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Perfect Prom Earrings From "Jewelry Making" episode DJMK-206

	Dangling earrings with a dash of class!
	Beading diagram.

Guest artist Orna Willis creates dazzling, dangling earrings that are perfect for prom!

Materials:

4" silver headpins
Silver ear wires
24 gauge silver wire
2 - 5mm silver jumprings
6 aqua colored 4mm Czech glass beads (A)
8 aqua colored 4mm Swarovski crystals (B)
10 3mm silver smooth round beads (C)
8 5mm square silver spacer beads (D)
24 silver soldered 3mm jump rings (E)
6 blue topaz 8mm briolettes (F)
6 4mm "Jade" Peridot round beads (G)
4 - 5mm silver coils (H)
Delica Sea Blue Luster beads (I)
Delica Chartreuse beads (J)
Flat nose pliers
Round nose pliers
Jewelry wire cutters

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

1. Begin by preparing briolettes. First, take 2" piece of silver 24-gauge wire and thread on briolette leaving 1/3 wire on one end of briolette and 2/3 wire on other end. Bend wire as shown in diagram for 6 briolettes, 3 for each earring (figure A).

2. Take headpin and prepare center hanging piece (figure B) threading as shown in sequence. (Each item in the material list has a letter at its side. Use this key for the sequence of the beading). After beading the headpin, cut off excess headpin leaving 1/4" of wire. Form loop using round nose pliers. (Starting at the head end of the pin: A, 3-E, B, E, G, E, 3-E, C).

3. Take another 4" headpin and thread (figure C) in the following sequence (starting from the head of the pin): H, A, I, J, I, D, B, D, I, J, I, C, Briolette, C, I, J, I, E, G, E, B, Briolette. Reverse the order, working back to H.

4. Form a loop at the end of the headpin as well as cutting off the head of the pin and forming a loop on that end. Turn the loops so that they face each other as shown in the diagram.

5. Using the nail of your thumb press down on the headpin at the point of the middle briolette bending the two sides of the headpin up.

6. Place your thumb at the point right before the side briolettes, one at a time, bending the wire out to the sides. Then right after the briolettes, press down again bending the wire toward the top and meeting the loops on the ends of the wire.

7. Position the center hanging piece you prepared between the two loops of the earring headpin (figure D), lining up the holes of the loops. Using a 5 mm silver jump ring, connect the three loops lastly adding the loop of an ear wire.

RESOURCES :

Briolettes and miscellaneous beads
Fire Mountain Gems
Phone: 800-355-2137
Website: www.firemountaingems.com

Belle Armoire
Art to Wear Magazine
Website: www.bellearmoire.com

Kits for this project:
Ornaments - Designs by Orna
Commerce, MI
Phone: 248-366-7335
E-mail: orna@ornadesign.com
Website: www.ornadesign.com

GUESTS :
Orna Willis
Artist / Designer / Owner, Ornaments - Designs by Orna
Commerce, MI
Phone: 248-366-7335
Website: www.ornadesign.com