Retired - Autumn Bloom Earrings

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1. Take your Vintaj relief block and use it to sand the raised area of your Vintaj sunflower charm.
2. Next, please watch this video on How To Wire Wrap Beads Onto A Form
3. Cut 2 lengths of 26 gauge brass wire, 12 inches long each. Following what you learned in the video, wire wrap ruby red Toho seed beads, size 11/0, around both sides of the charm. Begin up near the top of the flower, make 3 tight wraps (without beads) then add a bead, make a full wrap around without beads, then add another bead, etc, etc. When you get to the base of the flower, make another 2 tight winds without beads and cut off excess wire with flush cutters. Go back and cut off excess wire at the top of the flower so that your wrapping is neat. Wrap the other half of the charm the same way. If need be, take your chain nose pliers to press any rough wire edges down into the wrappings.
4. Open the loop at the base of your brass earring hook the same way you would open a jump ring. Insert the loop at the your charm into the open earring hook loop. Close the loop back up.
5. Happy Fall!

• FEA-3310 -
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• JSK-0204 - Toho Round Seed Beads 11/0 25C 'Silver Lined Ruby' 8 Gram Tube
  Project uses 44 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• PND-7329 - Vintaj Natural Brass Sunflower Motif Charms 19mm (2)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• WCR-4208 - BeadSmith Non-Tarnish Antique Brass Color Copper Craft Wire 26 Gauge - 30 Yards
  Project uses 24 inches. You will need 1 package.

• XTL-2222 - Vintaj Metal Relief Block For Filing, Buffing & Sanding
• XTL-5600 - Xuron Sharp Flush Cutter Pliers - Wire/Soft Flex
• XTL-5511 - Beadsmith Jeweller's Micro Pliers Chain Nose Flat Nose