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City Lights Earrings Tutorial

Join Allie from PotomacBeads as she shows you how to make the City Lights Earrings with just a few materials! This design is so easy and simple, that you will be a master at Brick Stitch in no time! Plus, these cute little earrings are a great way to start practicing your basic jewelry-making skills, and they have endless possibilities! So gather up your Potomac Crystals, Tubelets, and Miyuki Seed beads, and let's make these beaded earrings together! Technique Learned: Brick Stitch

Step 1: Choose Your Materials

Step 2: Watch the 
Video Tutorial

City Lights Earrings Tutorial
The designer recommended materials to make two earrings approximately 2 inches (5 cm) in length:
  • Beige Colorway Potomac Crystal Cosmic Ring 14mm - Dorado
  • 2 Pieces Czech Pearls 4mm - Bright White
  • 12 Pieces Tubelet Beads - Aztec Gold
  • 6 Pieces Toho Seed Beads 11/0 - Opaque Frosted Light Beige
  • ~ 1 Gram Miyuki Seed Beads 15/0 - Metallic Light Bronze
  • ~ 1 Gram Earwires - Silver Plated
  • 1 Pair Wildfire Beading Thread .006 Beige Pink Colorway Potomac Crystal Square Ring 14mm - Volcano
  • 2 Pieces Potomac Crystal Bicones 6mm - Metallic Green Iris
  • 12 Pieces Tubelet Beads - Lila Luster
  • 6 Pieces Miyuki Seed Beads 11/0 - Labrador Full
  • ~ 1 Gram Miyuki Seed Beads 15/0 - Duracoat Galvanized Magenta
  • ~ 1 Gram Earwires - Silver Plated
  • 1 Pair Wildfire Beading Thread .006 Pink
  • Step 3: Need More Help? Follow these Steps

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    Quick Project Steps

    Prepare about four feet of beading thread and thread it through a size 10 or 12 needle.
    Tie the thread to a 14mm Potomac Crystal (Cosmic Ring or Square).
    Start with the bottom of the earrings using the Brick Stitch technique, incorporating your chosen beads (Tubelet Beads, Czech Pearls or Crystal Bicones, and Seed Beads).
    Progress the beadwork towards the top of the earring, following the pattern and technique demonstrated in the video.
    Finish the earrings by attaching the earwires.

    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

    • Potomacbeads Beading Ruler | Ultimate | Crystal | 9x3"
    • Thread Zap II
    • BeadTec Beading Needles Sizes 10, 11, 12 | Mix Pack of 6
    • Plastic Caliper Tool - White
    • BeadTec DragonThread - Crystal/White | Size 6 (Medium) | 50 Meter Spool
    • BeadTec DragonThread - Green | Size 6 (Medium) | 50 Meter Spool

    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

    BeadTec Beading Ruler | Advanced | 6x3"
    City Lights Earrings Tutorial
    PotomacBeads Pliers - Round Nose Pliers

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    Item Description

    Join Allie from PotomacBeads as she shows you how to make the City Lights Earrings with just a few materials! This design is so easy and simple, that you will be a master at Brick Stitch in no time! Plus, these cute little earrings are a great way to start practicing your basic jewelry-making skills, and they have endless possibilities! So gather up your Potomac Crystals, Tubelets, and Miyuki Seed beads, and let's make these beaded earrings together! Technique Learned: Brick Stitch

    Designer's Material List

    The designer recommended materials to make two earrings approximately 2 inches (5 cm) in length:
  • Beige Colorway Potomac Crystal Cosmic Ring 14mm - Dorado
  • 2 Pieces Czech Pearls 4mm - Bright White
  • 12 Pieces Tubelet Beads - Aztec Gold
  • 6 Pieces Toho Seed Beads 11/0 - Opaque Frosted Light Beige
  • ~ 1 Gram Miyuki Seed Beads 15/0 - Metallic Light Bronze
  • ~ 1 Gram Earwires - Silver Plated
  • 1 Pair Wildfire Beading Thread .006 Beige Pink Colorway Potomac Crystal Square Ring 14mm - Volcano
  • 2 Pieces Potomac Crystal Bicones 6mm - Metallic Green Iris
  • 12 Pieces Tubelet Beads - Lila Luster
  • 6 Pieces Miyuki Seed Beads 11/0 - Labrador Full
  • ~ 1 Gram Miyuki Seed Beads 15/0 - Duracoat Galvanized Magenta
  • ~ 1 Gram Earwires - Silver Plated
  • 1 Pair Wildfire Beading Thread .006 Pink
  • Project Steps

    Prepare about four feet of beading thread and thread it through a size 10 or 12 needle.
    Tie the thread to a 14mm Potomac Crystal (Cosmic Ring or Square).
    Start with the bottom of the earrings using the Brick Stitch technique, incorporating your chosen beads (Tubelet Beads, Czech Pearls or Crystal Bicones, and Seed Beads).
    Progress the beadwork towards the top of the earring, following the pattern and technique demonstrated in the video.
    Finish the earrings by attaching the earwires.