This jewelry making idea uses 22 gauge bead wire with Green Onyx Chips and a small Celtic Bead to create St. Patrick's Day Earrings.    Typically, you would use a 20 gauge wire or thicker wire when making earrings like this but you'll need to use the 22 gauge (which is thinner) to avoid problems with stringing the Chip beads.  Chip beads often don't have holes large enough to accommodate wire gauges thicker than 22 gauge.  So, you need treat the wire with care as it will bend easily.    Start off by cutting a piece of the wire about 6", once you get the hang of how to work with the wire you can either smaller or larger depending on your taste.  You may also want to cut your second piece and work with both pieces of wire at the same time to ensure that your earrings are similar in size.    Measure about 1.5" from one end of the wire and create a loop with round nose pliers, as shown below.  You can then curve the wire with your thumb or if you want a round shape, use a medicine/prescription bottle to create the curve of the wire.  String a few chip beads on to the wire.  Follow this with the center Celtic bead and then add some more chips to the other side.  *** You may have to try a few chip beads as some holes may be too small for the wire.  Once you've achieved the desired look, you can secure your beads by wrapping the short end (tail end) of the wire around the loop several times - again, see below on how to make the wire loop.  Trim away the excess and the tail of the long end of the wire. By applying a little pressure on the beaded area, while holding the loop, you can give your earring a more teardrop shape.  Attach a ear wire to the loop with a jump ring.   Again, because of the thin wire used to make these, you'll need to use care when handling these earrings.

 

 To create the design above you will need the following items