Wire work needs practice. Here is a beautiful wire wrapped hoop earrings tutorial to practice with. Oksana Trukhan of Ursula Jewelry designed it. She is a wonderful wire work artisan whom I featured before!
This tutorial uses 3 gauges of wire with 20 G being used for the ear hole section. You cannot use wire thicker than this as it won't go through ear holes!
You can certainly custom the design to whatever size you want - just use a different bottle as the mandrel. Another option is to make a pendant version by adapting the top part of the earrings. Instead of a hoop, complete the circle and make a wrapped loop at the top.
She also has a video version.
Before You Go:
- How to Dress Up Wire Hoop Earrings
- How to Make Hoop Earrings | Tutorial Collection
- How to Make Fun Cover Up Hoop Earrings
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Those are gorgeous earrings! I'd wear those any time...
ReplyDeleteThank you for highlighting Ursula’s tutorial - I cannot wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteThe tutorial is well made and the earrings are beautiful and with intricate details!
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