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Lariat
set has
three
earr1
ng options
Dyed shell chips and wood pendants
are striking and versatile
by Cathy Jakicic
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A strand of turquoise-colored shell chips does a great
What you ll need
imitation of the actual gemstone while cutting down
on both weight and cost. Buy two inexpensive sets
Shell chips and pendants
of four wood pendants to multiply your earring options. from Michaels. Visit michaels.com
for store locations.
lariat 24 in. (61 cm)
Ć% 52 mm wood donut pendant
Ć% 34 mm wood teardrop pendant
Ć% 18-in. (46 cm) strand 6 8 mm
dyed shell chips
Ć% 1 g 110 seed beads
lariat " Cut a piece of beading String 1½ in. (3.8 cm) of Ć% flexible beading wire, .014 or .015
1wire (Basics). String 1½ in. (3.8 2alternating chips and 110 seed Ć% 2 crimp beads
cm) of shell chips. beads. Repeat the patterns in Ć% chainnose or crimping pliers
steps 1 and 2 until the strand is Ć% diagonal wire cutters
within 2 in. (5 cm) of the finished
length. teardrop earrings
Ć% 2 34 mm wood teardrop
pendants
Ć% 12 110 seed beads
Ć% 2 9 mm jump rings
Ć% pair of earring wires
Ć% chainnose and roundnose pliers,
or 2 pairs of chainnose pliers
Ć% diagonal wire cutters
On one end, string a crimp String a donut pendant. Go stick earrings
3bead and 1½ in. (3.8 cm) 4back through the crimp bead Ć% 4 6 8 mm dyed shell chips
of 110s. and a few chips. Tighten the wire. Ć% 8 110 seed beads
Crimp the crimp bead (Basics) Ć% 2 2-in. (5 cm) head pins
and trim the excess wire. Ć% 2 crimp beads
Ć% pair of earring wires
Ć% chainnose and roundnose pliers
Ć% diagonal wire cutters
donut earrings
Ć% 2 52 mm wood donut pendants
Ć% 1 g 110 seed beads
Ć% flexible beading wire, .010 or .012
On the other end, string a crimp Go back through the crimp Ć% 2 crimp beads
5bead, five 110s, a teardrop 6bead and a few chips. Check Ć% pair of earring wires
pendant, and four 110s. the fit, and add or remove beads Ć% chainnose and roundnose pliers
if necessary. Tighten the wire. Ć% diagonal wire cutters
Crimp the crimp bead and trim
the excess wire.
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teardrop earrings " Open a Using chainnose pliers, gently
1jump ring (Basics). String three 2twist the loop of an earring wire
110 seed beads, a teardrop so it s perpendicular to the hook.
pendant, and three 110s. Close Open the loop (Basics). Attach the
the jump ring. dangle and close the loop. Make a
second earring to match the first.
stick earrings " On a head pin, String a chip and two 110s. Open the loop of an earring
1string an 110 seed bead, a shell 2Make a plain loop at the end 3wire (Basics). Attach the dangle
chip, and an 110. String a crimp of the head pin (Basics). and close the loop. Make a
bead and flatten it about ź in. second earring to match the first.
(6 mm) from the last bead strung.
Tip
To secure the jump rings used in
the teardrop earrings, dot glue
on the join and slide one of the
110 seed beads over it.
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Splurge $$
Use etched shell
pendants from
Lillypilly Designs, Inc.,
lillypillydesigns.com,
instead of the wood
components.
donut earrings " Cut a 4-in. String a donut pendant. Form Open the loop of an earring
1(10 cm) piece of beading wire. 2a loop with the wire so both 3wire (Basics). Attach the dangle
String a crimp bead and 1½ in. ends go through the crimp bead and close the loop. Make a
(3.8 cm) of 110 seed beads. and three adjacent 110s. Tighten second earring to match the first. 3'
the wire. Flatten the crimp bead
(Basics) and trim the excess wire.
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