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How to make cute knotted earrings! These are adorable.
These beaded knot earrings are really pretty! Use any beads you like to form a delightful beaded knot that dangles from each ear. This tutorial is really cool.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make your beaded knot earrings:
1: Pliers. You’ll need your cutting pliers, round nose pliers and flat nose pliers.
2: Two pieces of tigertail wire, a longer wire will give you a tighter knot. I made my pieces approximately 13cm long.
3: Eight crimp beads.
4: Four smaller jump rings.
5: Two larger jump rings.
6: Two earring posts with charm connectors on the bottom.
7: Beads. I used these mixed glass beads.
Follow these steps to make your knot earrings:
1: Add two crimp beads to one end of one of the pieces of tiger tail wire.
2: Add a jump ring to the end of the wire.
3: Fold the end of the wire around the jump ring and through the crimp beads.
4: Squash the crimp beads using the flat nose pliers to secure the end.
5: Add the beads to the wire.
6: Once you have reached the length you like, add another pair of crimp beads and another jump ring to the end of the wire.
7: Loop the end of the wire around the jump ring and back through the crimps and first couple of beads on the end of the wire.
8: Pull the wire tight and squash the crimps to secure the beads.
9: Trim the excess wire.
10: Repeat steps 1-10 for the second wire.
11: Loosely knot both the wires. Don’t try to pull it really tight, you’ll bend the wire out of shape.
12: Attach the ends of the wires together using the two larger jump rings.
13: Attach each of the knots to the earring posts using the same jump rings you used to secure the ends of the knots together.
Now your earrings are finished and ready to wear. Lightweight and beautiful.
Here’s another pair I made using citrine chip beads and yellow glass beads.
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Want Some Geometric Jewelry in Your Life? Make this Triangle Necklace!
Do you have a hankering for some new accessories in your life? You should make yourself this super cool triangle necklace!
You will need the following tools and materials to make this triangle necklace:
1: Pliers. You will need your round nose pliers, flat nose pliers and cutting pliers (or scissors, to cut your string) to make this necklace.
2: A piece of string about 50-60 cm long (approx 19.7-23.6 inches).
3: Two leather crimp ends.
4: A lobster clasp.
5: Three tube beads. I used these gold-colored tube beads.
Follow these steps to make your triangle necklace:
1: Add the three beads to the center of the string.
2: Loop the end of the string into the bead opposite it.
3: Pull the strings tight trying to keep the lengths of string even, forming a triangle shape with the beads.
4: Tie a knot at the top of the triangle.
5: Add another knot above the first one to secure the triangle in place.
6: Trim the strings so that they the same length.
7: Add a leather crimp end to one end of the necklace string. Secure the crimp by squashing one side with the flat nose pliers, then squash the other side, folding it over the top.
8: Repeat this step for the other crimp end, securing it to the other side of the necklace.
9: Add a jump ring to one side and slide on the lobster clasp. Close the jump ring to secure it in place.
10: Add the remaining jump ring to the other side of the necklace to finish it off.
Now your necklace is done! So cool and simple.
