Dangling Earrings German Wire Jewelry Making Tutorial

Hello everyone, this is Heather Boydwire and today is tip tuesday. Today I'm going to make some beautiful twirling earrings out of wire. In my Etsy shop there are sets with the wire components and everything you need to make the earrings. I use 20mm bidon wire in German style and different glass and pearl beads. You also need a steel block and a raw leather hammer. I also use ear hooks made of surgical steel and 1 inch needles. The tools are the Beatelon Slimline series of pointed and round pliers, the biting tool of the Glimmer series, the nylon cheek pliers and the iron pliers. We start with about 10cm of 20mm wire. And with the Belon iron pliers we make a loop at the end. Now we make more loops and make sure that they are right next to each other. Turn and make another loop and switch the sides where you make the loops so that they are flat. This is a simple model with four loops. And now I'll show you all the other components I use for the earrings. Make the loop and just turn it inside out so that it sits right next to the other loop. And clamp it flush with your side cutter or your pliers. Now we press them together slightly to smooth them out and use the pliers with nylon cheeks to press them flat. Turn them over and press them together. Now you can take the steel block and the raw leather hammer to just tap on it. We don't want to tap too hard so that it doesn't break. So tap on both sides to harden them and make them nice and flat. You can also work from the roll. Now we do one more thing. We make an infinity sign back and forth. You can make a whole lot of them. You can make them in mass production. And we clamp them a little and press them together. With the pliers with nylon cheeks and then again with the steel block. Hammer a little on it. And done. Now we're going to make another part with the iron pliers. We make a closed loop and another one. We lead the wire around again and again. This time we want to make six loops. So make sure that the wire comes out at an angle so that a circular shape is created. Don't worry, you can adjust this at the end or while you're at it. Move it back and forth so that it lies flat and change the side you're bending it to. So forward and backward. Make sure it fits. Keep going with your loops. We want to make them all the way around and adjust them again and again so that they lie nice and flat. We want a total of six loops. But I'm going to put an additional one over the first one so that it's nice and tight. So that the earrings don't come loose when you put them together. Here are our six basic loops. We adjust them. And lead the wire directly to the first loop. This requires a little back and forth. Take your time. So that's our basic shape. And now we want to make another loop right under the first loop. This makes it more stable and doesn't fall apart when you wear the earrings. Cut it flush with your side cutter. Then take your pair of pliers to press the small, protruding end together. Then bake the pliers with nylon. Align them. Make sure they're flat. Make sure that the two loops are overlapped. Tap the steel block lightly with the leather hammer. Now we're going to do another one. We always start with the closed loop. We're going to make a simple heart. To do this, we bend it with the pliers at a certain angle. Take the pliers again and turn them around. Make sure that the loops are in the same position. Cut them flush with the pliers. Press the protruding end together and tap it. Our little hearts are ready. It's really fun to make these components, and there are no limits to how you can put them all together. One more loop. This one is going to be a little more complicated. We're going to make a row with three loops. And we're going to make a rhombus. Make sure you go back and forth, so that the loops are flat. These are our first three loops, and then the wire comes out at an angle, because we're going to work our way back down. Bring the wire back. Push it in so that it's nice and flat. And bring the wire around to the front. Shake it and push it tight. And the wire comes out at an angle. To complete the triangle, we have to push it out at an angle. So shake it around and push it tight. And one more loop. Bring it to the opposite side. Bring it out at an angle. Make sure it fits. And then we'll do another one on the opposite side. And like before, I'm going to make an additional loop under the first loop. This is how it holds together when it's put together as an earring. Bring the wire around. Shake it around to make sure it's in the right place. And cut it off a little with the side cutter. Press it together so that it's nice and flat. No sharp ends. And now we have to align it so that everything is aligned. So hang it up so that the two loops are in front of each other. Use your pliers to shake it around so that it's flat. And hit it with the hammer. Now we're going to make a Celtic knot. We start in the middle of the wire. Take about 10 to 12.5 centimeters and then lead the wire around the loop on one side. Make sure that you alternate the sides again. And then make a loop on the other side of the middle loop. Shake it in. Sometimes it's a little difficult to make eyelets with pliers. But you start further away and turn it in. That's our starting point. And now we want to make another loop on each side. Always lead the wire around the other side. Lead it around. We have the beginning of the knot. And we want to sling it in. So these side loops are stacked on top of each other. They are practically stacked on top of each other. And then we have to make a loop in the middle. In the middle at the bottom. So let's center it. You can measure it by eye. Sling it around so that it's right next to the other one. Fasten it. Press the tip tight. And do the same with the other side. So put the wire into a loop so that it is over the other loop. And fasten it. Press the tip end with the pliers. Make all the necessary adjustments so that everything is over each other. A round pliers is good for this. Just hold the two loops tight, sling them around so that they are nicely over each other and tap them lightly on both sides with the hammer. And your finished Celtic knot is ready. You can also make a simple knot like this one with three loops. And these are all I made. And these are the components for the earrings. Of course you can choose any configuration. We put the bead on a needle, a 2.5 cm big one. Cut it to 0.95 cm. Take your round pliers, hold the bead tight, bend the wire outwards and around. Then you can open the loop and put it on the component, no matter which one you choose. Take another piece of German wire, about 3.8 cm long. Make a loop, center it and put another bead on it. This is a 6 mm big bead with faceted grind. Cut it to about 96 cm. 96 to 1.25 cm are good. Hold it tight, pull the wire out and center it. Now make sure that the loops are parallel. Open the loop and put it on top of the component. The two loops are on top of each other. Now we open the other end of the component with the bead and put it on one of our other wire components. Close it. Very smart. I just use a traditional surgeon's steel hook. You can also make your own hooks. I link a few instructions. And here are our finished earrings. I have made a few other combinations with different beads, a few glass hearts, a few drop beads. This is the collection. The sets are available in my Etsy shop. You can find the link below in the description. Thank you for watching. Give him a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel for many more wire art and jewelry tutorials. You can also join the Wire Makers Club on Facebook to share photos of your wire artworks and your wire jewelry. 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