Silver Spacer Bead Hoops
By: Sandy Huntress for AllFreeJewelryMaking
Silver Spacer Bead Hoops
Combine simple spacer beads with basic seed beads on sleek silver hoops for an elegant effect. This video tutorial for Silver Spacer Bead Hoops will show you how to make a sophisticated pair of earrings that can be worn with anything. Every woman needs a standby pair of earrings like these, and now you can learn the simple steps to make them yourself. You'll find yourself reaching for this classic pair of earrings day after day.
Project TypeMake a Project
Bead TypeMetal, Seed
Time to CompleteUnder an hour
Bead Technique UsedStrung
Bead Project TypeEarrings
Materials:
- two 1-inch diameter wire rings
- six metal spacer beads
- eight seed beads
- two jump rings
- two ear wires
- chain nose pliers
Instructions:
- Slide four seed beads onto a wire ring, alternating with three metal spacer beads.
- Use chain nose pliers to bend end of wire ring up 1/8 inch. Slip loop of ring over bent up wire end; then flatten wire end back on itself to close.
- Open a jump ring; slip through loop of wire ring and loop of an ear wire. Close jump ring. Repeat to make second earring.