How to Make Unique Beaded Earrings

You Will Need:

• Card stock
• Craft Knife or cutting machine
• Elmers Glue
• E-6000
• Marker
• Diamond Glaze
• Copper wire, 18 gauge
• Copper earring wire
• Pliers

Instructions:

Download the bead template page. Print it on card stock using a color printer.

Cut out the shapes with a craft knife or a stencil cutting machine. You will need four shapes for each earring. Glue the shapes together with the design facing out on both the front and back. Make sure to add enough glue to ensure that the layers can slide against each other, covering all edges. Place a heavy object on top of the layers and allow the glue to dry.

If there are any irregular or fuzzy edges, gently file them off with a nail file.

Color the white edges with a matching color marker.

Place the two beads on a protected surface. Apply a thin line of Diamond Glaze around the perimeter of each bead. Dot more glaze in the center so that it mounds slightly and fills the empty center space. Allow the beads to dry.

Once dry, apply glaze on the backside of the beads and let them dry again.

Insert a nail head wire into a bead cap.

Using round nose pliers, create a very small loop in the wire that extends above the cap. Trim off any excess wire.

Attach a copper earring wire to each loop.

Apply E-6000 to the top portion of the bead.

Insert the bead into the cap and press it down to flatten it so that it hugs the bead. Allow the glue to set before handling the earrings.