Project

Bright Beaded Earrings

Transform bright crystals into Corinne Bradd's stunning jewellery!

KIT ITEMS Drop (984) MC, Preciosa, 5.5mm x 11mm, crystal honey x 3, Rondells, MC, Preciosa: crystal honey, 3mm x 20, 5mm x 29, 8mm x 8, 10mm x 2; crystal venus, 3mm x 24, 5mm x 9, 8mm x 5, 10mm x 1; fuchsia, 4mm x 7, 6mm x 5; blue zircon, 5mm x 9, 8mm x 4; sun, 4mm x 7, 6mm x 6, Seed beads, copper gold

FINDINGS Wire, bead stringing, Beadalon, silver, Monofilament, Crimp beads, silver, Clasp, bolt ring, silver, Jump rings, 5mm, silver, Eye pins, 25mm, silver, Earwires, silver

TOOLS Pliers: round-nosed; flat-nosed, Cutters, wire, Needle

Earrings - 1. Thread the following crystals onto individual eye pins; two 8mm crystal honey, two 8mm crystal venus and two 8mm blue zircon rondells. Trim each pin to 4mm from the base of the bead and save the off-cuts. Bend each trimmed pin into a small flattened loop to secure. Repeat with six 5mm crystal honey, four 5mm crystal venus, two 6mm fuchsia, two 5mm blue zircon and two 6mm sun rondells.

2. Create more eye pins by bending the off-cuts into a small loop at one end and use these to thread through two 4mm fuchsia and two 4mm sun rondells, securing as before. Separate the pinned beads into two piles with the same assortment of colour and size in each.

3. Fit a jump ring into a crystal honey drop, slipping on two small rondells before closing. Thread two more small rondells in different colours onto a second jump ring and attach to the first. Repeat this process for three more jump rings, gradually increasing the size of crystal used and linking them in turn to the previous ring. The top ring should hold three 8mm crystals.

4. Fit the top jump ring onto an earwire and check the hang, making any adjustments necessary. Repeat to make a pair, paying close attention to the order and size of the crystals on each ring to ensure they match.
Make it yours - Experiment with other shades of crystal, such as delicate pinks and mauves, or blue, green and black for an edgier look.