Make a pair of Wire Wrapped Hoop Earrings using 26-gauge wire and 2mm faceted gemstones, all wrapped around a Nunn Design hoop. Though these may be dainty and minimalistic kind of earrings, they certainly don’t act like it. The large hoops and faceted sparkles from the gemstones will have everyone wanting one!
Items used in earrings:
- Z008275 (2) – 50mm Bright .999 Fine Silver Plated Flat Grande Hoop
- AW00215 – 26 Gauge Silver Plated Tarnish Resistant Silver Artistic Wire
Or WR00035 – 26 Gauge German Bead Wire - TC02306 – Silver Filled Front Loop Earring Wire by Tierracast®
- PGT2RD-F – 2mm Purple Garnet Diamond Cut Gemstone Faceted Round
Get all the components for this project here
Directions:
- Cut a 2 feet piece of wire.
- Wrap 4 coils around the hoop with the wire end. Pinch coils together to keep the coils tight. Slide on 31 beads or half of your gemstones onto the wire.
- Pick up a gemstone and wrap around the hoop once, making sure to situate the bead on the outer rim of the hoop. Repeat to the rest of the gemstones. Make sure to pinch your coils together to keep your wires tight.
- End your wire wrapping with 4 coils and cut off excess.
- Cut a 5″ piece of wire or use the rest of your excess wire. Find the midpoint of your hoop, where you haven’t wire wrapped; this is where you will make your wire loop. Make 3 coils and pinch them together to keep the coils tight. Use your round nose pliers and clamp it next to your coil. How far you clamp in will determine the size of your loop. Wrap your wire around the round nose and downwards. While holding the plier in place, wrap the rest of the wire 3 more times the opposite direction of the first set of coils. Keep coils tight. Cut off excess wire.
- Open earwire loop and slide on hoop dangle loop you made in step 5. Close loop.
- Repeat all steps for other earring.
Designed by Kayla Braun-Waletzke