Posted by Rod Connors on 12/26/2019 to
Free Jewelry Patterns
Wreath Earrings
Free Jewelry Making Pattern
By Kim Connors - www.Bead3.com
Materials
2 – 5 ½ inch lengths of Green 22 Gauge Buddy Craft Wire
2 – Silver-Plated 11x15mm Leverback Earrings
20 – Emerald AB 6x4mm Glass Crystal Rondelles
24 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Beads
2 – Silver-Plated 6mm Rhinestone Rounds with Clear Crystals
Create Earrings
1. Take wire and using any small pliers make a small loop at one end. See below:
2. Add 1 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Bead, 1 – Emerald AB 6x4mm Crystal Rondelle, 1 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Bead, 1 – Emerald AB 6x4mm Crystal Rondelle, 1 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Bead, 1 – Emerald AB 6x4mm Crystal Rondelle, 1 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Bead, 1 – Emerald AB 6x4mm Crystal Rondelle, 1 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Bead, 1 – Emerald AB 6x4mm Crystal Rondelle, 1 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Bead, 1 – Silver-Plated 6mm Rhinestone Rounds with Clear Crystals, 1 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Bead, 1 – Emerald AB 6x4mm Crystal Rondelle, 1 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Bead, 1 – Emerald AB 6x4mm Crystal Rondelle, 1 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Bead, 1 – Emerald AB 6x4mm Crystal Rondelle, 1 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Bead, 1 – Emerald AB 6x4mm Crystal Rondelle, 1 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Bead, 1 – Emerald AB 6x4mm Crystal Rondelle, and 1 – Red Silver-Lined Size 6 Seed Bead. See below:
3. Thread the end of the wire through the loop you created in Step 1. See below:
4. Pull the wire tight through the loop. See below:
5. Using a pair of round nose pliers make a 90° bend in the wire just above the loop you pulled the wire through. See below:
6. Wrap the wire around the round nose pliers to create another loop. See below:
7. Wrap the wire down around the wire below the loop you just created. Make as many coils as you can until you get to the original loop you pull the wire through. See below:
8. Trim the excess wire. See below:
9. Shaped the wire and beads into a round wreath shape. See below:
10. Open the loop of one of the dangle earrings (just twist it like you would a jump ring). Add the loop of the wreath and close the loop of the earring.
11. Repeat Steps 1 – 10 for the other earring.