Easy Earrings - Crimson

NUNZIA'S EASY EARRINGS

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 6mm rondelles "Crimson AB" (Chinese)

I've made the single and double versions this pattern quite a few times but always with either 3mm or 4mm rondelles and 15/0 seed beads. I have some beautiful glittery red 6mm rondelles that Teejay sent me for Christmas and I wanted to see how the earrings would look in a larger scale so I gave it a try. Obviously, the earrings came out quite large but I love them. I especially love the "AB" sparkle. I did have to adjust the number of seed beads that go around the rondelles but I've already tweaked the pattern so many times that I don't even remember how many beads are in the original version anymore.

The pattern I used is from Nunzia Scalpore's free YouTube tutorial, which you can watch HERE. The video shows how to make the double version, which is very pretty too. Most of the time I make the single version, which is the top section of Nunzia's pattern. I usually add a drop bead when I make the single version but I didn't do that with these larger red ones because I didn't think it would look right and I didn't have a suitable drop bead for them anyway.

Here is a pair of double earrings that I made for myself and they're some of my favorite earrings:

• 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Metallic Brown Iris" (458)
• 3mm rondelles "Khaki AB" (Beads One)

Here is another favorite pair in the single version:

• 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 4mm rondelles "Black - #C04" (Beads One)
• 4mm bicones "Jet - #C04" (Beads One - no longer available)

Because the rondelles I usually use to make these earrings are transparent, it's very difficult to get photos of these earrings that really show how beautiful they are. Bear that in mind when you look at these other examples:

• 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 4mm rondelles "Silk AB - #C25 AB" (Beads One)
• 4mm bicones "Golden Shadow AB - #C25 AB" (Beads One)

• 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 3mm rondelles "Vintage Rose AB" (Beads One) *

* "Vintage Rose AB" is not available online but "Silk AB" looks very similar when it's used in the earrings. They do have a "Pink AB" online but the "Vintage Rose AB" rondelles are more of a peachy pink rather than baby pink.

This is a sample earring that I made recently:

• 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
• 4mm rondelles "Brown/Topaz - C29 AB" (Beads One)
• 4mm bicones "Smoked Topaz - C29 AB" (Beads One)

The rondelles in the very light colored earrings seem to disappear in the photos but in reality, the crystals show up quite well when I wear them because of the sparkle from the AB finish on the beads.