Lunar Eclipse Earrings

What You'll Need

• 1 (1 package) - Toho Round Seed Beads 11/0 #21 'Silver Lined Crystal' 8 Gram Tube (JSK-0011)


• 1 (1 package) - Czech Seed Beads 8/0 Silver Lined Black Diamond (1 Ounce) (BCS-8219)


• 1 (1 package) - Wildfire Thermal Bonded Beading Thread .008 Inch - Black- 50 Yd (XCR-8936)


• 1' - Antiqued Brass Twisted Rope Alternating Round Link Chain 22mm - Bulk By The Foot (CHA-99923)


• 1 (1 package) - Vintaj Natural Brass Round Loop Ear Wire 25mm (2 Pair) (FEA-6640)

NOTE: Clicking the "Purchase All Supplies" button will order all of the above supplies. If you only need to purchase some of the items, please use the individual "Add" buttons above.

Tools You'll Need

• Power Pro Scissors - Fiskars 5 Inches - Super Sharp (XTL-5700)


• BeadSmith Cordless Thread Zap II Thread Burner Tool (XTL-0106)


• English Beading Needles Assortment So Handy (XTL-3004)


• Beadsmith Jeweller's Micro Pliers Chain Nose Flat Nose (XTL-5511)

Instructions:

1. Cut your chain into a length of 3 chain links - a large one in the middle and a small one on each side. Do not cut the actual chain links you will be beading but the ones to each side. If you make a nice clean cut with your wire cutters, you can use these chain link as large jump rings for a future project.


2. Please watch the video, How to Bead Weave a Circular Brick Stitch Around a Ring. Thread a needle with 24" of Wildfire beading thread, and following what you learned in the video, circular brick stitch a single row of Toho seed beads size 11/0 silver lined crystal around one of the smaller rings. Tie off your thread.


3. Skip over and do not bead anything on the large ring.


4. Next, thread your needle with 48" of Wildfire beading thread, and then on the other small size ring, circular brick stitch 2 rows of Czech seed beads size 8/0 silver lined black diamond, 1 row of Toho seed beads size 11/0 silver lined crystal, another row of size 8/0 black diamond, and a final row of size 11/0 silver lined crystal. Tie off your thread.


5. Open the loop at the base of your Vintaj brass round loop ear wire the same way you open a jump ring. Slide the loop over the beadwork on the ring where you only beaded a single row. Close the loop back up.


6. Have fun wearing these earrings!