Finding new and different ways to use supplies is what keeps jewelry making interesting for me. I love how just some simple bead stringing wire gives these earrings their dangle. Crimps hold everything in place and crimp covers keep it all looking pretty.

It would be fun to make a whole bunch of these wire components and put them together into a very fluffy necklace, bracelet or pair of earrings.

Just make sure you pick up some pretty colored wire to use as it will be exposed in the design.

Enjoy the video and happy creating!

You can watch the Bead on a Wire Earrings Video Tutorial over at YouTube.

Materials:

• 2 12mm pearl beads
• 2 8mm bicone beads
• 8 6mm round beads
• 4 2mm x 4mm saucer spacers
• 10 crimps
• 10 crimp covers
• 2 ear wires
• 2 9 inch pieces bead stringing wire such as:
  • Beadalon 19-Strand Bead Stringing Wire, 0.018-Inch, Satin Gold, 30-Feet
  • Beadalon 49-Strand Bead Stringing Wire, 0.018-Inch, Silver Plated, 10-Feet
  • Beadalon 19-Strand Bead Stringing Wire, 0.015-Inch, Bronze, 30-Feet

Tools:

• chain nose pliers
• crimping pliers
• wire cutters
• One Step Crimper (optional, but useful!)

Directions:

1. Slide a crimp onto a piece of bead stringing wire. Use crimping pliers or One Step Crimper to flatten one-half inch from one end of wire. Use crimping pliers to cover flattened crimp with a crimp cover.
2. Slide on 6mm bead, 2mm x 4mm saucer spacer, 12mm pearl bead, 2mm x 4mm saucer spacer, 6mm bead and a crimp.
3. Use crimping pliers or One Step Crimper to flatten crimp. Use crimping pliers to cover flattened crimp with a crimp cover.
4. Make a bend in the wire one inch from crimp cover just added. Slide a crimp onto the wire and slide past the bend. Then slide the wire back through the crimp and slide crimp up so a 1/4-inch loop of wire remains. Repeat step 3.
5. Slide another crimp on wire and position where you’d like the top of your second section of beads to be. Repeat step 3.
6. Add a 6mm bead, 8mm bicone, 6mm bead and a crimp. Repeat step 3.
7. Use wire cutters to either trim the wire to one-half inch below crimp cover or trim off both wires completely.
8. Repeat to make second earring.

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