| DiY Projects :: Earrings :: E873 |
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Project E873
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Total Cost: $35.38 (with the use of the tool magic solution) |
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Instructions.
1) Take one of the Gold Filled Beading Hoops and, with your Chain Nose pliers, bend the connector loop portion of the hoop 90 degrees. Insert the other side of the hoop through the small connector hole that was just bent 90 degrees. Press the sides of the hoop just slightly so that you increase the amount of wire going through that connector hole. Take your Chain Nose pliers and make a 90 degree bend in that wire when you have about 3/8" worth of wire through. Make a simple loop with the 3/8" length of wire.
2) Take one of the 1' lenghts of Gold Wire and make a sharp "u" shape about 3/8" up from one of the ends. Loop at the hoop for a minute. Face the hoop so that the end of the simple loop is facing to the right and the flat part of the connector loop of the hoop is facing to the left. Take the length of Gold Wire that you've bent a "U" into and fit this over the middle of the left side of the hoop. The shorter length should be on the back of the loop with the longer section of the wire laying over the top of the loop (on the middle of the left side of the hoop). Now, you can either use your fingers or dip the tips of your Chain Nose pliers (or Bent Nose pliers if you prefer) into the tool magic solution (allow to dry for about 2 hours and read all instructions carefully) but wrap the shorter end of the Gold Wire around the hoop so that you're wrapping up to the top of the hoop. You should be able to wrap this section of the wire about three times around the hoop. Snip away any excess with your Side Cutters after this is complete.
3) With the longer section of wire, thread on one Sapphire Rondelle and press it up against the hoop right next to the wrapping that you just completed with the shorter length of the wire. Hold the Sapphire in place with the index finger of your right hand and then wrap the wrap to the back of the hoop. Come back up around the hoop and continue to wrap nice and tight around the hoop three more times. Repeat with threading on another Sapphire Rondelle and wrapping the wire around the hoop four times. Repeat this step for the remaining thirteen Sapphire Rondelles for this earring.
4) When you have the last of the Sapphire Rondelles threaded on, wrap the remaining wire around the hoop four more times and then snip the very end of the wire off with your Side Cutters. (Use the flush end of your Chain Nose Pliers to press the last loop into line with the rest of the loops if it's pulled away a bit from cutting the end of the wire.)
5) Open up the simple loop at the top of the hoop with your Chain Nose and Round Nose pliers, and attach one of the Gold Filled Closed Jump Rings to this loop. Close the simple loop on the hoop securely. Now, open the connector loop on one of the Gold Earwires and attach this to the Closed Jump Ring as well. Make sure that the wire end on this earwire points to the right on this earring**. Close the loop on the Earwire securely and one of your earrings are complete.
To Finish.
5) Repeat all steps again to create the other earring. When attaching the earwire to the Closed Jump Ring (like in step #5) make sure that this wire end on the earwire points to the left**.
**Note: By setting the earwires up this way, the cool wire wrapping that you've done will be showcased by facing them away from your face as you wear these. If you don't want to show off your lovely wire wrapping, just reverse the way that the earwires are attached. This design option is completely your choice.
