Posted by Rod Connors on 4/18/2019 to
Free Jewelry Patterns
Luminous Moonlight Earrings
Free Jewelry Making Pattern
By Kim Connors - www.Bead3.com
Materials
2 – Stainless Steel Dangle Earrings
2 – Antique Silver-Plated 27x33mm Ornate 5-Drop Connectors
10 – Antique Silver-Plated Ball Pins
10 – Antique Silver-Plated 22 Gauge 5mm Jump Rings
4 – Smoky Quartz AB 4x3mm Glass Crystal Rondelles
4 – Smoky Quartz AB 6x4mm Glass Crystal Rondelles
2 – Black 11x7mm Glass Crystal Teardrops
Step One – Create the Drops
Smoky Quartz AB 4x3mm Rondelle Drop – 4 Total
Take one ball pin and add 1 – Smoky Quartz AB 4x3mm Glass Crystal Rondelle. Make a 90° bend in the ball pin above the bead. Using round nose pliers and hold the ball pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around ball pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra. Repeat THREE Times to complete all 4 Smoky Quartz AB 4x3mm Rondelle Drops.
Smoky Quartz AB 6x4mm Rondelle Drop – 4 Total
Take one ball pin and add 1 – Smoky Quartz AB 6x4mm Glass Crystal Rondelle. Make a 90° bend in the ball pin above the bead. Using round nose pliers and hold the ball pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around ball pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra. Repeat THREE Times to complete all 4 Smoky Quartz AB 6x4mm Rondelle Drops.
Black 11x7mm Teardrop Drop – 2 Total
Take one ball pin and add 1 – Black 11x7mm Glass Crystal Teardrop. Make a 90° bend in the ball pin above the bead. Using round nose pliers and hold the ball pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around ball pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra. Repeat ONE Times to complete both Black 11x7mm Teardrops Drops.
Step Two – Assemble the Beaded Earrings
1. Open one Antique Silver-Plated 5mm Jump Ring; add the loop of one Black 11x7mm Teardrop Drop and the center loop of one Antique Silver-Plated 27x33mm Ornate 5-Drop Connector. Close the jump ring.
2. Open 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 5mm Jump Ring; add 1 – Smoky Quartz AB 6x4mm Rondelle Drop and the inner right loop of the Antique Silver-Plated 27x33mm Ornate 5-Drop Connector you added the Black 11x7mm Teardrop Drop to from Step 1. Close the jump ring.
3. Open 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 5mm Jump Ring; add 1 – Smoky Quartz AB 6x4mm Rondelle Drop and the inner left loop of the Antique Silver-Plated 27x33mm Ornate 5-Drop Connector you added the Smoky Quartz 6x4mm Rondelle Drop to from Step 2. Close the jump ring.
4. Open 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 5mm Jump Ring; add 1 – Smoky Quartz AB 4x3mm Rondelle Drop and the outer right loop of the Antique Silver-Plated 27x33mm Ornate 5-Drop Connector you added the Smoky Quartz 6x4mm Rondelle Drop to from Step 3. Close the jump ring.
5. Open 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 5mm Jump Ring; add 1 – Smoky Quartz AB 4x3mm Rondelle Drop and the outer left loop of the Antique Silver-Plated 27x33mm Ornate 5-Drop Connector you added the Smoky Quartz 4x3mm Rondelle Drop to from Step 4. Close the jump ring.
6. Open the loop of 1 – Stainless Steel Dangle Earring (twist it open like you would a jump ring) and add the top loop of the Silver-Plated 27x33mm Ornate 5-Drop Connector you used in Steps 1 – 5.
7. Repeat Steps 1 – 6 for the other earring.
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