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Coiled Paper Clip Earrings From "Jewelry Making" episode DJMK-208

Paper clip jewelry.

Host Jackie Guerra uses paper clips to create coiled earrings.

Materials:

Large colored paper clips (2)
Earring findings
Needle nose pliers
Wire straightener

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1. Straighten paper clips.

2. Use the needle nose pliers and turn a small circle.

3. Holding the loop flat, bend up the long part of the paper clip.

4. Move/turn the pliers and bend again.

5. Continue to approximaltey 1/2-inch from the straight end.

6. Bend away from the spiral and create a small loop.

7. Turn the loop 90?a so it!|s perpendicular to the spiral.

8. Attach to the earring finding.