Berry Pie Earrings Tutorial

Start the inner pie base: Leave a 2-to-3-inch tail (using a bead stop if desired) and stitch through your first PieDuo bead from the outer crust toward the center. Pass through a second PieDuo from the center toward the crust, add three 11/0 seed beads, and sew back down into the second hole of that same bead. Complete the center cluster: Add a third PieDuo from the center toward the crust, pick up three 11/0 seed beads, and sew down through its second hole. String one 4mm round bead (or crystal), pass through the second hole of the first PieDuo toward the crust, add three 11/0 seed beads, and sew back into that same PieDuo before pulling tightly to cinch the center together. Bridge the top edge: Sew through the top three 11/0 seed beads, add five 11/0 seed beads to bridge the gap to the side, and pass through the first hole of the lower PieDuo and the first side 11/0 seed bead. Attach the drop pendant: Pick up three 11/0 seed beads, one 6x9 drop bead, and three more 11/0 seed beads. Skip over the 4mm round bead and sew into the opposite 11/0 seed bead, then pass up through the three side seed beads and add five 11/0 seed beads to close the top. Form the top loop: Exit out of the center top 11/0 seed bead, pick up three 11/0 seed beads, and circle back through that same middle seed bead to create a small right-angle weave unit. Add the outer bottom frame: Weave down along the side seed beads until exiting the third seed bead. String six 11/0 seed beads (or five if the strand droops), pass through the 11/0 before the drop, the drop itself, and the 11/0 after the drop, then add six more 11/0 seed beads and weave back up to the very top bead of the right-angle weave unit. Attach the wire guard: Stitch up through one side of the wire guard, loop over the channel, and sew down the opposite side. Pass through the top 11/0 seed bead to center the guard, then repeat the thread path once more to reinforce it. Reinforce and finish: Weave down into the PieDuo beads and follow existing thread paths along the back to stiffen the earring until your working thread meets the starting tail. Tie the two thread ends together, trim and burn down the tails, and slide your ear wire onto the wire guard.