How Do You Make Dangling Pearl Earrings?
• Assemble the equipment listed below. Make both earrings step-by-step together. Slide your beads in the following order onto both headpins: pearl, Bali spacer bead, clear crystal bead, small round silver spacer bead. • Use your hands and bend the headpins 80 to 90 degrees above the small round spacer beads. • Grip the bent headpin above the small spacer bead with your round nose pliers as shown in the graphic. • Use your free hand to bend the headpin clockwise around the nose of the pliers. You might have to reposition your pliers once or twice. • Continue to bend the headpin until you have formed a complete loop. • Release your pliers, and use your wire cutters to cut the extra wire that does not form part of the loop. Always protect your eyes when cutting wire. • Open the loop slightly with your round nose pliers and slide the chain (with 10 links) onto the loop. Try not to open it too wide otherwise the round shape of the loop will be distorted. Close the loop completely with your
