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Looped Over Earrings Tutorial

This Looped Over Earrings is a really simple project that will show you how to create with only scraps of beading cable, crimp tubes, and Potomac Crystals. They are great for beginners, especially if you know nothing about beading!! They are also very easy and pretty fast to make, so give them a shot!

Step 1: Choose Your Materials

Step 2: Watch the 
Video Tutorial

Looped Over Earrings Tutorial
The designer's suggested colors & materials:
  • Potomac Crystal Teardrop - Metallic Blue Iris, 2 Beads
  • Potomac Crystal Round 3mm - Aqua AB, 12 Beads
  • Potomac Crystal Round 3mm - Blue Zircon, 12 Beads
  • Beadalon 19 Strand Wire Bright .015, ~ 15 Inches
  • Crimp Tubes 1.5mm - Silver Plated, 28 Beads
  • Earwires Simple Ball - Gunmetal, 1 Pair
  • Step 3: Need More Help? Follow these Steps

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    Quick Project Steps

    In this PotomacBeads Tutorial, we'll show you how to make these Looped Over Earrings. They're a unique and playful way to show off your style!
    1. Take a wire and bend it in half. Slide the crimp tube over both strands and push the tube down until you have a little loop. Make a flat crimp with pliers. Make two more, stringing the wire through the first loop so the will hang off the first piece.
    2. Begin with the smaller crystals. Put a crystal on a wire and add a crimp tube on. Push both pieces up to the top and squish down the tube to hold the bead. Add crystals to all the wires. Take another strand of wire and attach it to the middle of the bottom three wires. Then attach two more wires to that one. Add crystals as before, this will make a more full look.
    3. Add the last piece of wire to hold the teardrop crystal, add a crimp bead and run the wire back up through the crystal to form a little loop for your earwire.
    If you love jewelry and you love being eco-friendly, then you'll love this project! It's a great way to reduce waste and upcycle those scraps you have lying around. These looped over earrings are so easy to make and they look great! Plus, they're a great way to show off your personality. You can use any beads you have on hand, so get creative!

    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

    • PotomacBeads Stainless Steel Beading Cable Wire 49 Strand .018" (5 Meters)
    • BeadTec Clear Rectangular Acrylic Storage Box With 24 Screw Top Vials
    • Athenacast Wire Guard Protectors - 4.5x4mm Premium Real Silver Plated Stainless Steel | Pack of 100
    • Bead Board: Flocked U-Channel Beading Design Board

    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

    BeadTec Beading Ruler | Advanced | 6x3"
    Looped Over Earrings Tutorial
    PotomacBeads Pliers - Round Nose Pliers

    Step 6: Choose Your Next Project

    • Bring your Czech glass beads to life with this necklace of dancing and floating flashes of color. All you need is stainless steel beading wire, crimp tubes, a clasp, and any collection of Czech glass beads to make this on beat necklace. Technique learned:CrimpingBasic Beading
    • Crimping
    • Basic Beading

    Step 6: Choose Your Next Project

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    Item Description

    This Looped Over Earrings is a really simple project that will show you how to create with only scraps of beading cable, crimp tubes, and Potomac Crystals. They are great for beginners, especially if you know nothing about beading!! They are also very easy and pretty fast to make, so give them a shot!

    Designer's Material List

    The designer's suggested colors & materials:
  • Potomac Crystal Teardrop - Metallic Blue Iris, 2 Beads
  • Potomac Crystal Round 3mm - Aqua AB, 12 Beads
  • Potomac Crystal Round 3mm - Blue Zircon, 12 Beads
  • Beadalon 19 Strand Wire Bright .015, ~ 15 Inches
  • Crimp Tubes 1.5mm - Silver Plated, 28 Beads
  • Earwires Simple Ball - Gunmetal, 1 Pair
  • Project Steps

    In this PotomacBeads Tutorial, we'll show you how to make these Looped Over Earrings. They're a unique and playful way to show off your style!
    1. Take a wire and bend it in half. Slide the crimp tube over both strands and push the tube down until you have a little loop. Make a flat crimp with pliers. Make two more, stringing the wire through the first loop so the will hang off the first piece.
    2. Begin with the smaller crystals. Put a crystal on a wire and add a crimp tube on. Push both pieces up to the top and squish down the tube to hold the bead. Add crystals to all the wires. Take another strand of wire and attach it to the middle of the bottom three wires. Then attach two more wires to that one. Add crystals as before, this will make a more full look.
    3. Add the last piece of wire to hold the teardrop crystal, add a crimp bead and run the wire back up through the crystal to form a little loop for your earwire.
    If you love jewelry and you love being eco-friendly, then you'll love this project! It's a great way to reduce waste and upcycle those scraps you have lying around. These looped over earrings are so easy to make and they look great! Plus, they're a great way to show off your personality. You can use any beads you have on hand, so get creative!