Button Earrings

by Albina Manning

I love Spring and Summer. They are my favorite seasons! With Spring, I look forward to cleaning and purging my home and especially my craft space. I always find a few left-overs that can be used for a new project. Today's very simple tip would work perfect for those miscellaneous buttons, ear wires and beads that you have just sitting around.

Instructions

1. Use small 2-hole buttons as connector/ findings to hook ear wires and beads together.

2. Albina prefers to use oval jump-rings to connect the button and beads.

To see how Albina Makes her own jump rings check out her tip "Oval Jump Rings".

Very easy to do with a mandrel and wire.

For another great pattern that uses Buttons: Click to discover Albina Manning's Button Ring Pattern.

This pattern gives you a step by step wire wrapping instructions to make a simple button ring. Why not make a matching set of earrings and rings?

Get creative and use some of those left-over.

Materials

Wire

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Ear Wires Copper

Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each

1 inch copper head pins

Lesson Quantity: 2.00 pieces
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8mm Topaz 5000 Round Swarovski Crystal Beads - Pack of 6

A13-186

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Price: $4.97
Gold Club Price: $3.73

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Or any 2 beads of your choice

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Tools

WireJewelry - Ultimate Wire-Pliers Jewelry Pliers with Case, Set of 5

G15-20

G15-20
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Price: $170.72
Gold Club Price: $128.04

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Category: Design
Technique(s): Design, Beading

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Albina Manning

Albina Manning was born in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia, a small town not far from Volga River. Ever since she was a child, she has loved doing anything by hand, especially knitting and sewing. Albina graduated from Mari State Pedagogical Institute and then worked for 9 years as a certificated elementary and physical education teacher in her hometown. In 2003 Albina moved to Arizona. Her work Bonsai Shakkan has been used by Fire Mountain Gems both as a back cover advertisement and inside their catalog. In 2009 Albina won the 1st Place Gold Medal award with 'Inca's Gold Necklace' in FMG's wirework category. In 2011, she won Bronze Medal with 'Nautilus' Necklace in FMG's wirework & Chain category, and in 2012 - Bronze Medal with "Silver Rain" jewelry set in Metal Jewelry Designs (FMG). Albina have been published in the 'Art Bead Circle Magazine', German 'Perlen Poesie', Russian 'Fashion' magazine, 'Step by Step Wire', and in a book 'Mixed Media Jewelry Techniques'. The latest success is 'Coiling and Weaving' 3-DVD series devoted to working with round wire to create beautiful designs was released in April 2011 through Wire-Sculpture.com. Albina Manning now enjoys teaching private classes, classes at Gem and Bead Mall, and at the J.O.G.S Gem & Jewelry Show in Tucson.