.
- Adjust the wire to make the dangle as short or long as you prefer.
- Crimp the tube using Regular Crimping Pliers. Trim excess wire.
- Repeat Steps 1-6 to make a second earring.
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Maggaroonie
Feb 26, 2011
It's a bit confusing to me how you string the wire. Perhaps you could give visual instruction?
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