Dancing Fairy Earrings Tutorial

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Enjoy the fluid movement of these light weight vintage resin, lucite flower beads. When combined with chain and small 4mm or 6mm beads, some simple wire working makes head pins and eye pins dance in your ears.

Step 1: Choose Your Materials

Step 2: Watch the 
Video Tutorial

Dancing Fairy Earrings Tutorial
The designer's suggested colors & materials:
  • Lucite Vintage Style Resin Collection – Flowers, 2 Beads
  • Head Pins - 2" 21G Premium 99.9% Silver Plated Brass, 6 Head Pins
  • Potomac Pearls - Fandango 4mm, 8 Beads
  • Potomax Curb Chain - 99.9% Pure Silver Plated 3x4mm, ~ 3 Inches Secondary Colorway:
  • Lucite Vintage Style Resin Collection – Flowers, 2 Beads
  • Head Pins - 2" 21G Premium 24kt Gold Plated Brass, 6 Head Pins
  • Czech Faceted Round Beads - Crystal AB 6mm, 8 Beads
  • Potomax Chain - Hammered Oval Rose Gold Plated 2x3.8mm, ~ 3 Inches
  • Earwires - Simple Ball 20x10.5mm 21G Premium 24kt Rose Gold Plated Brass, 2 Pieces
  • Step 3: Need More Help? Follow these Steps

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    Quick Project Steps

    May 2023 brings the "Mother May I" subscription treasure box including all of the materials to create these whimsical and light weight earrings. 1. Cut your chain into 3 different lengths less than one inch. Cut a second piece of chain to match each, creating a total of 6 chain piece in 2 groups of 3. 2.Place 6 beads onto the bottom of 6 head pins and watch the Dancing Fairy Earrings to see the step by step way to bend the wire to create an eye pin above the beads. 3. Assemble all of the pieces of the earrings together and then add on your ear wire above to be able to wear your new Dancing Fairy design. Vintage Lucite flower beads highlight the flow and movement of these lightweight statement earrings. Adjust the length of chain, size of beads, and colors to make more of these new summer earrings.

    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

    Potomacbeads Beading Ruler | Advanced | 6x3"
    Beading Mat - Beading Design Mat
    PotomacBeads Pliers - Round Nose Pliers

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    Item Description

    Enjoy the fluid movement of these light weight vintage resin, lucite flower beads. When combined with chain and small 4mm or 6mm beads, some simple wire working makes head pins and eye pins dance in your ears.

    Designer's Material List

    The designer's suggested colors & materials:
  • Lucite Vintage Style Resin Collection – Flowers, 2 Beads
  • Head Pins - 2" 21G Premium 99.9% Silver Plated Brass, 6 Head Pins
  • Potomac Pearls - Fandango 4mm, 8 Beads
  • Potomax Curb Chain - 99.9% Pure Silver Plated 3x4mm, ~ 3 Inches Secondary Colorway:
  • Lucite Vintage Style Resin Collection – Flowers, 2 Beads
  • Head Pins - 2" 21G Premium 24kt Gold Plated Brass, 6 Head Pins
  • Czech Faceted Round Beads - Crystal AB 6mm, 8 Beads
  • Potomax Chain - Hammered Oval Rose Gold Plated 2x3.8mm, ~ 3 Inches
  • Earwires - Simple Ball 20x10.5mm 21G Premium 24kt Rose Gold Plated Brass, 2 Pieces
  • Project Steps

    May 2023 brings the "Mother May I" subscription treasure box including all of the materials to create these whimsical and light weight earrings. 1. Cut your chain into 3 different lengths less than one inch. Cut a second piece of chain to match each, creating a total of 6 chain piece in 2 groups of 3. 2.Place 6 beads onto the bottom of 6 head pins and watch the Dancing Fairy Earrings to see the step by step way to bend the wire to create an eye pin above the beads. 3. Assemble all of the pieces of the earrings together and then add on your ear wire above to be able to wear your new Dancing Fairy design. Vintage Lucite flower beads highlight the flow and movement of these lightweight statement earrings. Adjust the length of chain, size of beads, and colors to make more of these new summer earrings.