Dangling Circles Earrings

Skill Level: Beginner/All

Technique: Shaping Components

I made these quick earrings one afternoon to wear to a family get-together. Sometimes we need something simple and fun, if for no other reason than for the pleasure it brings us. They were a big hit!

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

Materials

• 2 11" lengths of 22 Gauge Square Half-Hard Gold Filled Wire
• 1 Pair Ear Wires
• 6 2.5mm Beads
• 4 3mm Corrugated Beads

Tools

• Chain Nose Pliers
• Needle Nose Pliers
• Wire Cutters
• Ring Mandrel
• Ruler

Instructions

1. For each earring clean, straighten, measure, and cut one 4¼”, one 3¼” and one 2¾” pieces of 22-gauge wire.
   

2. Place the tip of needle-nose pliers on the very end of a wire and make a small loop rolling down the wire. This is the eye.
   
   

3. Place the needle-nose pliers on the backside of the wire and the inside of the eye and bend slightly backward so the eye is at a 90-degree angle to the rest of the wire. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with remaining wires.
   

4. Mark each wire ½” from bottom of eye.  Place chain-nose pliers on ½” mark and bend wire to form a 90-degree angle.
   
   

5. Mark each wire 3/16” from opposite end of wire.
   

6. Take longest wire, beginning at end with 3/16” mark and wrap wire around ring mandrel at size 13. Stop at 90-degree angle. Adjust with fingers if needed. Add beads; 2.5mm, 3mm and 2.5mm beads.
   
   

7. Take middle wire, beginning at end with 3/16” mark and wrap wire around ring mandrel at size 5. Stop at 90-degree angle. Adjust with fingers if needed. Add 2-2.5 mm beads.
   

8. Take short wire, beginning at end with 3/16” mark and wrap wire around ring mandrel at size 1. Stop at 90-degree angle. Adjust with fingers if needed. Add a 2.5 bead.
   

9. Grasp circle end of wire with chain-nose pliers at 3/16” mark and bend back to form a hook. Close circle letting hook catch at 90-degrees and close. Repeat with each dangle.
   
   
   

10. Grasp eye of shortest dangle with chain-nose pliers and bend slightly back. Repeat with mid-length dangle so they will hang flat.
    
    

11. Hang dangle on jump ring and attach ear wire.
    
    

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