Brush up on your bead stitching skills with this Fan Flare Hoop Earrings with Czech SuperDuos. Even if you have minimal bead-stitching knowledge, our illustrated tutorial on making this flashy pair of earrings will be easy to follow.

What you’ll need:

• Czech SuperDuos
• 4mm Rondelle Chinese Crystals
• 15mm Hoop Earring with 3mm Ball (Gold/Silver)
• Fireline Thread
• 8/0 Round Miyuki Seed Bead
• 11/0 Round Miyuki Seed Bead
  AND
• Fan Flare Earring Tutorial PDF

Items used in earrings: Z011593, Z013491, SB01406, SB00107, SB00423, A006587 & A015211.

This DIY statement necklace will become your glamorous accessory of the season. Designed with our Bib connectors and Chinese crystals, all you need to know in order to make this necklace is the basics of making a simple loop and opening a jump ring!

What you’ll need to make this necklace:

• Diamond Design Curved Bib Pendant Connector (Z021568)
• 3 Inch Headpins (A019679)
• 11mm Teardrop Chinese Crystal (Used in necklace: A016579)
• 4mm Antiqued Silver-Plated Corrugated Round Bead (Z001371)
• 2 feet of Antique Silver Chain (Used in necklace: CH00025)
• 5.5mm Antique Silver Jump Rings (X003062)
• Clasp (Used in necklace: Y012952)

Directions

1. On a headpin, slide on a round bead and teardrop bead. Make a simple loop. Open loop and slide dangle to first hole of bib connector.
2. On a headpin, slide on a round bead, teardrop bead and round bead. Make a simple loop. Open loop and slide dangle to next hole of bib connector.
3. On a headpin, slide on a round bead, teardrop bead, round bead and teardrop. Make a simple loop. Open loop and slide dangle to next hole of bib connector.
4. On a headpin, slide on a round bead, teardrop bead, round bead, teardrop and two round bead. Make a simple loop. Open loop and slide dangle to next hole of bib connector.
5. On a headpin, slide on a round bead, teardrop bead, round bead, teardrop, round bead and teardrop. Make a simple loop. Open loop and slide dangle to next hole of bib connector.
6. On a headpin, slide on a round bead, teardrop bead, round bead, teardrop, round bead, teardrop and two round bead. Make a simple loop. Open loop and slide dangle to next hole of bib connector.
7. On a headpin, slide on a round bead, teardrop bead, round bead, teardrop, round bead, teardrop, round bead and teardrop. Make a simple loop. Open loop and slide dangle to next hole of bib connector.
8. On a headpin, slide on a round bead, teardrop bead, round bead, teardrop, round bead, teardrop, round bead, teardrop and round bead. Make a simple loop. Open loop and slide dangle to next hole of bib connector.
9. Repeat step 7 for next hole on bib connector.
10. Repeat step 6 for next hole on bib connector.
11. Repeat step 5 for next hole on bib connector.
12. Repeat step 4 for next hole on bib connector.
13. Repeat step 3 for next hole on bib connector.
14. Repeat step 2 for next hole on bib connector.
15. Repeat step 1 for next hole on bib connector.
16. Cut two pieces of chain at 6″ to 8″ long.
17. Open jump ring and slide on one end of chain and one end of bib connector. Close jump ring.
18. Open another jump ring and slide on other chain and to other end of bib connector. Close jump ring.
19. Open another jump ring and slide on one end of the chain and through ring of clasp.
20. Repeat steps 9 with another jump ring and other clasp ring.

An assortment of Chinese crystal colors has arrived. We love the opaque and milky hues so we made some stunning earrings with Nunn Design® earwires. Check out these earrings and tutorial.

Wrapping wire can be a fun technique used to add beads to frame a hoop or link finding. Here, we used four Chinese crystal colors to wrap around these oval hoop earrings (A014374 & Z014371), creating an ombré look.

Components

• 24-Gauge Wire or 26-Gauge Wire
• Oval Hoop Earrings (A014374 & Z014371)
• 4mm Chinese Crystal Rondelle

Tutorial

1. Cut a foot of wire.
2. Coil 2-3 times around the top part of the earring hoop. (Use nylon pliers or non-serrated pliers to smooth the coil around the earring.) Pinch coil together to keep wires close.
3. Pick up a Chinese crystal bead and hold it perpendicular to the earring hoop. Wrap the wire the same direction as you’ve done in step two. Wrap around two time.
4. Repeat 11 more times.
   Note: If you want to create an ombré coloration, use four gradation of Chinese crystal colors. Wrap three beads of the same color individually then add the next color three more times, etc.
5. Make sure at the end you wrap your wire around the earring hoop three time. Cut excess wire. Use pliers to smooth the coil around the earring hoop.

Items used: WR00039, Z014371, Z007392, Z007450, Z007027, Z006915