Paper Clip with Beads Earrings Pg 03 Made with WigJig Beads, Jewelry Tools, Wire and Supplies

Step 5: Now position a WigJig Spiral Maker or a 7/8th inch Super Peg (from Large Round Super Pegs Set) in a jig. Position a single metal peg near the Super Peg. You should be able to use any WigJig. (The pattern shown at right uses the WigJig Cyclops.) With the pegs set as shown, position the small bend that you just made at the top of the wire so that it hooks behind the single metal peg and bend the wire around the Super Peg. The last 1/2 inch of the longer leg of the wire should not be bent.

Paper Clip with Beads Earrings Cyclops peg pattern made with glass beads, WigJig jewelry tools, wire and supplies.
Step 5

Step 6: Remove the wire from the jig. Grasp the wire with your chain nose pliers on the longer segment of the wire and even with the end of the other segment. Bend this wire segment back about 90 degrees. The wire should appear as shown at right.

Step 7: Now, using your round nose pliers, make a loop in the wire. You can make either a normal "eye" loop, or a wrapped loop. Make sure that the loop is centered on the wire as shown at right. Cut off any excess wire.

Paper Clip with Beads Earrings step 6 made with cystal beads, WigJig jewelry tools, wire and supplies.
Step 6

Step 8: Thread a 6mm crystal bead and a 2 or 2.5mm metal bead onto a head-pin. Make a bead dangle with these beads and head-pin and connect the bead dangle to the loop in the ear wire you just made.

Step 9: Using a nail file or Cup Bur, smooth the end of the wire where it will go through the ear. Now you have a Paper Clip earring. Use the same steps to make a second earring.

Paper Clip with Beads Earrings made with burgundy Swarovski crystal beads, WigJig jewelry tools, wire and supplies.
Make a Loop at the End

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.