These earrings are simple to create and completely open to interpretation. I love the idea of making them longer and with smaller seed beads. That would give ’em a lot of dangly movement.  Perhaps in a combination of metallic finishes? Maybe with a big, funky metallic bead at the bottom. Hmmm……

The only skills needed are making simple loops and opening & closing said loops. If you can do that and string beads onto wire, you’re ready to go!

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Enjoy the video and happy creating!

You can watch the Swirly Whirly Earrings Video Tutorial over at YouTube.

Materials:

• 2 5-inch pieces 20 gauge wire
• 2 2-inch head pins
• 2 6-8mm beads
• 2 ear wires
• 6/0 seed beads in two different colors

Tools:

• wire cutters
• chain nose pliers
• round nose pliers
• a pen or small dowel to wrap wire around

1. Add a 6-8mm bead to a headpin. Fill remainder of headpin with 6/0 beads in one color to within 3/8-inch of end of pin. Set aside.
2. Use round nose pliers to make a small loop in one end  of 5-inch piece of wire. Fill wire with 4 inches of other color of 6/0 seed beads. Trim wire after last bead to 3/8-inch. Use round nose pliers to make a loop with remaining wire.
3. Wrap this 4 inch beaded unit around a pen or a small dowel to make a spiral. Remove from dowel and use pliers to position one of the wire loops near the center of the spiral and parallel to the coils.
4. Thread the head pin unit from step 1 up through the coils and then through the centered loop. Use round nose pliers to make a small loop with remaining wire. Open loop of an ear wire and attach to the headpin loop just made.
5. Repeat to make second earring.

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