Embellished Wire Spiral Hoop Earrings

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• Step 1

  Straighten and cut 18 inches of 18 gauge wire. Cut in half. File each end of the wires smooth.

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  Step 2

  Grasp the end of one of the wires with your bail making pliers or press the wire against your marker barrel and give a slight roll to create a deep hook.

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  Step 3

  Roll the wire around using your fingers to create a loose spiral. You can also use your pliers to help the curl along if needed.

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  Step 4

  Repeat for the second piece of wire. Place the spirals side by side and adjust as needed to make sure they match.

• Step 5

  Make a tiny bend in your 24 gauge wire giving yourself about a 6 inch tail. This will be your wrapping wire. Slide the bend along the top of the spiral hoop until you are about 2 inches from the end of the spiral. Using the tail, wrap the smaller gauge wire five to six times around. Leave the end for now. We will trim it later. If your wire is loose and sliding, give it a squeeze with flat nose pliers of use crimping pliers. I personally like using the crimping pliers as it will not squish the wraps.

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  Step 6

  Slide a crystal on to your wrapping wire, hold against the spiral, then wrap around the spiral three to four times. Repeat for the next crystal. Make sure you use the same amount of wraps between each crystal.

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  Step 7

  Continue down until you have placed the last crystal on. Wrap the end around five to six times. Push the wrapping wire around and trim the end off towards the front of the spiral away from where it would be in the ear.

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  Step 8

  Trim the wrapping wire tail from the beginning at the front of the spiral away from where the spiral will hit in the ear lobe.

  If you find that your wraps are too loose and sliding, drop a bit of glue like Hypo-Cement on the beginning and end wraps. Repeat for second earring.

  Adjust your spirals back into shape.

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April M. · Grand Bay, Alabama, US 9th March 2018

These are beautiful! Great instructions, too ;-) I have a stupid question - do these go through pierced ears or are they worn around the ear = thanks!

April

Shelly O. · Pearl, Mississippi, US · 11 projects 19th March 2018

These slide into pierced ears. I guess you would wear them around the ear if you could get them to stay.

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