Posted by Rod Connors on 4/2/2020 to
Free Jewelry Patterns
Red Plum Blossom Ballet Earrings
Free Jewelry Making Pattern
By Kim Connors - www.Bead3.com
Materials
2 - Antique Silver-Plated Dangle Earrings
2 - Antique Silver-Plated 11x25mm Decorative 3 Loop Connectors
6 - Antique Silver-Plated Head Pins
6 - Antique Silver-Plated 5mm 22 Gauge Jump Rings
4 - Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Caps
2 - Antique Silver-Plated 1.5x4mm Beaded Rondelles
2 - Red Plum Blossom 8x5mm Semiprecious Rondelles
6 - Crystal AB 6mm Czech Fire-Polished Beads
2 - Red Plum Blossom 4mm Semiprecious Round Beads
Create Drops
Crystal AB Czech Fire-Polished Drops (4 Total) Add 1 – Crystal AB 6mm Czech Fire-Polished Bead to a Head Pin. Make a 90° bend in head pin above beads. Using round nose pliers (or any pliers you have) hold the head pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around head pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra. Repeat THREE times for all 4 drops.
Red Plum Blossom Rondelle Drops (2 Total) Add 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Cap, 1 - Red Plum Blossom 8x5mm Semiprecious Rondelle, 1 - Antique Silver-Plated 2x6mm 6-Point Flower Bead Cap, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Czech Fire-Polished Bead, 1 - Antique Silver-Plated 1.5x4mm Beaded Rondelle, and 1 - Red Plum Blossom 4mm Semiprecious Round Bead to a Head Pin. Make a 90° bend in head pin above beads. Using round nose pliers (or any pliers you have) hold the head pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around head pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra. Repeat ONE time for both drops.
Create the Earrings
1. Open 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 5mm Jump Ring; add the loop of 1 – Red Plum Blossom Rondelle Drop and the center loop of 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 11x25mm Decorative 3 Loop Connector. Close the jump ring.
2. Open 1 – Antique Silver Plated 5mm Jump Ring; add the loop of 1 – Crystal AB Czech Fire-Polished Drop and one of the outer loops of the Antique Silver-Plated 11x25mm Decorative 3 Loop Connector you used in Step 1. Close the jump ring. Open 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 5mm Jump Ring; add the loop of 1 – Crystal AB Czech Fire-Polished Drop and the other outer loop of the Connector. Close the jump ring.
3. Open the loop of 1 – Antique Silver-Plated dangle earring (twist it open like you would a jump ring) and add the top loop of the Antique Silver-Plated 11x25mm Decorative 3 Loop Connector you used in the Step 1 and 2. Close the loop.
4. Repeat Steps 1 – 3 for the other earring.
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