Cluster designs like this are fun to put together. It can be time consuming to make all the bead dangles, but once done they make a very interesting piece of jewelry with a lot of movement.

These earrings would be great with a bunch of beads in several shades of one color, or how about gradating colors for an ombre effect? You could even try multiple colors: big, juicy brights for a Carmen Miranda look or soft pastels for a dainty, delicate look.

A bigger cluster could even serve as a necklace pendant.

Whichever you choose, have fun creating!

If you do make jewelry based on this video, I’d love for you to share photos in the “Your Creations” album on Keepsake Crafts’ Facebook page.

Enjoy the video. 🙂

You can watch the Pearly Bubbles Earrings Video Tutorial over at YouTube.

Materials:

• 30 6mm round beads
• 30 seed beads
• 32 head pins
• 2 12mm glass lentil beads
• 2 6mm spacer beads
• 2 ear wires

Tools:

• chain nose pliers
• round nose pliers
• wire cutters

1. Onto a head pin slide a seed bead and a 6mm bead.
2. Trim wire coming out of last bead to 3/8-inch. Grasp end of wire with round nose pliers and wrap wire around pliers as far as possible to start to make a loop.  Reposition pliers to finish loop so it just crosses over itself.  Grasp loop with pliers to center over bead, making sure loop is closed securely. Repeat to make 30 bead dangles.
3. Onto a headpin slide a spacer bead and a lentil bead.  Add the loops of 15 bead dangles.
4. Repeat step 2 to make a simple loop above least bead dangle.
5. Open an ear wire and attach to loop made in step 4.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 to make second earring.

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