Multi-Tier Beads & Jewelry Wire Chandelier Earrings Jewelry Making Project Page 29

Step 38:  With a 6mm bead and a head pin, add a bead dangle to the bottom loop in the 3 loop wire component. 

Step 39:  At this point we need to add the ear wire finding to the top of the earring.  If you used 18 gauge wire you can directly connect the ear wire finding to the top of the earring body.  If you used 16 gauge wire, you will probably need to make a modified figure 8 connector to connect the top of the earring body to the ear wire finding. 

Step 40:  The last step in making these earrings is to connect the bead dangle to the loop in the top of the Top wire component.  You will need a head pin and a 6mm bead for this bead dangle.  Connecting this bead dangle is more difficult than the other bead dangles because the size of the wire you need to work around at the top of the Top Wire component is larger/thicker than all of the other loops in this earring.  For this reason, we did not make a wrapped loop here but instead made an open loop bead dangle.  The technique for doing this is shown here.  Make the loop at the top of your bead dangle as large as your round nose pliers can accommodate.  Try to make the bead dangle so that the bead hangs in the center of the opening formed by the Top wire component and the 5 Loop wire component.  When you are done, hold the earring at arms length and admire your finished project. 

At this point let's compare the three tier earrings made on our WigJig Delphi using a square peg pattern with similar earrings made in our WigJig Cyclops using a round peg pattern.  The earrings on the left were made on the WigJig Delphi, or on the square portion of the WigJig Centaur.  The earrings on the right were made on the WigJig Cyclops or the round portion of the WigJig Centaur.  The Top Wire Component could have been made the same on both jigs.  The remaining body components are constrained by the geometry of the jigs, square versus round.  The differences between the two patterns is most visible when viewing the highest 5 loop wire component on each.  Both have their merits.