Beaded Swag Earrings Jewelry Making Project Pg 03 Made with WigJig Jewelry Tools, beads and Supplies

Step 7: Remove the wire from the jig and using your step jaw pliers complete the final loop. When completed, the wire should appear as shown at right. By using the smallest step of the step jaw pliers for all three loops, each loop will be exactly the same size.

Instructions for Beaded Swag Earrings Jewelry Making Project made with WigJig Jewelry Tools, wire, beads and jewelry supplies.

Step 7 Complete Final Loop

Step 8: Cut the wire tail and close the final loop. The wire will appear as shown. Using chain nose or bent chain nose pliers bend the wire slightly so that it is flat and essentially in one plane.

Beaded Swag Earrings Jewelry Making Project made with WigJig Jewelry Tools, wire, beads and jewelry supplies.

Step 8

Step 9: Cut a segment of chain about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches long. Be sure to have an odd number of links of chain. I used a chain segment with 13 links for these earrings.

Step 10: Open the loops on either end of the wire component completed in step 8. Place the beginning and ending loop of the chain onto either end of the wire component, then close the loops. The techniques for opening and closing loops can be found here.

Step 11: Now make seven bead dangles using head pins and 4mm beads and hang these bead dangles from the chain. Start with the first bead dangle in the middle link of the chain and space the remainder evenly on either side of the center. The technique for making the wrapped loop used with these bead dangles is shown here. Try to hang the bead dangles from the same side of the chain so that the chain hangs evenly, without tangles.

Step 12: Connect an ear wire to the center loop in the wire. For the earrings shown I made my own ear wires using the pattern found here.

The following page provides alternative configurations.

Beaded Swag Earrings Jewelry Making Project made with WigJig Jewelry Tools, wire, aqua beads and jewelry supplies.

Completed Earrings

This WigJig jewelry making project is provided as part of WigJig University - College of Jewelry Making Designs. We try to provide interesting jewelry projects using beads, jewelry wire and other jewelry supplies. We hope that these pictures will provide you enough information for you to complete this project. Some of the skills and jewelry making techniques have not been discussed here. For beginners, we suggest that you visit our Beginners Start Here pages. These pages discuss the skills necessary for making jewelry in the detail that beginners need. We also suggest that beginners to jewelry making might need to visit the WigJig University College of Jewelry Making Techniques for additional information about some of the skills and techniques shown.

Most, but not all of the jewelry supplies shown here can be purchased in our WigJig store. We try to have a complete selection of jewelry supplies in our store including chain, wire, glass beads, findings, watches, tools, etc.