Provence earrings

(Easy - Bohemian - Minutia)

Discover a delicate and poetic DIY: magnificent earrings composed of a mother-of-pearl palet pendant, dressed with raffia braid carefully glued in a circle. With a little patience and a lot of precision, you'll create a light, natural piece.

Find explanations and supplies below. Get out your pliers and get creative!

You will need :
2 gold-plated 24K hook earring holders 2 oval ring connectors Gilded with 24K fine gold 2 open rings 6mm Gilded with 24K fine gold 2 mother-of-pearl puck pendants raffia braid UHU glue

Tools to be used :

pliers for jewellery creations

This jewel is not complicated to make. Just follow the instructions below... And above all, be patient when gluing the braid.

Assembly:

To begin, position the braid on the pendant to determine the size of braid to keep. Place the braid starting at the edge of the hole in the pendant, following the curve of the pendant and stopping at the edge of the hole. The braid should be placed so as to hide the seams.

For the gluing stage, be patient, if you try to go too fast you risk getting glue everywhere and the braid won't have time to set.

I recommend that you apply a little glue to the edge of the mother-of-pearl pendant and then gently place the braid, making sure that you follow the curve and that the seam is hidden.

Press the braid firmly onto the pendant and hold the pressure until the glue begins to set (approximately 1 to 2 minutes).

If necessary, apply a little more glue to any areas that haven't set.

Lay the montage flat with a heavy object on top (a book, for example). Wait 10 minutes or until you have finished the second collage.

Once the glue has dried, it will solidify the assembly of the braid on the mother-of-pearl.