Page 18    Jewelry Making with Beads and Wire -- What a Beginner Needs to Know

Jewelry Making -- Spiral-Diamond  Beaded Earrings

Step 11:  We now need to finish the spiral diamond wire component by making a spiral in using the wire tail.  Begin by making a loop in the end of the wire.  Make the spiral using the techniques shown in Step 3 on page 16. 

Step 12:  Now we need to begin making the bead link wire component.  Begin by cutting and straightening a piece of wire 1 1/2 inches long.  Make a loop in the end of the wire.  Using the instructions provided here, make this loop into an eye loop. 

Step 13:  Add a bead to this wire and using the instructions provided in step 9 on page 15, make a loop above the bead.  Orient this second loop perpendicular to the first loop.  If you are comfortable making a wrapped bead link from page 11, you can use that component here.

Step 10

Step 11

Step 12

Step 13

Step 15:  Complete this jewelry making project by making a second earring, orienting the spiral in the mirror image position.