Welcome to our jewelry making community: imagine, create, share, & inspire!
Crystal Framed Earrings Project Idea
Supplies List
14kt gold filled wire (half hard)
Swarovski crystals
Crystal briolette beads
Earwires (I used leverbacks)
Shape your frames using an object like a small bottle to make a consistent size and shape. I actually used by flat nose pliers to form the bottom of each frame, then wrapped wire at the top forming an oblong loop shape with a flat bottom. At the top, I wrapped the wire with a closed loop, and attached it to an earring component with a crystal bead at the top.
Add the beads to your frame: Cut a long length of wire, and begin wrapping it around the top of the frame a couple of times to attach it to the frame. Add a crystal bead. Hold the bead in place with your fingers on the outside of the frame, and wrap the wire several times around and through the frame to secure the bead in place. Repeat the process of adding beads, wrapping, adding beads, wrapping--until you have made it all the way around the frame, "studding" it with crystals on the outside. Repeat on the second earring frame, paying close attention to make sure you add the same number of beads in the same place on the frame so they match.
Add the briolette: Cut another length of wire, and secure it to one side at the top of the frame by wrapping the wire a couple of times around the frame. Slide the briolette bead onto that wire, then wrap the tail of the wire a couple times around the other side of the frame.
Cut another length of wire, and wrap it around the top of your earring a few times, the down to cover the top part of your earring. This step is optional, but I liked the way it looked. :-)
Have fun and I hope you enjoyed this earrings project!
Views: 24
Comment
Bookmark & Share
About.com Jewelry Making
Happy Memorial Day and Jewelry Links
Beads & Books
Michelle makes over an old pair of earrings. Come see the dramatic before and after photos!
Resin Crafts!
The 2012 Diamond Jubilee inspires these new resin filled bezels.
Snap out of it, Jean! There is beading to be done!
Jean reviews Sharilyn Miller's extraordinary, not to be missed book, Arty Jewelry IV. You will agree that you must own this book when you read the review!
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Andrew kicks off his annual Spring Cleaning Destash Sale! He's got lots of amazing beads, jewelry, and more!
A Bead A Day
Lisa's sharing a quick and easy project using a craft store Swarovski crystal strand...it's a tiara for the wrist!
Art Bead Scene
Heather shares a post about colors using bead supplies, showing monochromatic, complimentary, and analogous color selections
Beading Arts
A tutorial for simple but elegant earrings is featured this week!
Elastic Bracelets
Summer Time Jewelry
In many areas of the world, it is hot and summer is on the way, so it is time to break out the shells and other summer related jewelry components and get busy making jewelry you can enjoy for the next few months. I have a place for you to start, my list of Summer Jewelry Project. Pearls, shells, and turtle charms are just a few elements you will find over there to get you in the mood to start designing summer time jewelry.
Jewelry Links for the Week
A Bead A DayGet your crystals ready, the Swarovski Elements design contest sponsored by FireMountainGems opens June 1st!!
Art Bead Scene
Art Bead Scene highlights some of the handmade beads that are entered in the Bead Star competition. Come and see some of the entries and place your votes for your favorites!
Beading Arts
We're celebrating everything to do with wire this month! Come and visit with some fabulous wire artists and try your hand at working with wire yourself!
Carmi's Art/Life World
A fabric bead is always fun to create and uses up leftover beads too!
Resin Crafts!
Working in a shell pendant with resin...difficult but possible!
Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
What do you think of the idea of making your business more successful? Sound good? Check out what's on Jean's blog today!
What's New on the Forum
Have you stopped by the Jewelry Making Forum lately? While the forum is just a small part of this site, there is some great information available over there from your ...© 2012 Created by Lorri Ely.
You need to be a member of Making-Jewelry.com Network to add comments!
Join Making-Jewelry.com Network