Gypsy Dancer - Earrings Tutorial

Created by: Mollie Valente

Designer Tips

Colorize the raw brass filigrees. (See Rings & Things blog post "Jewelry DIY - Colorizing Raw Brass Filigrees" for instructions.)
Make a bead dangle and attach it to the filigree. String beads onto the ball-end head pin in this order: bicone crystal bead, brass heishi bead, two crystal briolette beads, and antiqued-brass hogan bead. Form a loop just above the hogan bead and string it onto the hole at the base of the oval filigree. Wrap the head-pin tail to securely finish the loop and cut off any excess wire.
Attach an ear wire. Twist open the ear-wire loop and string on the filigree (domed side of filigree facing toward the front). Twist the ear-wire loop closed.

Suggested Supplies

1 dozen (use 2 pieces) #44-157-0 23x29mm Raw Brass Filigree, Domed Oval
1 hundred (use 2 pieces) #37-099-20-6 Antiqued Brass Plated Ball End Head Pin, Standard, 2"
1 pair #34-042-0-AB TierraCast Niobium Earring Hooks w/ Round and Heishi Beads, Raw/ Gold-Fill/ Antique Brass
1 gross (use 2 beads) #26-453-6 3mm Fluted Hogan Beads - Antiqued Brass Plated
1 gross (use 2 beads) #26-233-0 Brass Metal Beads, Heishi-Style, 3.4x1mm
1 dozen (use 4 beads) #05-040-06-01 Swarovski 5040 Briolette Beads, (Rondelle) 6mm - Crystal
1 dozen (use 2 beads) #05-328-04-35 Swarovski 5328 Faceted XILION Bicone Beads, 4mm - Black Diamond AB 2X
1 3-pack #86-420-995 Ranger Patina Kit, Vintaj - Weathered Copper
1 each #86-310 Novacan Black Patina