Posted by Rod Connors on 7/22/2019 to
Free Jewelry Patterns
Swirling Lace Earrings
Free Jewelry Making Pattern
By Kim Connors - www.Bead3.com
Materials
2 – Gunmetal 11x15mm Leverback Earrings
2 – Gunmetal 2” Ball Pins
2 – Gunmetal 7x16mm Curved 6-Leaf Bead Caps
2 – Antique Silver-Plated 6x13mm 3-Branch Bead Caps
2 – Gunmetal 1.5x4mm Beaded Rondelles
2 – Gunmetal 2x6mm Beaded Rondelles
2 - Antique Silver-Plated 4mm Ridged Rounds
2 – Smokey Quartz 6x4mm Glass Crystal Rondelles
2 – Blue Crazy Lace Agate 12mm Semiprecious Rounds
Create the Beaded Earrings
1. Add 1 – Blue Crazy Lace Agate 12mm Semiprecious Round, 1 – Gunmetal 7x16mm Curved 6-Leaf Bead Cap (squeeze the Bead Cap around the Blue Crazy Lace Agate 12mm Semiprecious Round shaping it to fit), 1 - Antique Silver-Plated 6x13mm 3-Branch Bead Cap (squeeze the Bead Cap around the Blue Crazy Lace Agate 12mm Semiprecious Round and the Gunmetal 7x16mm Curved 6-Leaf Bead Cap shaping it to fit), 1 - Gunmetal 2x6mm Beaded Rondelle, 1 - Antique Silver-Plated 4mm Ridged Round, 1 - Gunmetal 1.5x4mm Beaded Rondelle, and 1 - Smokey Quartz 6x4mm Glass Crystal Rondelle to a ball pin.
2. Make a 90° bend in ball pin above beads. Using round nose pliers (or any pliers you have) 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. Your drop should look like this:
3. Open the loop of one of the leverback earrings (just twist it like you would a jump ring). Add the loop of the drop and close the loop of the earring.
6. Repeat steps 1 – 3 for the other earring.