{"id":3901,"date":"2012-08-02T13:19:03","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T17:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=3901"},"modified":"2012-08-16T11:30:43","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T15:30:43","slug":"chunky-southwestern-turquoise-earrings-video-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/02\/chunky-southwestern-turquoise-earrings-video-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Chunky Southwestern Turquoise Earrings Video Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These turquoise nuggets were just begging to be made into a pair of earrings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/beads-and-jewelry\/chunky-turquoise-dangle-earrings-still.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/beads-and-jewelry\/chunky-turquoise-dangle-earrings-still.jpg\" alt=\"chunky-turquoise-dangle-earrings-still\" width=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Often turquoise is combined with silver, but I&#8217;m loving the look of the coppery twisted wire beads at the top. \u00a0The metal beads at the bottom aren&#8217;t exactly copper, they&#8217;re not quite antique brass either, they just seem to work.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never made your own jewelry before, you&#8217;ll love the satisfaction you get out of picking exactly the colors you want. \u00a0You&#8217;d be amazed at how quickly they go together, too.<\/p>\n<p>To make these earrings you&#8217;ll need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>two turquoise nugget beads<\/li>\n<li>two twisted wire beads<\/li>\n<li>six round metal beads<\/li>\n<li>six seed beads<\/li>\n<li>six head pins<\/li>\n<li>two eye pins<\/li>\n<li>two ear wires<\/li>\n<li>chain nose pliers<\/li>\n<li>round nose pliers<\/li>\n<li>wire cutters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The video tutorial shows you how to do the wire work and assemble this fantastic pair. Printed directions are below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WRHinCQe6_I\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Basic Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Thread one turquoise nugget and one twisted wire bead onto an eye pin. Use chain nose and round nose pliers to make a loop above the wire bead. Repeat with remaining nugget, wire bead, and eye pin.<\/li>\n<li>Thread one seed bead and one round metal bead onto a head pin. Use chain nose and round nose pliers to make a loop above the metal bead. Repeat with remaining\u00a0beads\u00a0and head pins to make a total of six dangles.<\/li>\n<li>Attach three dangles to bottom of each turquoise nugget unit. To complete earrings, attach an ear wire to top of each turquoise nugget unit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Happy creating!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These turquoise nuggets were just begging to be made into a pair of earrings. 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