1)  Copyright

Please do not distribute, lend or copy. Do not mass produce.

Copyrights 2012 XQ Designs

2)  Descriptions:

Are you a fruit lover? Here's an accessory that will surely make you look fresh and sweet like a fruit cherry!

This is a fun wire jewellery project for beginners. Learn how to make a Cherry Dangling Earrings by making loops and curves. Simple the steps may seem but the techniques you'll learn will be useful and helpful in creating wire jewellery in the future.

3)  Materials and Tools:

2 x 14cm (5.5 inches) 0.8mm (20ga) wire
2 Ear wires
6 round bead 1 cm in diameter 8 Jump rings 1cm in diameter 2 T-pin/head pin

Wire cutter
Round nose pliers
Ruler or Tape measure

4)  Step By Step Guide

Step 1: Preparing the wire

Cut 1 x 14cm (5.5 inches) 0.8mm (20ga) wire.

Step 2: 1st Loop

With your round nose pliers grip the wire at the center.

Bend both wires crossing each other to make a loop.

Step 3: Size of the loop

Aim to approximately have the loop at 0.5cm in diameter.

Step 4: 2nd Loop

Holding the wire like a "V" shape with a loop at the bottom, continue to create a 2nd loop with the left wire like shown in this picture.

To make the 2nd loop, wrap the left wire onto the round nose pliers by bring the extended wire in clockwise direction.

You have formed 2 loops opposite each other.

Step 5: Wrapping the bead

With the extended wire from the 2nd loop, make a bend at the end of the wire.

Slide in your 1cm round bead at the bent end.

Using your thumb and point finger, carefully wrap the wire onto the bead going inward or counter-clockwise direction.

Step 6: 3rd Loop

Make a 3rd loop with the right wire. To make the 3rd loop, wrap the wire onto the round nose pliers in counter-clockwise direction.

After making the loop this is how it should look like.

Step 7: Wrapping the bead

Repeat Step 5 to wrap the bead, but this time wrapping in clockwise direction.

Step 8: Attaching jump rings

Open up 2 jump ring and hook a jump ring into each loop.

Step 9: Attaching ear wire

Open up a 3rd jump ring and hook the 2 jump rings, together with your ear wire.

Step 10: Making a dangle

Pick up a head pin or T-pin and slide in 1 round bead.

Bend the wire 90 degrees like shown in this picture.

Make a loop with your round nose pliers.

Open up one more jump ring and attach into the loop.

Then attach the jump ring to the very 1st loop you created on Step 2.

Step 11: Creating a pair

You have now created a Cherry Dangling Earring. Repeat all the steps to create a pair.

If you have any query or feedback for the tutorial,
please contact me at .

Please do not distribute, lend or copy.
Do not mass produce.

Copyrights 2012 XQDesigns

5)  Websites

Blog: http://www.Handmade-Jewelry-Club.com,

Handmade Jewelry Club is an Online Jewelry Making Magazine that gathers jewellery making tutorials and lessons around the world and shares it with DIY enthusiasts. We also feature great artists, teachers and jewellery designs around the world.

Membership: www.diybeadingclub.com

Over the yearsHandmade Jewelry ClubandDIYLessons.orghave published original jewelry making tutorials and designs to give inspiration to crafters, beadweavers and handcraft jewelry makers all over the world. We’ve shared jewelry making tutorials, tips and tricks to everyone and now we’ve come up with a club,SOLELYto cater to our crème de la crèmeEXCLUSIVEmembers. AtDiybeadingclub.comyou’ll get to see an array of jewelry making tutorials, carefully created, chosen and compiled, aiming to teach all skill levels so with us, you’ll get to be a beginner, intermediate and advanced student.Join our club as we venture together into the art of jewelry making!

Beading and Wire Jewelry Tutorials: http://www.diylessons.org.

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