Description
Make these easily customizable tribal-inspired earrings with lightweight metal, wire and crystals.
Required Materials:
- 12-gauge brass wire, 2½”
- 14-gauge sterling wire, 4″
- 30-gauge sterling sheet metal, 3″x 3″
- 6mm Swarovski bicones, 2
- Ear wires, 2
- 24-gauge headpins, 2
Tools:
- Small and large round-nose pliers
- flat-nose pliers
- 1.25mm hole-punch pliers
- flush cutters
- metal stamps
- chasing hammer
- riveting hammer
- steel bench block
- metal file
- torch
- fire block or annealing medium
- quenching bowl
- tweezers
- copper tongs
- pickle
- disc cutter with 7/16″ punch
- fine-tipped Sharpie marker
- liver of sulfur
- 0000 steel wool
- tumbler
- stainless steel shot
Technique: Metalwork, Wire work
Originally Published: Step by Step Wire Jewelry, October/November 2015
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