TUTORIAL:

This piece was inspired by traditional arabian lanterns.

It was designed as a focal pattern of a pair of earrings, but can also be part of a more complex necklace with some chains and other simple beads, or a bracelet with little hanging pieces.

The technique made with seed beads and wire are used here for achieving a tridimensional object.

• 6 blue glass bugle beads
• 28 silver beads (diameter 2 mm.)
• 6 silver beads (diameter 4 mm.)
• 380 metalic seed beads
• 210cm. of 0.5mm. silver wire
• 20cm. of 0.6mm. silver wire
• 26 jump rings (diameter 6 mm./0.8 mm. silver wire)

• Round nose pliers
• Chain and flat nose pliers
• Flush cutter pliers
• Flat nose pliers with serrated jaws