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Thread the Murano pearl onto a ball-headed nail. Recut the nail to within 1.5 cm of the pearl hole. Use special memory wire shears to avoid damaging your traditional wire cutters, as stainless steel is very hard.
What to do with Murano pearls
Here’s an idea for earrings you can make with Murano beads. Murano beads are glass beads that have been made in Italy on the island of Murano for centuries. They are handcrafted, so each bead is unique. The beads we’ve chosen for our piece are a lovely green with a hint of turquoise. Inside, a sheet of gold embedded in the glass creates a metallic effect within the bead. These beads pair perfectly with natural aventurine stone beads. To showcase them, I’ve chosen a very unique pair of hoop earrings. They’re made of three strands of gold-plated stainless steel. We’ll hang the Murano bead on the center wire, and on the other two wires, we’ll attach charms made from Aventurine beads and small sequins. The overall look is both contemporary and bohemian.
Stainless steel is highly resistant to oxidation. It’s the perfect choice if you want to create long-lasting jewelry at a lower cost than Gold filled or gold-plated pieces. However, it’s a very hard metal. You’ll therefore need special cutting pliers to trim your stainless steel posts. While regular pliers can cut these posts, the cutting edge of the pliers will become dull.
To make these Bohemian earrings with Murano beads, you’ll simply need to learn how to open and close jump rings and how to form a loop on a post to create charms. These are two basic techniques for anyone just starting out in costume jewelry making. Feel free to use our linked videos to help you master these techniques. If you’re a beginner, you can also take our free beginner’s jewelry-making course, which is open to everyone. Over the course of 5 episodes, you’ll learn the basics of jewelry assembly. Start with the first episodes of the summer season.
At the bottom of the page, you’ll find the products in silver and other bead colors in the “Product Variations” section.
You can discover more DIY earring ideas with our other tutorials!
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Bend the nail at right angles just past the pearl hole. Next, form a large loop with round-nose pliers by catching the end of the nail with a wide part of the round-nose pliers, then turning the pliers.
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Pass your Murano charm over the center wire of the creole, then close the loop.
Step 4
Repeat the above steps to make the other charms. On each thread on either side of the center thread, there's an aventurine bead framed by two round sequins. The round sequins are attached with open rings.
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