Easy to Make Leather and Bead Earrings
Tools
box cutter
carpenter's Glue
jewelry pliers
paint brush
hole punch
Materials
1 piece leather approximately 7"x7"
12" length silver wire
2 small glass beads
2 medium glass beads
1 pair earring hooks
2 small rings
metallic paint silver or gold
Process
1. Spread glue evenly on the back of the leather.
2. Fold leather is half, place a book on top and let dry for 25 minutes.
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3. Trace out earring size on leather with white pencil 2 - 3" x 1/2" rectangles
4. Cut out the two leather pieces using box cutters
5. Mark centre point on each end and punch the holes
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6. Paint metallic paint on both sides of the leather; leave the brush fairly dry so the leather texture shows.
For the top of the earring:
7.Take silver wire and cut into four pieces
8. Using jewelry pliers bend the wire and run through the hole on the leather.
9. Place small bead through the wire, cut and fold wire making a loop.
10.Open a ring and join the earring hook and silver loop together; close ring.
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For the bottom of the earring:
11. Place the large bead through the wire and bend end to close off
12. Attach the bead to the leather by running wire through the leather hole; bend closed
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