Page 2      Fun Beads & Jewelry Wire Earrings Jewelry Making Project

Step 2:  Using your fine step jaw pliers or your round nose pliers, make a half-loop in one end of this wire.  (A full loop is not necessary as the loop will be cut off as we finish the earrings.)

Step 3:  Hold the wire segment by the half-loop you just made and straighten the wire by pulling it repeatedly through the jaws of your nylon jaw pliers. 

Step 4:  Position peg 1 and 2 in your jig using one of the patterns shown below.  Place your half-loop on peg 1 and bend the wire against peg 2 as shown.  Push the wire with your fingers close to the pegs so that the bends will be sharp.  Push the wire until it rests adjacent to the empty hole for peg 3 with no pressure applied. 

Centaur, Delphi or Olympus Pattern	Cyclops or Electra Pattern

Step 5:  Add peg 3 to the pattern and bend your wire against peg 3 as shown above.

Step 6:  Remove the wire from your jig and add your beads to the wire.  A combination of three 4mm beads or two 4mm beads surrounding one 6mm bead will all work.

Step 7:  Using the tips of your bent chain nose pliers grasp the wire with the beads pushed toward the bend made on peg 3 as shown at left.