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Ear Pillows, an Earring Design

Earrings are a great way to show how to make different wire and bead components. Although used in this design as earrings, the techniques shown can be used in many other wire jewelry making venues that incorporate beads.

Ear Pillows
Designed by Charley Key

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Technique: Wire Wrapped Bead Component
Skill Level: Beginner/All


SUPPLIES NEEDED

**Tip: Make both earrings at the same time, working one step on one earring and then the same step on the other.

TOOLS NEEDED

    • Straighten and clean, then measure and cut two 5-inches long pieces of 22g sq � H wire. Mark the center of each wire and use flat-nose pliers to make a 90� bend at each mark. Thread a disk bead onto each wire and slide it up to the bend.

    Ear Pillows
    • Use fingers to tightly wrap each of the wires up and around the bead, criss crossing them on the top, with the longer wire going in front on one and toward the back on the other.

    Ear Pillows
    • Use flat-nose pliers to make a 90� bend on each longer wire, heading it up and away from the top of each bead.

    Ear Pillows
    • Use the shorter wire to tightly wrap around the longer wire, working from the bead and up, 3 times to show.

    Ear Pillows
    • Use chain-nose pliers to make a small loop at the end of each shorter wire, heading toward the bottom of the bead, and use flat-nose pliers to roll the loop into a rosette, ending on top of the bead in front of the wrap.

    Ear Pillows
    • Place a 5mm laser cut bead on the remaining wire. Place flat-nose pliers on the wire immediately after the bead and bend the wire 90� toward the opposite side the rosette cam from. Repeat on other component, bending the wire in the opposite direction.          

    Ear Pillows
    • Use either a larger section of round-nose pliers, or the small barrel on small double barrel bail pliers to make a wrapped loop from this bend up and around. Attach your favorite ear wires.

    Ear Pillows

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