| This design is easy to do – an hour will make a pretty pair of post earrings. Most of the beadwork is based on the right-angle-weave stitch. |
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Supplies for 1 pair :
Miyuki Delica Beads –
Color A (center) – 34
Color B (petals) – 90
Color C (leaves) – 40
1 pair earring posts
Beading needle
Nymo thread
Beeswax
Jeweler’s cement or clear nail polish |
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Step 1:
String 10 beads of color A onto 1 yard of waxed thread and tie into a ring (fig. 1). Leave about 3” of tail to weave in later.
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Fig. 1 |
Step 2 (First petal) :
Pass through (PT) one of the A beads. String 2 B, 1 C, 5 B, 1 C, and 2 B beads. PT the same A bead to form a ring (fig. 2). Weave around the ring again, skipping every third bead (fig. 3). Exit out the first C bead. As you pull the thread taut, the skipped beads should move to the outside of the ring, making it look like a little square. |
Fig. 2 |
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Fig. 3 |
Step 3 (First leaf) :
String 3 C beads and PT the C bead on the edge of the petal (fig. 4). Weave around to exit the opposite C bead. |
Fig. 4 |
Step 4 (Second petal) :
String 2 B beads and PT the A bead that is 2 beads away from the A bead attached to the first petal (fig. 5). String 2 B, 1 C, 5 B, and PT the C bead of the first leaf (fig. 6). Weave around the second petal again, skipping every third bead (fig. 7). Pull taut to make the petal a square. Weave around the petal to exit out the opposite C bead (fig. 8). |
Fig. 5 |
 
Fig. 6 Fig. 7 |
Fig. 8 |
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Step 5 :
Repeat Step 3 and Step 4 three more times to make leaves 2-4 and petals 3-5. |
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Step 6 (Fifth leaf) :
String 1 C bead and connect to the C bead in the first petal. String one more C bead and complete the leaf (fig. 9). Weave around the first petal to exit out of the connecting A bead. |
Fig. 9 |
Step 7 (Center) :
String 3 A beads and PT the opposite A bead in the original ring (fig. 10 – in the chart, the beads are shown with spaces and with the petals missing for clarity). Follow the stringing chart in fig. 11 to add 4 more A beads to the center. The center will bulge up slightly. Weave around the ring for stability and tie off. Weave in the ends. |
Fig. 10 |
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Fig. 11 |
Step 8 :
Finish the earring by gluing a pierced earring post to the back of the flower with jeweler’s cement. |
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Step 9 :
Make the other earring. |
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