Acholi Bead Earrings
Ingredients:
4 Acholi Beads
Coloured Beadalon
Delica Beads
2 Swarovski Crystal 4mm Bicone Beads
8 Sterling Silver Crimp Beads
2 Earwires
Tools required: Crimping Pliers, Side Cutters
Method
1. Cut a 20cm length of coloured Beadalon wire.
2. Hold both ends of the wire together and thread both ends through a crimp bead. Slide the crimp bead up the wire and crimp, creating a loop that you can hang from your earwire.
3. Add a Swarovski Crystal Bicone Bead to both strands of the wire followed by another crimp bead - crimp
4. Thread 5 Delica beads and one Acholi bead onto one of the strands of Beadalon and crimp at the desired length.
5. Thread another 5 Delica beads and another Acholi bead onto the other strand of Beadalon and crimp (Design Tip - these earrings look great if you leave one strand slightly longer than the other.
6. Add the finished earring onto the Earwire.
7. Repeat steps 1 to 6 for the other earring.