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Esprit Christmas Earrings

by Dianne Karg Baron

These earrings are based on an original

necklace design by Helen Goga, which she

contributed to a beginner wire jewelry

course I teach at a local community

college. The necklace was published in

Wire Artist Jeweller Magazine in August

999 (Vol. 2, No. 8).

matErials:

2” (53cm) 22-gauge (.65mm) soft square sterling wire

0” (25cm) 22-gauge (.65mm) hard round sterling wire

2” (5cm) 20-gauge (.8mm) hard round sterling wire (for S-links)

8mm x 6mm beads

6mm x 4mm beads

4mm x 3mm sterling beads

One pair of commercial earwires or two -3/4” pieces (4.5cm) 20-

gauge (.8mm) hard round sterling wire for making your own

tools:

Round nose pliers

Flat nose pliers

Flush-cutting wire nippers

Measuring tape

Masking tape

Ring mandrel

Rouge cloth

Pin vise

tEChniquEs

Wirework

Photo of finished piece by Todd Murray; all other photos courtesy of the author.

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There are a couple of different ways to make the twisted wire for this

project. You can roll the pin vise from the top of your thigh down toward

your knee while gripping the free end with your flat nose pliers.

Alternatively, you can clamp the pin vise into a hand chuck, and crank

the handle while gripping the free end with your flat nose pliers.

Using a very low speed portable drill is another option for this method, but

it can be dangerous, so please be very careful.

I chose to use the option in Step 2. Clean and straighten the 22-

gauge wire using the rouge cloth. Feed one end of the wire into the pin vise

and clamp it tightly. Grip the other end with the flat nose pliers, and start

twisting the wire. Repeat until you have an evenly twisted wire pattern.

Remove the wire from the pin vise, and trim off the waste on both ends.

Measure and cut twelve -5/8” (4cm) pieces from the twisted wire.

Trim all of the ends flush. There will be a bit of waste at the end, which

you can throw into your scrap box or discard. Measure /4” (5–7mm) from

the tips of your round nose pliers, and wrap a small piece of masking tape

around one of the tines. This will help to ensure that all of your loops are

the same size.

Turn loops on both ends of each of the 2 twisted wire pieces, making

sure to turn them both in the same direction, on the same side of the wire.

Bend each loop back a bit, so that they are centered.

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Bend each of the wires into a U-shape on the wide end of the ring

mandrel.

Clean and straighten the 22-gauge hard round wire with the rouge

cloth. Measure and cut six -5/8” (4cm) pieces. Trim all of the ends flush.

Save the remaining wire to make the dangles in Step 4. Turn a loop in one

end of the wire, and bend each loop back a bit, so that they are centered.

Repeat on the five remaining wires.

Make a bead set by threading a 3mm sterling bead onto the 22-gauge

wire. Thread on one loop of one of the U-shaped wires. Thread on a 4mm

bead, and thread on one loop of a second of the U-shaped wires. Thread

on a 6mm bead.

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Thread on the second loop of the first U-shaped wire.

Thread on a 4mm bead, and thread on the second loop of the second

U-shaped wire. Finally, thread on a 3mm sterling bead. Make a 90° bend in

the 22-gauge wire, and turn a loop in the wire to finish that side.

Repeat Steps 8–0 to make a second bead set. As you make the third

bead set, interlink the U-shaped wires with the U-shaped wires of one of

the other bead sets. Finish the bead set, and turn a loop in the end of the

wire.

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Twist open the loops of the remaining bead set, and interlink them

with one loop on each of the other sets. The three sets linked together

should look like a triangle.

Clean and straighten the 20-gauge hard round wire. Using round nose

pliers, make an S-link with one loop bigger than the other. After that, make

a second S-link. Twist open the larger loop of the S-link, and link together

the apex of the triangle. Close the loop.

Make two sets of three dangles for the earrings using the remaining

22-gauge hard round wire. For each earring there will be 2 dangles with

4mm beads, and one dangle with a 6mm and 3mm bead. Using the flat

nose pliers, make a small crimp in the end of the wire by folding over the

end and pressing it flat.

Feed on a bead. Make a 90° bend in the wire, measure /4" (7mm)

from the bend, and trim the wire. Turn a loop in the end, and make the

remaining dangles.

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Twist open the loops of the dangles, and attach them to the U-shapes

on the bottom of the triangle as shown, and close the loops.

Finally, attach a commercial or handmade earwire to the S-link at the apex

of the triangle to finish the earrings. Enjoy!

DIANNE KARG BARON a metalsmith and wire art jewelry

instructor, has been creating jewelry using precious

metal wire and gemstones for 0 years. Her work has

been featured in magazines, fine craft publications

and books, including Wire Artist Jeweller, Step by Step

Wire Jewelry (Spring 2005), Wire in Design by Barbara

McGuire, and All Wired Up! by Mark Lareau. She is

currently serving as president of the International

Guild of Wire Jewelry Artists. You can see more of

her work and contact her through her Web site:

www.wrapturewirejewellery.on.ca

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