How to Make Seed Bead Earrings With SilverSilk Capture Chain

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Materials:
2 • 1-foot pieces of 24-gauge wire
Toho Seed Bead Mix
2 • 2-inch pieces of Capture Chain
2 • double strand end caps
2 • Earring wires

Tools:
Nylon Jaw Pliers
Craft Wire Cutters
Chain Nose pliers

I love using seed beads when the technique is easy and quick. Here, I show you how to make seed bead petals that are fast and simple to make and adds ton of embellishment to your design in minutes.

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You’ll start by cutting two 3-inch lengths of SilverSilk Capture Chain.

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Place each end of one length into a Double-strand End Cap and use nylon jaw pliers to crimp the end cap. Make sure the seam is fully closed.

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Cut a 12-inch length of Soft Flex 26-gauge Craft Wire and string ten seed beads.

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Twist the wires together and then separate them.

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String ten more seed beads of another color on. Pinch and twist them together close to the previous beaded petal.

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Create a series of beaded petals.

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Coil the remaining wire around one side of the Capture Chain loop.

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Repeat for the other side and your earring design is finished!

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Watch the Tutorial Video

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HUGS and happy beading!

Nealay Patel

I exercise my craft in designing, educating and publishing various jewelry works. My checklist of accomplishments includes writing three jewelry-making books, hosting workshops at many trade shows, making television appearances on Beads, Baubles and Jewels and Jewel School on the Jewelry Television Network. Aside from actively participating in my own brand, Beads & Bubbles, I’m also a designer for Jesse James beads and Soft Flex Wire and I work full-time as an art director in my hometown, Tulsa, Oklahoma. I'm excited to grow SilverSilk & More and learning all the challenges that come with it. I look forward to working with you.

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