Mermaid Drops

Mother-of-pearl & amazonite seaside earrings.

Create your own bright and elegant seaside-inspired earrings in this easy-to-follow tutorial.

Materials: beige mother-of-pearl beads arranged in a gradation of sizes (larger towards the bottom), interspersed with starfish pendants, and mounted on a thread worked into the shape of a drop.
Coloured finish: an amazonite cabochon is added to the base for a subtle touch of fresh, summery colour.
Style & results: a delicate, refined piece of jewellery, perfect for enhancing a summer outfit, while retaining a natural, bohemian feel.

This tutorial guides you step by step: from positioning the beads to how to attach the brass wire.

You will need :
earring holders for cabochons 8x10mm Gilded with 24K fine gold 0.7mm flexible brass wire Gilded with 24K fine gold 4mm rings gilded with 24K fine gold starfish pendants 2 cabochons 8x10mm mother-of-pearl beads, 12 x 6mm, 8 x 8mm and 2 x 10mm

Tools to be used :
jewellery clips UHU glue

Assembly:

To begin, mount the starfish pendants on 4mm rings.

Cut a brass wire approximately 25cm long. At one end of the wire, form a coiled loop by placing the earring holder before closing the loop. Trim the excess wire flush.

Thread the beads onto the wire. 3 6mm beads, 1 8mm bead, a pendant, 1 8mm bead, a pendant and then a 10mm bead. Continue in symmetry...

Form the drop with the beads stringing and then wind the brass wire around the edge of the wound loop. Trim the excess at the back of the assembly. Flatten the cut with flat-nose pliers.