St. Patrick’s Day is coming soon! To prepare I made a pair of simple wire and bead shamrock earrings using basic jewelry-making supplies. This is a great way to ease yourself into jewelry making if you have been intimidated to start.
WIRE AND BEAD SHAMROCK EARRINGS
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE SHAMROCK EARRINGS
Each earring has a dangling pearl at the bottom of a delicate shamrock. While the earrings are designed for St. Patrick’s Day, they are subtle enough to wear all year long.
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HOW TO MAKE ST. PATRICK’S DAY EARRINGS
Watch the video above to see how to make a pair of your own shamrock earrings. I have also written out the step-by-step directions below to walk you through the process.
Pearl and Wire Shamrock Earrings
- Thread a pearl bead onto a headpin.
- Clamp round-nosed jewelry pliers about 1/2 inch above the pearl bead.
- Wrap the wire, counter-clockwise, around the round nose pliers.
The end of the headpin should now point to your right.
- Clamp round-nose pliers just past the loop you just made.
- Wrap the wire, counter-clockwise, around the round nose pliers.
The end of the headpin should now point to your left.
- Clamp round-nose pliers just past the loop you just made.
- Wrap the wire, counter-clockwise, around the round nose pliers.
The end of the headpin should now point up.
- Snip the headpin at the back of the shamrock.
- Squeeze the shamrock charm with flat-nosed pliers to flatten it, if needed.
- Slip the shamrock charm onto an earring finding.
- Repeat these steps to make a second earring.
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