Crazy Daisy Earrings

by Jill Gentry

Category: Contemporary
Technique(s): Wrapping
Skill Level: Beginner

In my local area, the Phoenix Theatre wanted entries for their gallery space, based on all of the plays for the past season. The play I choose was Driving Miss Daisy. Sometimes you just never know where the inspiration will come from - I think we were doing Sun Salutations in my yoga class, when I came up with the idea for these earrings. Although this pattern uses the wire as it is, the daisies also look cool when they have been textured!

Materials

21 Gauge Round Dead Soft .925 Sterling Silver Wire

H8-21D

Lesson Quantity: 18.00 inches
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 5FT
Price: $12.43
Gold Club Price: $9.32

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Rondelle beads 5mm

Lesson Quantity: 8.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each

Silver Filled Oval Cable Chain 2.85x2.15mm - 10 Feet

C10-325U

Lesson Quantity: 2.25 inches
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Price: $28.20
Gold Club Price: $21.15

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Silver Filled Headpins 24GA 2 inch - Pack of 10

S8-15

Lesson Quantity: 8.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Price: $1.59
Gold Club Price: $1.19

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Sterling Silver Hook Earwire 21mm - Pack of 2

K19-86

Lesson Quantity: 2.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Price: $1.51
Gold Club Price: $1.13

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Tools

Chain Nose Wire Pliers

G2-508

G2-508
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $32.95
Gold Club Price: $24.71

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C.H.P Milano Italian Flush Cutter, 5 1/2 Inches

PLR-487.00

PLR-487.00
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $16.97
Gold Club Price: $12.73

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12 Inch Stainless Steel Ruler

G7-30

G7-30
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $2.97
Gold Club Price: $2.23

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Marker -extra fine

Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each

Wubbers Large Bail Making Pliers

G2-1303

G2-1303
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $27.97
Gold Club Price: $20.98

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Instructions

Step 1

Straighten, measure, and then cut the 21-gauge wire into two 9" pieces, one for each earring. Mark the center of each wire at 4 1/2". Making one daisy at a time, using one wire, place the mark into the double barrel bail pliers and bend the wire over the larger barrel to form a 3/8" petal.

Jill Gentry's Crazy Daisy Earrings - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, Cutting the 21-gauge wire for each earring.

Step 2

Move the bail pliers 3/8" from the cross-over of the first petal and make a second petal. Now move the pliers 3/8" from the cross-over of petal #2 and make a third petal. Continue making petals opposite one another, until there are five petals.

Jill Gentry's Crazy Daisy Earrings - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, Making the 21-gauge wire into petals.

Step 3

Making sure that the wire end you just worked with is at the front and center of the daisy, slide one 5mm yellow rondelle bead onto it. Immediately after the bead, bend the wire 90° over the top of the bead and then use chain nose pliers to shape it into a tiny loop. Trim the wire as needed, locking on the bead.

Jill Gentry's Crazy Daisy Earrings - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, Adding a rondelle bead and using chain nose pliers to shape a tiny loop.

Step 4

Working with the second, longer wire end, bring it up behind the top petal. Working from the back to the front, wrap the wire around the top/center of the top petal once. Use the remaining length to begin a small wrapped loop, add the end link of a 1" piece of chain, and then finish wrapping the loop in. Trim and tuck the end.

Jill Gentry's Crazy Daisy Earrings - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, Wrapping loop and longer wire ends.

Step 5

Depending on the style of chain you are using, decide where you would like to add some extra color. Then make two headpin charms for each earring, each charm using one headpin and one bead. Remember to slide their loops onto a chain link before wrapping them in. Trim and tuck each wire end. Add your favorite ear wires, or make your own and add one bead to each as I did.

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Jill Gentry

Jill was raised on a farm in Kentucky, Jill grew up with a talented mom who was an accomplished painter. Although she tried, the fine arts didn't call to Jill; rather, she enjoyed all types of crafts including crochet, knitting and counted cross-stitch. Several years ago, she began working with wire, making earrings to sell at her church bazaar. Then a best friend (from high school) introduced her to Dale "Cougar" Armstrong and wire took over Jill's life. Jill still lives on a farm in Kentucky, with her husband and two adult children, several dogs, cats, and Angus cows. Over the past six years, between gardening, cooking, and church activities she has become a very serious "wire artist"Jill's unique wire jewelry has taken awards and she has been the featured artist in several venues. A classic car buff, she named her business after her car, "Blue Malibu Jewelry." Jill has a ring design featured in Dale's book, "Wirework," and she rarely misses her yoga classes. When asked about her success, Jill says, "I must be true to myself and never forget that God gave me this gift to share with others."