Learn how to make beautiful boho style copper wire earrings in this step by step tutorial for beginners. Create your own wire and bead jewelry with this easy DIY project!
As always, my tutorial is paced to suit the beginner, so I will take you step by step through each design process, enabling you to create beautiful pieces of jewelry for yourself.
The demonstration I give is for inspiration. You can make these in any size you like. Just ensure you have 1cm “crossover” of wire when shaping it around your mandrel… to enable you to make the loops for your ear wire.
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Materials needed:
Copper wire
Frame - 16g or 1.25mm
Hearts - 18g or 1mm (4cm lengths for larger heart motif and 3cm length for smaller heart motif)
Wrapping - 26g or 0.4mm
3mm beads of your choice
Flush cutters
Chain nose pliers
A mandrel
Bench block and chasing hammer
6 step pliers or round nose
Sam xx