Drop Earrings
Drop earrings are made with head pins. These head pins, decorated with beads, hang freely from the earring findings to which they are attached.
design and instructions by "Blue Moon Beads"
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 Materials
2 head pins
2 ear wires
Beads
Tools Required
Wire cutters
Round-nose pliers
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INSTRUCTIONS:
 Step 1
Slide beads onto the head pin in the pattern you desire. Leave a 3/8 in. portion of the pin uncovered. If necessary, use your wire cutters to cut off the excess head pin. |
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 Step 2
Use your round-nose pliers to bend the exposed 3/8 in. portion of the head pin until it forms a right angle with the rest of the pin. |
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Step 3
 Grasp the very end of the bent portion of the head pin with the tips of the round-nose pliers. Carefully roll the bent portion of the head pin back onto itself to form a round loop, but do not close this loop entirely. |
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 Step 4
Attach the head pin to the earring finding. The earring finding should have a jump ring soldered to it for this purpose. |
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Step 5
Use the round-nose pliers to close the loop. Make sure that the loop is entirely closed, otherwise, the head pin could slip off the earring finding. Also, try to make the loop as round as possible. |
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