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Floral Earrings by Sharon Bateman Learn how to create your own pair of floral earrings. From "Jewelry Making" episode DJMK-608

In this segment guest Sharon Bateman makes a pair of organic floral earrings.

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Experience Level: Intermediate

Materials:

spool of green 20-gauge wire
earring wires
10 leaf beads with vertical holes
2 flat flower-shaped beads or buttons
12 8/0 seed beads
small amount of 11/0 seed beads
wire cutters
round nose pliers
masking tape
jig or knitting needles (optional)

	Figure A
	Figure B

1. Measure and cut your wires, and then tape together if using round nose pliers.

2. Bend a series of seven double-ended loops (figure A); temper the wire to stiffen.

3. Bend the end of the wire loosely around, and then run the end of the wire through the loops. Using round nose pliers, sharpen and tighten the loop at the top. This will be the loop bail to attach the ear wires.

4. Wrap the second wire end around the first to secure the loops, and then cinch them up together. Fan the outside loops in a pleasing manner.

5. Make four dangles, adding leaf beads (figure B), seed beads and 8/0 beads as desired. Use head pins made with a squiggled loop that folds up over the leaf bead.

6. Add an 8/0 seed bead and a flower bead to one end of the wire, and then bend a loop to secure in place.

7. Add an 8/0 seed bead and a leaf bead to the second wire end, and then use the squiggled loop to secure the leaf.

8. Adjust the flower and leaf beads in place.

9. Repeat for the second earring.

10. Add ear wires.

RESOURCES :

All Wired Up
by Mark Lareau
Interweave Press Inc.
Website: interweave.com

Beads in Bloom: The Art of Making French Beaded Flowers
by Arlene Baker
Interweave Press, 2002
ISBN: 1931499063

Findings and Finishings
by Sharon Bateman

Woven Wire Jewelry
by Linda Chandler and Christine R. Ritchey

GUESTS :

Sharon Bateman
Author of Findings and Finishings
Web site: www.sharonbateman.com