Making Wire Wrapped Earrings with Crystals and Hearts by Dita Basu

 

 

Meet Dita Basu of Alankarshilpa Jewelry...guest blogger from Etsy Bloggers and Dreamers Team. "My passion is wire work and knitted jewelry.  I integrate healing gemstones, crystals, pearls and whatever I find that creates beautiful, unique jewelry."

 

I made these wire wrapped earrings by weaving wire and using Swarovski pink crystals and garnet beads. I got so carried away that I made quite a few pairs with different colors and sizes. The thing I learned that you have to keep the inside circle beads smaller than the outer circle beads. You’ll know what I mean when I show you the tutorial.

 

Materials Used
15 pieces of 4 mm pink Swarovski Bicone Beads

(Fire Mountain Gem H – 20- 9757 CY)

5 pieces of 3 mm size garnet beads

(Fire Mountain Gem H-20-6917 KX)

28 g silver plated wire

(Fire Mountain Gem H-20-1451WR)

2 French sterling silver ear hooks

(Fire Mountain Gem H-20-4902FN)

2 heart silver beads(from Just Bead It, my neighborhood beading store)

Note:  I have no monetary affiliation with any of these stores. I am giving the reference because these are what I have used.

 

 

 

Tools Needed

Round nose pliers, chain nose pliers, flush cutter.

 

 

 

 

 

Procedure

1.  Cut the wire to a length of 12” (30 cm)

2.  Bring the two sides of the wires closer with both hands.

 

3.     String two pink bicone beads at the left hand side wire.

4.     String one garnet bead at the right hand side wire.

 



 

5.     String another pink bicone at the left side wire.

6.     Pass the right hand side wire through this pink bead.  Pull tight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. String two pink bicone beads at the left hand side wire.

8.     String one garnet bead at the right hand side wire.

9.     String another pink bicone at the left side wire.

10.  Pass the right hand side wire through this pink bead. Just like last time. Pull tight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.  In the same way string all the remaining garnet and pink bicone beads, each time pulling tight so that it forms a nice circular shape and the wire does not show.

12.  Now let the right hand side wire go through the closest left side bicone bead. Pull tight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 13.  With the fingers of your non dominant hand hold it tight, close the gap if there is any.

14.  Now gradually twist the two wires to a single twisted wire. Twist quite a few revolutions. I did about ten or twelve until you have it nice and tight and also enough length (like a couple of inches).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.  String the heart bead now.

16. Make a wrapped loop. (Visit firemountaingems.com for directions on this step).

17.  Cut off excess wire.

 

 

 

 

18.  Insert it into the French ear hook loop.

19.  Make another one to complete the pair.

  

 

 

 

 

Voila!  Your pink crystal and garnet earrings are ready to wear.  They’re perfect for Valentine’s Day or whenever you’re in the mood for hearts and crystals.

 

 

Jewelry designer, Dita Basu is a member of Etsy team, Bloggers and Dreamers.  Her beautiful wire wrapped jewelry pieces can be found in her Etsy shop, Alankarshilpa Jewelry.

 

 

 

 

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