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to Learn How to Make Earrings:

6 FeeEaing Pattens

Designs and Instructions orHandmade Earrings

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Desert Skies EarringsTERRI WLASCHIN PAGE 1

Crystal Corona EarringsMICHELLE MACH PAGE 2

Figure 8 EarringsLESLIE ROGALSKI PAGE 4

Twigs & BranchesPAT WEXELBLAT PAGE 6

Hydrangea EarringsKELLI BURNS PAGE 9

Umber Pheasant Feather EarringsMELODY MACDUFFEE PAGE 11

Techniques PAGE 13

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6 FrEE EArrING PATTErNS to Learn How to Make Earrings:

Designs and Instructions for Handmade Earrings

edtr, beadingdailyJENNIFER VANBENSCHOTEN

deser JANICE TAPIA / ptrapyJOE COCA, ANN SWANSON r as ted

Projects and information are for inspiration and personal use only. BeadingDaily,Beadwork, and Stringing do not recom-

mend, approve, or endorse any of the advertisers, products, services, or views advertised in this publication. Nor do

BeadingDaily, Beadwork, or Stringing evaluate the advertisers claims in any way. You should, therefore, use your own judg-

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Beaded earrings dont have to match a bracelet or

a necklace. In fact, when I wear earrings I prefer them

to be statements all by themselves. Beaded earrings

are like little miniature works of beadwoven art. And

once you get started, they really are addicting make

one pair and you wont be able to stop!

Looking at all the gorgeous earring designs

available in the Beading DailyShop and on Beading

Dailymade me think about some of the reasons I love

beaded earrings:

1. Beaded earrings are (usually) easier to wear than alarge statement necklace or bracelet. Most of the

time, if an earring is done right, you wont even

know that its there.

2. Beaded earrings are great projects for beginners

because they dont have to take a lot of materials

or time. You can make a gorgeous pair of beaded

earrings using just a few special beads in just a

couple of hours.

3. Learning a new technique can sometimes be easierif you try it by making a pair of beaded earrings.

Fringe earrings are fun and fast, as you can see in

Pat Wexelblats Twigs and Branches. Make up several

pairs in your favorite colors or experiment with different

shapes of leaf beads for fun results. Move on to Teri

Wlachins easy Desert Skies earrings, made with basic

branched fringe and a spectacular color combination

reminiscent of the American Southwest. Bead artist

Leslie Rogalski shows us that it really is hip to be

square with the cool cube beads she uses in her Figure

8 earrings. Feathers are another hot trend, showing

up everywhere from runway models to American Idol,

and you can get your own feathery fix with MelodyMacDuffees Umber Pheasant Feather Earrings.

Beaded earrings make a great weekend beading

project, and theyre great for informal beading get-

togethers. Why not grab a few of your friends and pass

the ear wires? Have fun making your own beautiful

beaded earrings!

Jennifer VanBenschoten, Beading Dailyeditor

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More wonderful beadwork projects are available at interweavestore.com

2011 Interweave Press LLC. Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved.page 1

Step 1: Ct 16" ces f FreLe adte e ed t a jmp r, s asres kt. Dab jeelry le

te kt. Tread te eedle teter ed f te FreLe.

Step 2: Pck p 8 se 11 seed beads, 1se 6 seed bead, 1 barrel bead, ad 1se 11 seed bead. Skpp te lastse 11 sttced, br te treadback tr te barrel bead, 1 se6 seed bead, ad 1 se 11 seed bead.Ts s te cre f yr fre.

Step 3: Pck p 5 se 11s, 1 se 6,ad 1 se 11. Skpp te lastbead str, cme back trte se 6, 5 se 11s, ad te extse 11 f te cre. Repeat tl yave 7 rs. Ext te last se 11 fte cre.

Step 4: Se back tr te jmpr, 1 seed bead, ad te a alf-tc kt. Sttc d tr 2mre se 11s ad te ater alf-

tc kt. Sttc d ad exttr a se 6 bead. Sp ffexcess FreLe. Attac te jmpr t te ear re.

Step 5:Repeat Steps 14 fr t makete matc earr.

project

The cool blue

beads paired with

the warm, deep

browns bring this

inspiration to life.

desert skesearrsT E R R I W L A SC H I N

Materials2 jump rings

2 earring wires

93 size 11 seed beads

18 size 6 seed beads

2 faceted 75mm barrel beads

FireLine

toolsBeading needleWire cutters

Jewelry glue

techniquesRight angle weave

Fringe

RESOURCESChck your local bad sho.

teRRI WLASCHIN lives in Rockville, Maryland and sells her jewelry pri-

marily through home-based shows and craft shows. Her work has been

featured several times in Creative Jewelry. Terri can be reached via e-mail

at [email protected]. See more of her work on Etsy at star

seedjewelry.etsy.com.

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Materials40 bicone 4mm crystals

.5 g size 15 Japanese seed beads

FireLine 6lb test

1 pair French ear wires

toolsScissors

Round-nose pliers

Size 12 thin beading needle

techniquesNetting

FiniShED SizE: 1"(noT inCLuDing EAR wiRE)

project

These crystal sunbursts can be made

in any color combo you choose. Just

mix your favorite color of bicones withcontrasting or matching seed beads.

This easy, but beautiful design begs to be

repeated again and again!

crystal craearrs

P I L A R B U R G

JimLawson

Mak h mdallionStep 1:Str a eedle t a 1yard

let f Frele, leav a 8 tal.Str te sde f te medall asflls fr a ttal f 12 beads: 1 se 11seed, 1 crystal, 1 seed, 1 crystal, 1 seed,1 crystal, 1 seed, 1 crystal, 1 seed, 1crystal, 1 seed, 1 crystal (Figur 1).

Step 2:Te te beads t a crcle sa sres kt. Pass tr te cr-cle t ext bead 3 (Figur 2).

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Step 3:Str 3 seeds, 1 crystal, 3seeds, skp te ext crystal tecrcle ad pass tr te seedbead 5 (Figur 3).

Step 4:Cte ard te crcle,repeat te bead patter Step3, pass tr te seed beads 7,9, 11, 1 ad ext bead 3 (Figur 4).

Step 5:Pass tr te ext 3 seedsad crystal, beads 13-16. Str 1seed, 1 crystal, 1 seed ad passtr te ext crystal, bead 23(Figur 5).

Step 6:Cte ard te crcle,repeat te bead patter Step5, pass tr beads 30, 37, 44,51, ad ext bead crystal 16(Figur 6).

Step 7:Pass back tr ter cr-cle f beads created Steps 5 ad 6t tte te crcle, ext crystalbead 51. D t pll t s r tesape ll cp. Kt te rktread t exst tread beteebeads several alf tces, bt dt ct te tread.

Mak h bailStep 8:Str 1 seed, 1 crystal, 1seed, 1 crystal, 1 seed ad pass backtr bead 51 (Figur 7). Refrce,pass pass back tr tebeads jst added, beads 52-56, adcte tr beads 52, 53 ad54.

Step 9:Str 6 seeds ad pass backtr bead 54. Repeat trte lp f beads aa cld

bead 54 t refrce (Figur 8).

Step 10:Fr added secrty, passtr beads added step 8(Figur 7).

Step 11:weave tread t beadsad te ff s alf-tc kts.Trm. Tread a eedle te talad eave tat t te beads; trm.

Step 12:us rd-se plers,pe te lp a ear re. Slpte lp f te ear re trte lp f seeds at te tp f temedall. Clse te lp f teear re. Repeat Steps 112 tmake a secd earr.

pILAR BURG is an active member of the Iowa

Bead Society and lives in Iowa, where she

works as a computer programmer. She can be

reached at [email protected]

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project

This fast and easy pair of earrings isinspired by the netting technique and

color palette used in the Egyptian

Collar by Adrienne Gaskell (from the

November-December 2008 issue ofStep by Step Beads.

fre 8earrs

L E SL I E R O G A L SK I

Step 1:Tread 2' f tread a eedle adstr 1 se 11, 1 se 8 ad 1 cbe, leav a3" tal. Str 2 se 8s ad 1 cbe fr tmes.Str 1 se 8 ad e 11. Pass backtr te se 8 ad cbe (Figur 1).

Step 2:Str 2 se 8s, 1 cbe, ad 2 se 8s.

Pass tr te trd cbe str Step 1,te mddle cbe (Figur 2).

Step 3:Str 2 se 8s, 1 cbe, ad 2 se 8s.Pass tr te frst cbe ad se 8 str.Te te rk tread ad te tal a secresqare kt betee te se 8 ad te se11. Yr sape sld lk lke a slm fre 8

t e cbe at ts ast ad extededtps (Figur 3).

Materials14 black 3mm cubes

18 size 8 matte pewter seed beads

24 matte black size 11 seed beads

2 thin gauge head pins 2" long

Ear wires

Black beading thread

Needle

toolsScissors

Round nose pliers

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Step 4:weave te rk tread ad tal back t tebeads t te mddle cbe ad trm. Y ll eed tretread te tal a e eedle (Figur 4).

Step 5:Pass e ead p careflly tr e f te tpse 11 beads, a se 8 ad te cbe. use yr fers ttr te tp se 11 bead s te p ca pass strattr t t te ter beads. As te ead p emeresfrm te cbe t te space betee te sdes f tesape, str 5 se 11 beads. Pass tr te astcbe. Str 5 mre se 11s. Pass tr te tp cbe,se 8, ad tp se 11 bead (Figur 5).

Step 6:use yr fers t ps te beads tards teead f te p, t sqas te fre 8 t a rder

sape. hld te beads place, se yr rd seplers t make a small rapped lp abve te se 11t secre te beads tat sqased sape.

Step 7:Attac yr ear re t te rapped lp. Tatst! Make a secd earr, atrally. Try vary terbeads le f te cbes.

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project

ts &braces

PAT WEXELBLAT

FrankDeSantis

These earrings are fun to make and can be a wonderful seasonaladdition to your wardrobe. The basic branch design shown is a

great technique for adding fringe to your work.

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Step 1:Ct 5 f tread. i recm-med Lttle Fskars scssrs fr ct-t Frele becase f terqe ablty t ct ts prdctclealy. Tread yr eedle t teceter f te tread t rk t adbled tread. if s nym, rte tread tce ver te beesax.Pass te eedle tr a jmp r

ad te a sqare kt, leav a 6tread tal.

Step 2:Mak te ma stem.Pck p 1 se 8 bead, 1 leaf, 1 se 8,14 se 11s, 1 leaf, ad 3 se 11s. Sldeall te beads p aast te kt atte jmp r. Skp te last 3 beadste 3 earest t te eedle ad seback tr te leaf ad 2 se 11s

jst abve te leaf. nte: Se back

tr meas t pass te eedlead tread aa tr te d-cated beads, te ppste drectt te frst pass. Ext betee bead 13ad bead 12. Tte p te rk.Te ma key t sccess t makbraces les keep a frm, evetes (Figur 1).

Step 3:Mak a smple brac:Pck p 7 se 11s. Skp te last 3beads te se back tr teext 2. Pck p 5 se 11s. Skp telast 3 se 11s, se back tr teext 2, te tr te frst 2 fte brac. Se back p trte ext 2 f te ma stem, tardte jmp r.

Step 4:Ext betee bead 11 adbead 10. Tte p te rk.Repeat Step 3 tree mre tmes,eac tme ed by pass ptr te ext 2 beads tema stem. Tte te rk eactme ad fally ext betee beads5 ad 4 (Figur 2).

Step 5:Mak a leaf brac:

Pck p 4 se 11s, 1 leaf, ad 3 se11s. Skp te last 3 se 11s te seback tr te leaf ad 2 se 11s.Pck p 5 se 11s. Skp te last 3se 11s, se back tr te ext2, te te frst 2 f ts brac, adfally p tr te ext 2 tema stem.

Step 6:Ext betee bead 3 ad

bead 2. Tte te rk. RepeatStep 5 bt pass tr ly 1 bead te ma stem, ext beteebead 2 ad bead 1 (Figur 3).

Step 7:Pck p 5 se 11s. Skp telast 3, se back tr te ext 2 ts brac, te p t te

Materials8 leaf-shaped beads, drilled lengthwise

4 size 8 seed beads

Size 11 seed beads, about ateaspoonful

FireLine/4lb, or Nymo D thread

2 soldered round jump rings, 4.5mm,or 2 small oval jump rings

1 pair of ear wires

G-S Hypo Cement

toolsLittle Fiskars scissors (for Fireline)

Beading needle, size 10

techniquesFringe

Stringing

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ma stem tr te last 11,te se 8, te leaf, ad te tpse 8. Pass tr te jmpr ad te a sqare kt tte tread tal. Ct te treadseve, leav 6" tals (Figur 4).

Step 8:Tread te eedle t

bt tals. Se d trte tp se 8 ad te leaf. Makea alf-tc kt ard tetreads betee te leaf adte secd se 8, te cted tr te se 8 adseveral f te ma stem beadst de te tread eds. Pt aty dt f le te ktsad all t dry. Trm treadclse t beads, be carefl t

t ct t yr rk(Figur 5).

Step 9:Befre attac te earres, flp e f te earrsver frm left t rt, s tat tbecmes a mrrr mae f teter e.

pAt WeXeLBLAt is a former English

country dance/New England contra

dance musician, machine knitter, and

wood turner. She has three adult chil-

dren and is married to her best friend

who is also a mentor, advocate, and

enabler. Shes doing what she loves

best and having the time of her life!

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project

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earrsK E L L I B U R N S

Kelli wanted to use

marguerites for a simple

project she could teachher clients. The sparkle of

the flower-shaped crystals

and transparent seed

beads make these a pair

of earrings youll want in

every color.

A R T I S T S T I PDo not pull your thread toohard; the marguerites mayfray or even cut the thread.

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Step 1:Leafy ve. use 6 f tread tstr6 ree seed beads; pass trtem aa t frm a crcle.

Lare leaves. Str 12 ree; pass backtr te frt ad fft beads tfrm a lp. Str 8 ree ad passback tr te secd ad frstbeads t frm a lp (Figur 1).

Small leaves. Str 10 ree; passback tr te fft ad sxtbeads. Str 6 ree; pass backtr te secd ad frst beadst frm a lp (Figur 2).

Repeat t make a secd set f laread small leaves r fr te desredlet. Ed te ve t a set flare leaves, te str 4 ree adpass back tr te frst 3 beads t

frm a fre, ext betee te lastset f leaves (Figur 3).

Step 2:Flers. Str 1 crystal ad1 rse seed bead; pll s ad passback tr te crystal. Repeattree tmes t frm a clster f frflers. Pass tr te frst crys-tal ad seed bead aa t ttete clster. Pass back tr teext 4 ree t ext betee teext set f leaves (Figur 4). Repeat

fr tmes fr a ttal f fve flerclsters. use te plers t tst teear-re lp pe ad attac t tte seed bead lp at te start fte ve. Repeat all steps fr a sec-d earr.

KeLLI BURNS owns and teaches at The Hole

Bead Shoppe in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Reach

her at www.theholebeadshop.com or the hole

[email protected]. She is a frequent con-

tributor to Beadwork.

Materials1 g rose size 15 Japanese seed beads

4 g transparent green size 11 Czechseed beads

40 rose 6mm marguerite crystals

2 sterling silver French ear wires

6 lb braided beading thread

tools

Size 12 beading needleChain-nose pliers

Scissors

techniquesLeaf fringe

FiniShED SizE: 2"

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RESOURCESChck your local bad sho or conac:

Swarovski marguerite crystals, seed beads,ear wires, and thread: The Hole Bead

Shoppe, (918) 338-2444, www.theholebead

shop.com.

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project

It is always a good thing to incorporate

gifts of nature into artworkyou gain

a sense of connectedness to the world

around you. A farmers gift of feathersgathered from his free-range chickens

coop inspired a run of ideas for this

designer, who incorporated pheasant

quills into these earrings.

mberpeasat

featerearrs

M E L O D Y M A C D U FFE E

Step 1: Srt te featers t t sets fseve featers. Te ceter feater f eacset sld be te lest, ad te treefeaters eac sde f t sld symmetr-cally decrease se.

Step 2: Ct 1" f 26-ae re. Make a md-

fed ead p by s te flat-se plerst bed e ed f te re t a u-sape

jst de e t ld a 4mm bead teeads f tradtal eadps ll bed te safts fte featers ad tey

t a strat.Str 1 tpa. Dab le te saft f a srtfeater ad pass t tebead at te ed f te

ead p (Figur 1). Repeatfr tree mre ps adset asde t dry. Y may

at t test te stretf te le bd by t- etly te feater.

Step 3: Make ater mdfed ead ps 114" re. Str 1 tpa, 1 spacer, ad 1br, ad attac a feater sltly larerta te e sed Step 2. Repeat fr treemre ps ad set asde t dry.

Step 4: Make ater 114" mdfed ead p.Str 1 tpa, 1 spacer, 1 br, 1 spacer,ad 1 tpa, ad attac a feater sltlylarer ta te e sed Step 3. Repeat frtree mre ps ad set asde t dry.

Step 5: us a 112" mdfed ead p, str1 tpa, 1 spacer, 1 br, 1 spacer, 1 tpa,1 spacer, ad 1 tpa. Repeat ce ad lete larest featers t te beads.

Step 6: use rd-se plers t frmrapped lps at te tp f eac f te 14beaded feater ead ps.

Step 7: Ct te pece f 22-ae re alf.use rd-se plers t crl e ed feac pece p t frm a smple lp. Strte ead ps te crssbar t 3mm

Figure 1

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smke beads betee tem s tatte featers frm a V. Frm a lpat te ter ed f te re, trm-m ff ay ecessary let(Figur 2).

Step 8: Ct 2" f 26-ae re adre-rap a lp at e ed. Str1 br, 1 spacer, 1 tpa, 1 spacer,

ad 1 smke. Attac t a jmp rt ater re-rapped lp.Repeat ce s te same jmpr. Attac eac ed t te relps f te featered crssbar,s plers f ecessary t clse telps.

Step 9: use a 114" pece f 26-aere t make ater mdfedead p. Str 1 smke, 1 spacer, 1

br, 1 spacer, ad 1 tpa. Frma rapped lp t attac te eadp t te jmp r betee tet ps already tere. Attac te

jmp r t te sldered r aearr pst. Repeat t fs teter earr.

Materials14 pheasant or other feathers measur-

ing 1" to 114" in slightly graduatedlengths

18 smoke 3mm round fire-polishedbeads

28 topaz round 4mm round fire-pol-ished beads

16 metallic brown 4mm button-shapedfire-polished beads

30 copper 4mm daisy spacers

312" of 22-gauge sterling silver wire

2' of 26-gauge sterling silver wire

2 sterling silver 4-6mm soldered jumprings

1 pair of sterling silver ear posts

G-S Hypo Tube Cement

toolsRound-nose pliers

Flat-nose pliers

Wire cutters

techniquesWire loops

Stringing

FiniShED SizE: 2 12"

Jewelry artist MeLODY MACDUFFee loves

finding ways to use nontraditional, not-so-

common materials in her pieces. She works

part-time in a state-of-the-art bead store in

Mobile, Alabama, where she organizes and

teaches classes on a variety of beading tech-niques. She is widely published in both bead

and crochet publications.

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chniqus

Netting (single thread)Begin by stringing a base row of 13beads. String 5 beads and go backthrough the fifth bead from the end ofthe base row. String another 5 beads,skip 3 beads of the base row, and go

back through the next; repeat to theend of the row. To turn, pass backthrough the last 3 beads (one leg ofthe last net). String 5 beads, pass backthrough the center bead of the next netand continue.

FringeExit from your foun-dation row of beadsor fabric. String alength of beads plus1 bead. Skippingthe last bead, passback through all the

beads just strung tocreate a fringe leg. Pass back into thefoundation row or fabric.

StringingStringing is a technique in which you usebeading wire, needle and thread, or othermaterial to gather beads into a strand.

WireworkingTo make a simple loop, grasp one end of the wirewith round-nose pliers. Holding on to the wire withone hand, gently turn the pliers until the wire end

and wire body touch. Create a 90 reverse bendwhere they meet.For a wire-wrapped loop, cut the desired length ofwire and make a 90 bend 2" from oneend. Use round-nose pliers to hold thewire near the angle and bend the shortend up and around the pliers until it meetsitself. Wrap the wire tightly down the neckof the wire to create a couple of coils. Trimthe excess to finish.

Right-Angle Weave (single needle)String 4 beads and pass throughthem again to form the first unit. Forthe rest of the row, string 3 beads,pass through the last bead passedthrough in the previous unit, andthe first two just strung; the threadpath will resemble a figure-eight,alternating directions with eachunit. To begin the next row, passthrough the last 3 beads strung toexit the side of the last unit. String3 beads, pass through the last beadpassed through, and the first beadjust strung. *String 2 beads, passthrough the next edge bead of the previous row, the lastbead passed through in the previous unit, and the last 2

beads just strung. Pass through the next edge bead of theprevious row, string 2 beads, pass through the last bead ofthe previous unit, the edge bead just passed through, andthe first bead just strung. Repeat from * to complete therow then begin a new row as before.

Surgeons KnotThe surgeons knot is verysecure and thereore goodor fnishing o most string-ing materials. Tie an over-hand knot, right over let,but instead o one twist over the let cord, make at least two. Tieanother overhand knot, let over right, and pull tight.

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