Southwestern Rose Earrings

by John Bead |

Item # 042337495P138

Intermediate Under 1 Hour

Cut 4" inches of 22 gauge German style wire. Use round nose pliers to form a simple loop with one end. Tip: Pinch the top of the headpin between the tool and roll forward to form a loop.
String (1) Turquoise Chip, (7) Matte Black Sed Beads, (5) Grey Silver-Lined Seed Beads, and form a wrapped loop on top. Tip: to form a wrapped loop, pinch the wire between chain nose pliers just above the last seed bead added. Push the wire forward 90 degrees. With round nose pliers, position the wire between the tool, just above the point where the wire is folded forward, and wrap the wire around the round form of the tool until it comes all the way around and crosses itself. With the loop still held in the tool, wrap the tail around twice. Trim using flush cutters and use chain nose pliers to push the tail flush against the coil.

Use 4mm jump rings to attach each of the dangles to the bottom loops on earring connector. Attach (7) to each earring. Tip: Use chain nose and bent nose pliers to open and close each jump ring in a lateral motion.

Use 4mm jump rings to attach the pearl and rose charms to each of the dangles. Attach an 8mm pearl charm to the center dangle of each earring. Attach an antique rose charm to each of the (2) dangles surrounding the center dangle of each earring. Attach 6mm Pearl charms to the (2) dangles on either side of the roses. Finish with oxidized black roses on each of the outside dangles.

For each earring, create a chain of (5) 6mm jump rings. Attach the ear wire to the center jump ring. Attach the first and last jump rings to each of the top hoops on the earring connector.