Provence Earrings

(Easy · Bohemian · Detailed)

Discover a delicate and poetic DIY: beautiful earrings made of a mother-of-pearl disc pendant, adorned with a carefully glued circle of raffia trim. With a bit of patience and great precision, you will create a light and natural piece.

Find the instructions and supplies below. Grab your pliers and let your creativity flow!

For this project you will need:
2 gold-finished 24K fine gold hook earring findings 2 oval ring connectors 24K fine gold plated 2 open rings 6mm 24K fine gold plated 2 mother-of-pearl disc pendants raffia braid UHU glue

Tools to use:

pliers for jewelry making

This jewelry is not difficult to make. Follow the instructions below... And above all, be patient during the gluing of the braid.

The assembly:

To start, position the braid on the pendant to determine the length of braid to keep. Place the braid starting at the edge of the pendant hole, follow the pendant’s curve, and stop at the edge of the hole. The braid will be placed to hide the seams.

For the gluing step, be patient; if you try to rush, you risk getting glue everywhere and the braid won’t have time to set.

I recommend putting a bit of glue on the edge of the mother-of-pearl pendant, then gently placing the braid, making sure to follow the curve and hide the seam.

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

If needed, apply a bit more glue on the parts that didn’t stick.

Place the assembly flat with a heavy object on top (a book for example). Wait 10 minutes or the time it takes to do the second gluing.

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