Retired - Midnight Forest Earrings

PROJECT E2111
Designer: Kat Silvia
Skill Level: Intermediate
By cutting shapes out of Create Recklessly Faux Leather, you can make a pair of double sided bead embroidered earrings with ease.
Instructions

Note: Components and tools listed within this INSTRUCTIONS box and the printer-friendly PDF, if available, may have been discontinued since this project was published. Refer to the PURCHASE COMPONENTS and TOOLS AND OTHER SUPPLIES sections for current availability.

By following the instructions below you will make one earring. Repeat all instructions to make the second earring.
  1. Take the Create Recklessly Faux Leather and cut it into your desired leaf shape. Once you have your desired shape, trace it on the back of the strip of leather to create a second mirror image. Cut out the second shape.
  2. Place them back to back and use the Toho Demi Rounds to Bead Embroider a Basic Beaded Edge all the way around the leaf. Tie off and weave in your thread.
  3. Punch a hole near the top tip of the earring.
  4. Open one 8mm jump ring and thread it through the hole you punched at the top of the leaf. Close the jump ring.
  5. Open one 5mm jump ring and attach it to the 8mm jump ring and to one earring hook. Close the jump ring.
  6. All done!
WHAT YOU'LL NEED: (scroll down for purchase options)
  • XCR-1330 - Create Recklessly, Symphony Faux Leather 10 x 2 Inch Strip, 1 Piece, Iris Blue
    Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.

  • DRH-0032 - Toho Demi Round Seed Beads, Thin 11/0 (2.2mm) Size, 7.8 Grams, 82 Metallic Nebula
    Project uses 1 Tube. You will need 1 package.

  • FJR-9040 - Stainless Steel Open Jump Rings 5mm Diameter 20 Gauge Thick (50 Pieces)
    Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.

  • FJR-5298 - Gun Metal Plated Open Jump Rings 8mm 18 Gauge (100)
    Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.

  • FEA-3000 - Surgical Steel Earring Hooks Hypo-Allergenic (x100)
    Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.

  • XCR-8906 - NYMO Nylon Beading Thread Size D for Delica Beads Dark Blue 64YD (58 Meters)
    Project uses 1 piece. You will need 1 package.

RECOMMENDED TOOLS:
  • XTL-5700 - Fiskars 5 Precision Tip Scissors - Super Sharp
  • XTL-5450 - Xuron Jeweler's Super Fine Pliers Chain Nose Flat Nose
  • XTL-5488 - Xuron Jeweler's Super Fine Pliers Round Nose Pliers
  • XTL-3006 - Beadsmith English Beading Needles Size 12 (4 Needles)
  • XTL-5614 - BeadSmith Tools, Thread Snips 4.25 Inches Long, 1 Piece
  • XTL-0060 - Eurotool EuroPunch 1.25mm Round Hole Punch Pliers For Sheet Metal
Additional Information
Ingredients DRH-0032, FJR-9040, FEA-3000, XCR-8906,

Purchase Components

Purchase the components needed to make this project. Change quantities as needed to make multiple pieces. This project is RETIRED. Please review project instructions carefully—some items may no longer be available for this project and will not be listed below. Tip: Save this project to your wishlist to easily return to project instructions.
Toho Demi Round Seed Beads, Thin 11/0 (2.2mm) Size, 7.8 Grams, #82 Metallic Nebula
You will need 1 package(s).
1 package = 1 Tube.
$4.15 / Package | SKU: DRH-0032
Stainless Steel Open Jump Rings 5mm Diameter 20 Gauge Thick (50 Pieces)
You will need 1 package(s).
1 package = 50 Pieces.
$1.29 / Package | SKU: FJR-9040
Earring Hooks, w/ Ball and Loop 19mm, Hypo-Allergenic Surgical Steel (50 Pairs)
You will need 1 package(s).
1 package = 50 Pairs.
$16.89 / Package | SKU: FEA-3000
NYMO Nylon Beading Thread Size D for Delica Beads Dark Blue 64YD (58 Meters)
You will need 1 package(s).
1 package = 1 Spool.
$2.19 / Package | SKU: XCR-8906
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Tools and Other Supplies:

Fiskars 5 Scissors for Beading Cord
$5.99 / Package | SKU: XTL-5700
Xuron Jeweler's Super Fine Pliers Chain Nose Flat Nose
$25.99 / Package | SKU: XTL-5450
Xuron Jeweler's Super Fine Pliers Round Nose Pliers
$24.49 / Package | SKU: XTL-5488
The Beadsmith English Beading Needles Size 12 (4 pcs)
Eurotool EuroPunch 1.25mm Round Hole Punch Pliers For Sheet Metal

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