Whimsy Go-Round Earrings
Project E672
Designer: Julie Bean
Add a touch of whimsy to your wardrobe with these charming earrings. This design reminds me of a carousel at a fair and the butterfly pattern on the channel bead is as lovely as a flower in Spring.
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What You'll Need
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Instructions:
NOTE: You will also need a paint brush for this project. Also, if you are not concerned with the image on your bead exactly matching, you can just purchase 1 sheet of collage images and use two different images from it.
- To start this project, please watch the video: How to Apply Collage Images to Nunn Design Channel Bead Cores and Make an Earring.
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The entire project is demonstrated in the above video. Here is a quick run-down if you do not wish to watch the video:
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Cut your collage image to fit into the bead channel. Paint Nunn glue on the backside of the image and then press into place on the gold bead core. Let dry. Paint a layer of Nunn Sealant over the image, all the way around. Let dry.
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Onto a gold head pin, place 1 Swarovski 4mm bicone in light amethyst, 1 Swarovski 6mm round bead in pacific opal, your bead core from above, another round bead and another bicone.
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Create a wrapped wire loop after the last bead and snip off excess wire with flush cutters.
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Open the loop at the base of your earring hook and link it to the wrapped wire loop you just made. Close the loop at the base of your earring.
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All done! Don't forget to make a second earring to have your matched set.
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Variations
Choose from a wide assortment of collage images and metal finishes to make different styles of this earring.
When substituting in items, pay attention to sizes and styles to make sure all your pieces will fit together.
Keywords: bead cores, channel beads, easy earrings, beginner earrings
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.
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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.
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