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23: The first step in assembling the components for this earring is
to connect both sides of the top wire component to both sides of the small
spiral wire component. This is done by using your bent chain nose
pliers to grasp one half of the loop while you hold the top wire component
with the fingers of your non-dominant hand, then twisting the pliers to
open the loop. With the loop in a horizontal plane, you twist your
pliers so that the opening of the loop moves up. Open both loops on
the top wire component and connect the opened loops to the loops in the
small spiral. Once they are connected, use your bent chain nose
pliers to twist the loop so that the opening of the loop moves down,
thereby closing the loop. Do this on both sides. This will
connect the top wire component to the small spiral.
Step 24: Now we need to use the two connectors that we made to
connect the small spiral to the large spiral. We open the loops on
these connectors the same was as we did above, using our bent chain nose
pliers and then insert the loops into one of the loops in the small
spiral. After the connection is made use your pliers to close the
loops in the connectors at the small spiral. Be sure that the two
connectors hang
Step 25: With both connectors connected to the small spiral, we
now need to connect both connectors to the loops in the larger spiral.
This is done in exactly the same manner using your bent chain nose pliers.
Step 26: We are now ready to add a bead dangle to each side of the larger spiral. These two beads help to hold the larger spiral in the appropriate orientation and are therefore recommended. Use 8mm beads, each on their own head pin and add one to each side. Instructions for making a bead dangle can be found here. Step 27: The final step in making these earrings is to attach the ear wire finding to the top of the top wire component. This is done by opening the loop on the ear wire finding and connecting it to the loop at the top of the top wire component. Make the second earring following the same steps. In the following page we will discuss an alternative design for Spiral Chandelier Beaded Earrings. |
straight
down and do not interfere with the connector for the top wire component.
These
earrings have a front and a back. Make sure that the front side of
both spirals will naturally hang facing in the same direction.