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Sapphire Crystal Wire and Beads Earrings jewelry making project
Sapphire Zig-Zag Earrings

The Zig-Zag Earrings shown at left are a relatively simple jewelry design.   The peg pattern uses four metal pegs as shown below, left.  For this particular pair of earrings I used a Post with Ball Ear Wire Finding to hold the earring and I used two Swarovski Sapphire 6mm Square (cube) beads. This design uses either the WigJig Olympus, Olympus-Lite or Delphi.  (The earring shown at left was made using the WigJig Delphi.)  The steps required to make these earrings are described below.

Zig-Zag Wire and Beads Earrings jewelry making project peg pattern
Peg Pattern for Zig-Zag Earrings

Step 1:  Begin by cutting and straightening a piece of 20G wire five inches long. 

Step 2:  Make a wrapped loop in one end of this 20G wire.  The technique for making a wrapped loop is described here and on the following page (page 7).  This loop must be large enough to fit over the peg in the jig you are using.

Step 3:  Place the loop in the wire over peg 1 and wrap the wire around the pegs on the jig as shown at left.  Be sure to bend the wire enough so that it relaxes back into its finished position. 

Step 4:  Remove the wire from the jig and harden the wire where it wrapped around pegs 2 and 3 by hammering lightly with a chasing hammer and anvil.  A slight deformation of the wire is desirable. 

Zig-Zag Wire and Beads Earrings jewelry making project step 5
Step 5

 Step 5:  Now grasp the wire with your chain nose or bent chain nose pliers on the wire segment between pegs 1 and 2 as shown at left.  Hold the wire firmly and bend the wire segment from this point to the loop formerly around peg 1 so that it is vertical. 

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This WigJig jewelry project is provided as part of WigJig University - College of Jewelry Designs.  We try to provide interesting jewelry projects using beads, jewelry wire and other jewelry supplies.  We hope that these pictures will provide you enough information for you to complete this project.  Some of the skills and jewelry making techniques have not been discussed here.  For beginners, we suggest that you visit our Beginners Start Here pages. These pages discuss the skills necessary for making jewelry in the detail that beginners need. We also suggest that beginners to making jewelry might need to visit the WigJig University College of Jewelry Techniques for additional information about some of the skills and techniques shown. 

 Most, but not all of the jewelry supplies shown here can be purchased in our WigJig store.  We try to have a complete selection of jewelry supplies in our store including chain, wire, glass beads, findings, watches, tools, etc.