Crystal Radiance Earrings
Project E664
Designer: Julie Bean
These earrings look like they were bought on 5th Avenue with their elegant Swarovski crystal chatons pave set into clay. Combining crystal copper and golden shadow chatons adds to the classy look of the pair.
|
What You'll Need
Purchase All Supplies
Specialized Tools
|
Instructions:
Note: You will need a pair of disposable gloves for this project. Remember to double these instructions to make your matched pair of earrings.
- Before starting this project, please watch the video: How to Use Crystal Clay
-
Based upon what you learned in the video, mix up approximately 1 large pea size ball of white Crystal Clay. Press this ball into one of your antique gold hook earrings with large round bezel setting. Smooth out the ball with your finger tip so that goes to the edge of your bezel and has a nice smooth dome shape.
-
Using a to pick up your Swarovski Crystal Chatons, start by picking up one Swarovski Crystal chaton in crystal copper and place it into the clay, as close to the edge of the bezel as you can get. Place another crystal copper chaton right next to the one just placed, being careful not to touch or overlap but otherwise as close as possible. Keep working your way along the edge of the bezel, creating a nice neat row of chatons.
-
After you have completed this first row of chatons, create another row of crystal copper chatons right next to it, moving towards the center of the clay. See photo.
-
For your third row of Swarovski crystal chatons, switch to the color golden shadow. Also make a fourth row of golden shadow chatons. You should now be almost to the very center of the clay. For this, just add 1 more golden shadow chaton in the very center.
-
When all chatons have been placed, gently tap down their tops with your fingers to make sure they are set into the clay.
-
Let cure in an upright position for 24 hours.
-
Enjoy!
|
Variations
Try making this pair of earrings with different colors of chatons and clay. White clay in a silver bezel setting with jet hematite and black diamond would be one combination worth considering!
When substituting in items, pay attention to sizes and styles to make sure all your pieces will fit together.
Tip: Check package quantities for each component. You may have extra material to make more than one finished project, or will have leftovers for other projects. In some cases, adding on just one more package of a component may be all you need to make multiple pieces.
All designs © Beadaholique Inc.
You may use our designs to make items for personal use or gifts.
Sale of our designs, whether in written form or assembled, is prohibited.
|
Enlarge Photo
