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Athena's Wedding Earring Tutorial

Created by: Tiffany White

Designer Tips
Assemble all freshwater pearls onto headpins, and wrap prior to assembling the earrings

Practice makes perfect! You may want to practice this technique with inexpensive wire and an "orphan bead".

When wire-wrapping it is always better to have too much wire, rather than too little.
Free Technique Sheets & How-Tos

Jewelry Basics 101 (PDF)

Blog post: How to do a Herringbone Wire Wrap

Blog post: How to make "Cluster Earrings"
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Mother of Pearl Beads, Round, 12mm

Item #: 21-887-024 Approx. Size: Approx. 12mm Qty Available: 0 Sold By: strands

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$17.50
10 +	$13.35

We're having a tough time finding this for a similar price, in a decent quality. We're still looking, but we're not sure when (or if) we'll get this back in stock.

0 Reviews

Swarovski 5810 Round Pearl Beads, 10mm - White

Item #: 05-810-10-200ST Approx. Size: 10mm Qty Available: 3 Sold By: fifties

$14.64

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Beadalon Gold Plated Ear Wire, Modern

Item #: 34-399-4 Approx. Size: Approx. 14x8mm, 18-gauge Qty Available: 3 Sold By: half-gross

Quantity	Price
1	$26.08
2 +	$21.73

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Gold Plated Ball End Head Pin, Thin, 1.5"

Item #: 37-091-15-4 Approx. Size: 1-1/2", 24-gauge Qty Available: 33 Sold By: hundreds

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$5.28
10 +	$4.62

2 Reviews

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Yellow Plated Jump Ring, Round, 6mm

Item #: 37-145-2 Approx. Size: Approx. 6mm, 19-gauge Qty Available: 20 Sold By: ounces

Quantity	Price
1 – 3	$14.18
4 – 7	$11.82
8 – 15	$9.45
16 +	$8.27

0 Reviews

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Artistic Wire Tarnish Resistant Brass Jewelry Wire, 22ga, 45ft

Item #: 46-402-27 Approx. Size: 22-gauge, 15-yd Qty Available: 47 Sold By: eaches

Quantity	Price
1 – 3	$4.49
4 +	$2.72

1 Reviews

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The BeadSmith Beader's Mini Travel Kit

Item #: 69-292 Approx. Size: Qty Available: 0 Sold By: eaches

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$12.00
10 +	$11.03

2 Reviews

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Suggested Supplies

The 12mm pearl originally used for the centerpiece in this design is no longer available, so we've linked a few possible subs in its place.

1 ea [use about 36" per earring] #46-402-27 Artistic Wire®, 22ga, 45ft
1 strand [use 22] #20-635-011 Bead, Freshwater Pearl, Potato, 5mm
1 strand [use 2] #29-555-12-011 Bead, Shell Pearl, Round, 12mm - no longer available
1 0.5 gross [use 2] #34-399-4 Ear Wire, Beadalon® Modern
1 pkg of 100 [use 22] #37-091-15-4 Head Pin, 1.5", Thin, Ball End
1 oz [use 14] #37-145-2 Jump Ring, Round, 6mm

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#69-292 Tool, Beader's Mini Travel Kit

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Athena's Wedding Earring Tutorial

Mother of Pearl Beads, Round, 12mm

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Swarovski 5810 Round Pearl Beads, 10mm - White

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Beadalon Gold Plated Ear Wire, Modern

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Gold Plated Ball End Head Pin, Thin, 1.5"

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Yellow Plated Jump Ring, Round, 6mm

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Artistic Wire Tarnish Resistant Brass Jewelry Wire, 22ga, 45ft

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The BeadSmith Beader's Mini Travel Kit

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