Lampwork Dreams

Glass Lampwork Dangle Earrings with Wire-Wrapped Earwires

Skill LevelBeginner

TechniqueWire-Working

Time1-3 Hours

Approximate Size3 Inches

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These gorgeous earrings are featured in our Bead of the Month Calendar.

Step-by-Step Instructions Expand All Steps

Add a Czech glass bead to a head pin, followed by a Grace Lampwork turquoise dots roundel bead, a spacer bead, a Grace Lampwork blue, green, and purple roundel bead, a spacer, and a Czech glass bead. Make a wrapped loop at the top of the beads.

Wrapped Loop Tutorial

Use the 24 gauge Artbeads Designer Wire to attach three Czech glass beads to the front of an earwire. Cut approximately 8 inches of 24 gauge wire and coil it to the bottom of the earwire. Make 4-5 coils and then add a Czech glass bead. Coil the wire once around the earwire after the bead and add another Czech glass bead. Repeat to add the next two beads and then finish the wire by making 4-5 more coils. Trim and secure the wire.

Attach the earwire to the wrapped loop dangle.

Repeat these steps to make the second earring.

Note: Please make sure to double check our list of components with what's actually in stock on the supplies tab. We've also added alternate supply codes to try if the original ones are not in stock.
Grace Lampwork Metallic with Turquoise Dots Roundel Bead (7 pcs) Strand (BS-0060, qty 1) (Or, try BEADS-3642)
Grace Lampwork Blue, Green and Purple Graduated Roundel Bead (5pcs) Strand (BEADS-0795, qty 1) (Or, try BS-0080)
Czech Glass 5 x 3mm Sapphire Opaque Topaz Transparent Mix with Golden Pink Luster Rondelle Bead Strand by Raven's Journey (BEADS8016, qty 1) (Or, try BEADS-4156)
TierraCast Antique Copper 6mm Beaded Spacer (CA-5567, qty 4) (Or, try SA-5567)
Sterling 925 Silver V-Shaped Earwire (Pair) (EAR0402, qty 1)
TierraCast Copper 2-inch 21 Gauge Head Pin (C-0028, qty 2)
Artbeads Designer Wire - Copper Non-Tarnish 24 Gauge (60-foot spool) (ADW0039, qty 1)

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