Wondering what else you can do with the new spiffy Lentil Bead Molds? Well, here’s a fancy and amazingly easy earring design that looks modern and unusual.
Materials:
Snap Rings and Tools
Assortment of Internal Snap Rings (these are useful for all kinds of jewelry)
Round nose pliers (or snap ring spreaders if you have them)
Needle nose pliers
wire cutters
Earring materials
Ear wires
jump rings
small lentil beads
Step 1. Make some small lentil beads. The ones I’m using for this tutorial are a slightly odd shape made by OVER filling the mold so the hole is not in the exact center of the bead. I did this so they would look like drops of water resting on the inside of the snap ring loop. You can use any small bead really.
Step 2. Choose a snap ring which the opening is slightly smaller than the bead, the bead is held in by tension, so it needs to fit snugly, but not TOO snugly.
Step 3. Spread the snap ring slightly with the round nose pliers and slip the ends into the holes on the beads.
Opening the snap ring
Adding the bead to the snap ring
Step 4. Add the earwire using the jump ring
Adding earwires
Use the needle nose pliers to twist the jump rings closed.
Done!
Snap ring Lentil bead earrings
If your snap ring is loose, you can either give it a GENTLE squeeze to increase tension, or, run a thin wire through the bead and wire it on, tucking the ends into the bead. I think it would also be awesome to use some contrasting silk floss instead of wire.
Lentil Bead Snap Ring Earrings