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Plumage Earrings Tutorial

Are you ready to shake your tail feathers?!? The Plumage Earrings by PotomacBeads guest designer Deborah Perez will have you doing just that!! This spectacular, beautifully colored design is a fabulous arrangement of IrisDuo® Beads, Potomac Crystal Ingots, Potomac Crystal Rounds, Seed Beads, and Miyuki Drops. With green and blue hues such as these dangling from your ears, it'll be a constant PARTY! These beautiful earrings are perfect to go to the office, or simply to look gorgeous at home! Technique Learned: Beadweaving

Step 1: Choose Your Materials

Step 2: Watch the 
Video Tutorial

Plumage Earrings Tutorial
The designer's suggested colors & materials:
  • Potomac Crystal Ingot
  • Metallic Green Iris, 8 Beads IrisDuo® Beads
  • Aztec Gold, 40 Beads Potomac Crystal Round 4mm
  • Aqua, 8 Beads Toho Seed Beads 11/0
  • Metallic Cosmos, ~1.5 Grams Miyuki Drops 3.4mm
  • Opaque Cobalt AB, 26 Beads Earwires
  • Gold Plated, 2 Pieces
  • Step 3: Need More Help? Follow these Steps

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    Quick Project Steps

    Prepare your materials and thread the needle with an arm's span of thread.
    Start by threading four IrisDuo beads and four Ingot beads, ensuring all IrisDuos face the same direction.
    Form a loop by going back through all beads to reinforce, then tie a knot and cut the tail end.
    Step up to add a second row of IrisDuo beads between the original ones using their second holes.
    Embellish with Miyuki drops and Potomac Crystal Rounds, then add Toho Seed Beads for finishing touches.
    Create a loop with seed beads at the top for the earwire, or use a wire guard.

    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

    • Potomacbeads Beading Ruler | Ultimate | Crystal | 9x3"
    • Thread Zap II
    • BeadTec Beading Needles Sizes 10, 11, 12 | Mix Pack of 6
    • Plastic Caliper Tool - White
    • BeadTec DragonThread - Crystal/White | Size 6 (Medium) | 50 Meter Spool
    • BeadTec DragonThread - Green | Size 6 (Medium) | 50 Meter Spool

    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

    BeadTec Beading Ruler | Advanced | 6x3"
    Plumage Earrings Tutorial
    PotomacBeads Pliers - Round Nose Pliers

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    Item Description

    Are you ready to shake your tail feathers?!? The Plumage Earrings by PotomacBeads guest designer Deborah Perez will have you doing just that!! This spectacular, beautifully colored design is a fabulous arrangement of IrisDuo® Beads, Potomac Crystal Ingots, Potomac Crystal Rounds, Seed Beads, and Miyuki Drops. With green and blue hues such as these dangling from your ears, it'll be a constant PARTY! These beautiful earrings are perfect to go to the office, or simply to look gorgeous at home! Technique Learned: Beadweaving

    Designer's Material List

    The designer's suggested colors & materials:
  • Potomac Crystal Ingot
  • Metallic Green Iris, 8 Beads IrisDuo® Beads
  • Aztec Gold, 40 Beads Potomac Crystal Round 4mm
  • Aqua, 8 Beads Toho Seed Beads 11/0
  • Metallic Cosmos, ~1.5 Grams Miyuki Drops 3.4mm
  • Opaque Cobalt AB, 26 Beads Earwires
  • Gold Plated, 2 Pieces
  • Project Steps

    Prepare your materials and thread the needle with an arm's span of thread.
    Start by threading four IrisDuo beads and four Ingot beads, ensuring all IrisDuos face the same direction.
    Form a loop by going back through all beads to reinforce, then tie a knot and cut the tail end.
    Step up to add a second row of IrisDuo beads between the original ones using their second holes.
    Embellish with Miyuki drops and Potomac Crystal Rounds, then add Toho Seed Beads for finishing touches.
    Create a loop with seed beads at the top for the earwire, or use a wire guard.