Rings & Things Design Gallery

Renewal- Earrings

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:25:05 GMT

Created by: Valorie Nygaard-Pouzar
Inspired by the Soft Flex Company's Renewal Earrings project

#61-771-49-104 Soft Flex� Trios, 0.019" 49-strand Wire, renewal
2 #34-323-3 French hook ear wires, brass, silver plated
2 #37-722-3 2" standard eye pins, 2", silver plated
2 #26-815-001 Puffed-square metal beads with collar, silver plated
10 #23-497-362 7mm Czech glass firepolish beads, faceted rotund rondelle, erinite
2 #28-333-58-01 20mm lampwork glass puffed-coin beads, assorted patterns, beige/black
2 #41-256-04-3 Size 4 crimp tube, silver plated
6 #41-256-01-3 Size 1 crimp tube, silver plated

Tools and Supplies: Micro crimper, mighty crimper, cutters, chain-nose pliers, round-nose pliers

For tips and techniques, view the Soft Flex Project Sheet. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it free here.)

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Oct 15, 2009

Golden Birch - Earrings

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:16:42 GMT

Created by: Evette Rana
This design is made with CRYSTALLIZED� � Swarovski Elements.

2 #49-180-03-4 Birch leaf pendant, gold plate
4 #05-000-04-169 CRYSTALLIZED� 4mm faceted round crystal, vintage rose
2 #37-912 2" eye pins, gold fill
2 #37-391-459 5.9mm round jump rings, gold fill
1pr #34-642 French hook textured marquise ear wires, gold fill

Tools and supplies: flush cutters, round-nose pliers, flat-nose pliers

New to jewelry-making? Check out our Basic Techniques for Making Earrings.

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Aug 26, 2009

Atomic Bahama - Earrings

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:25:00 GMT

As seen in the Rings & Things 2009 Summer Supplement
Created by:Cindy Morris

This design is made with CRYSTALLIZED� � Swarovski Elements.

2 #28-684-231 Tiny ceramic skull beads, assorted
2 #03-700-06-06 CRYSTALLIZED� 6mm crystal margaritas, crystal/vitrail medium
8" #64-592 26-gauge dead soft round wire, sterling silver
1 pr #32-539-21 7mm hammered heart earring posts with open drop loop, sterling silver
2 #33-514 Butterfly nuts, sterling silver (not shown)

New to jewelry-making? Check out our Basic Techniques for Making Earrings.

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Jul 21, 2009

Silver Leaf Jasper & Bead Bar - Earrings

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:00:25 GMT

Created by:Mollie Valente

2 #56-030-4 1/2" TierraCast cast bead bars, gold plate
2 #21-001-010-03 12mm large-hole rondelle gemstone beads, silver leaf jasper
4 #43-137-AG 10mm TierraCast large-hole scalloped bead caps, antiqued gold
2 #34-171-2 Large brass kidney ear wires, yellow

Tools and supplies: flat-nose pliers

TIP: Due to varied bead-hole sizes (particularly with gemstone beads) it may be necessary to ream some of the beads. Use the battery-operated bead reamer (#69-058) to enlarge the bead holes.

Just have to know more about this design? View the high resolution or faster loading Designer Tip Sheet for how-to hints, tips and instructions. To view Designer Tip Sheets (PDF files), you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it free here.

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Jul 15, 2009

Amazonite & Bead Bar - Earrings

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:58:09 GMT

Created by:Mollie Valente

2 #56-032-1 1" TierraCast cast bead bars, white
2 #21-001-007-03 12mm large-hole rondelle gemstone beads, amazonite
2 #21-001-007-04 16mm large-hole rondelle gemstone beads, amazonite
2 #49-947-56-AS 10mm TierraCast decorative wheel spacer beads, antiqued silver
2 #43-136-AS 8mm TierraCast Bali-style large-hole bead caps, antiqued silver
2 #34-963 French hook ear wires, Argentium� sterling silver

Tools and supplies: flat-nose pliers

TIP: Due to varied bead-hole sizes (particularly with gemstone beads) it may be necessary to ream some of the beads. Use the battery-operated bead reamer (#69-058) to enlarge the bead holes.

Just have to know more about this design? View the high resolution or faster loading Designer Tip Sheet for how-to hints, tips and instructions. To view Designer Tip Sheets (PDF files), you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it free here.

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Jul 15, 2009

Copper & Bead Bar - Earrings

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:55:53 GMT

Created by: Mollie Valente

2 #56-032-1 1" TierraCast� cast bead bars, white
4 #43-136-AS 8mm TierraCast Bali-style large-hole bead caps, antiqued silver
2 #26-813-129 16mm collared large-hole round bead with decorative girdle, antiqued copper
2 #34-963 French hook ear wires, Argentium� sterling silver
2 #33-961 French wire keepers, clear

Tools and supplies: flat-nose pliers

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Jul 15, 2009

Protection - Earrings

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:48:20 GMT

As seen in the Rings & Things 2009 Summer Supplement
Created by: Cindy Morris

2 21-908-020 8x5mm faceted gemstone rondelles, lapis lazuli
4 21-882-202 2mm round gemstone beads, block turquoise
2 29-721 Eye of Horus charms, baltic birch
6" 46-706-20 26-gauge ColourCraft� wire, gold
2 34-112-2 Kidney ear wires, yellow

The Eye of Horus was used in ancient Egyptian jewelry to provide protection, wisdom and prosperity, especially when made of gold, silver, lapis, wood, porcelain or carnelian

To make the design stand out, the high points on the wood charms were darkened with a brown color marker.

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Jul 08, 2009

Caribbean Cruisers - Earrings

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:17:26 GMT

As seen in the Rings & Things 2009 Summer Supplement
Created by:Rings & Things Staff

This design is made with CRYSTALLIZED� � Swarovski Elements.

#46-301-20-0 20mm round bezel cups with two loops, brass
#37-136-2 5mm round jump rings, yellow
#34-323-4 French hook ear wires, gold plate
#05-301-04-100 CRYSTALLIZED� 4mm bicones, turquoise
#05-301-04-108 CRYSTALLIZED� 4mm bicones, blue zircon/aurora borealis
#37-415-2 1.5" thin head pins, yellow
#82-500-08 EasyCast epoxy
Copyright-free images (cut to size, on high quality paper)

Tools and supplies: scissors, flat-nose pliers, chain-nose pliers, round-nose pliers, side cutters, resin mixing supplies (#82-599), Mod Podge� or Elmer's Glue-All�, glitter, candy sprinkles, spray sealer such as Krylon�

Just have to know more about this design? View the high resolution or faster loading Designer Tip Sheet for how-to hints, tips and instructions. To view Designer Tip Sheets (PDF files), you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it free here.

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Jul 07, 2009

Narcissists - Earrings

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:55:06 GMT

Created by: Misha Lengling

This design is made with CRYSTALLIZED� � Swarovski Elements.

2 #44-750-24 19mm ring-shaped blanks, sterling silver
2 #06-106-16-90 CRYSTALLIZED� 16mm pear-shaped pendants, ruby
2 #37-295-260 6mm round jump rings, sterling silver
2 #37-295-440 4mm round jump rings, sterling silver
2 #37-295-250 5mm round jump rings, sterling silver
1 pair #34-533 French hook ear wires, sterling silver

Tools: chain-nose pliers, letter stamps (#69-241-00), chasing hammer (#69-134), two-hole metal punch (#69-235), oxidizing solution such as WinOx� (#86-343)

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Apr 29, 2009

Sweet Whirled - Earrings

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:10:39 GMT

As seen in the Rings & Things 2009 Spring Supplement

Created by: Evette Rana

1 pair #34-643-11 Textured horseshoe French hook ear wires, gold fill
2 #28-334-05 20mm lampwork glass puffed coin beads, earthtone
2 #49-947-73-4 10mm TierraCast� Hammertone square links, gold plate
2 #49-947-70-4 9x13mm TierraCast Hammertone oval links, gold plate
6 #37-391-459 5.9mm round jump rings, gold fill
2 #37-912 2" thin eye pins, gold fill

Tools: flush cutters, round-nose pliers, chain-nose pliers

Just have to know more about this design? View the high resolution or faster loading Designer Tip Sheet for how-to hints, tips and instructions. To view Designer Tip Sheets (PDF files), you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it free here.

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Apr 01, 2009