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Valentine Earrings

Valentine Earrings
These easy earrings use our cat's eye heart beads in either the 25mm, 20mm or 16mm size, assorted sparklies and spacers, and our lovely flat bead caps from TierraCast® . They're easy to make - just some basic wire wrapping, and aside from the heart beads and bead caps, the other pieces (sparklies, spacers) can be rumaged from your bead box.

Basic Wire Wrapping

You may need to open the flat bead caps to fit them around the larger size hearts. You'll need two pairs of pliers - gently grip each side of the bead cap with your pliers, and open them just a little bit - that is all it takes!

16mm Heart Earrings

16mm Cats Eye Hearts
Flat Bead Caps
This example uses the LUNA flat bead caps.

Add a little flair on the top with a few spacers and beads from your bead box. I used:
TierraCast® 5mm Faceted Spacers
Silver, Gold or Copper
3mm Round Beads in Silver, Gold or Copper

This example uses Aqua 16mm Hearts, and Antique Silver TierraCast® Pewter and Sterling Silver findings.

20mm "Iced" Heart Earrings

20mm "Iced" Cats Eye Hearts
Flat Bead Caps
This example uses the MIRAGE flat bead caps.

Add a little flair on the top with a few spacers and beads from your bead box. I used:
TierraCast® 5mm Faceted Spacers
Silver, Gold or Copper
3mm Round Beads in Silver, Gold or Copper

This example uses Light Purple "Iced" (acid washed finish) 20mm Hearts, and Antique Copper TierraCast® Pewter Beads & Findings.

25mm Heart Earrings

25mm Cats Eye Hearts
Flat Bead Caps
This example uses the LUNA flat bead caps.

Add a little flair on the top with a few spacers and beads from your bead box. I used:
TierraCast® 5mm Bali-Style Spacers (2 stacked)
Silver, Gold or Copper
Swarovski® 5040 Rondells - 6mm
3mm Round Beads in Silver, Gold or Copper

This example uses Pink 25mm Hearts, Light Rose Swarovski® Crystal, and Antique Silver TierraCast® Pewter and Sterling Silver findings. These earrings need 2.5" headpins to wrap closed - 2" pins are just too short.

The jewelry you make from this design is yours do with as you please. You may make it as often as you like without any restrictions. For example, you can make this jewelry for yourself, for friends, or to sell. I do not require that you give credit to me for the design.

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