OUTER ROUND
1. Cut two 6 1⁄2-in. (16.5cm) pieces of wire. Set one piece aside for the second earring. Use roundnose pliers to form a loop on each end of the wire. Gently bend the wire into a U, making sure that the loops both face the same direction (PHOTO A).
2. Cut a 1-yd. (.9m) piece of 28-gauge wire. Secure the wire by wrapping it tightly four or five times around the left side of the U-shaped base, next to the loop (FIGURE 1, point a).
3. Pick up a color G 11/0 seed bead, a color B 4mm bicone crystal, and a G. Holding the beads in a small loop next to the base wire, wrap the working wire tightly around the base twice (a–b and PHOTO B).
4. Pick up a color F 11/0, a color A 4mm bicone, and an F, and wrap the working wire around the base twice as before (b–c).
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have 23 beaded loops around the outside of the base and have reached the end loop on the right side. Wrap the wire tightly around the base four or five times to match the other end (c–d). Do not trim.