1. Make the bottom part of the earring by threading your choice of bead/s onto a head pin and make a loop.

2. To make the top portion of the earring, thread your choice of beads onto an eye pin and make a loop.

3. Twist the loop of the head pin (step 1) to open it and attach it to one loop of the eye pin (step 2).

4. Twist the other loop of the eye pin to open it, and attach to the loop of the ear wire.

1. Thread a crimp bead onto beading wire, followed by one side of chosen clasp.

2. Thread end of beading wire back through crimp bead, forming a loop around clasp.

3. Pull tail until loop is tight around clasp. Leave about a 2cm (1 inch) tail.

4. Hold crimp between jaws of flat nose pliers and squeeze firmly to flatten and set crimp bead.

5. Pull firmly on wire to check that crimp is secure (if wire slips, repeat technique with a new crimp bead).

1. Thread a crimp bead onto beading wire, followed by one side of chosen clasp.

2. Thread end of beading wire back through crimp bead, forming a loop around the clasp.

3. Pull tail until the loop is tight around clasp. Leave about a 2cm (1inch) tail.

4. Position crimp bead into the notch of crimping pliers that is closest to the handles.

5. Ensure that the wires are separated and squeeze firmly. This will form a ‘U’ shape.

6. Turn the ‘U’ shaped crimp over onto its side and place in notch closest to crimping pliers tip.

7. Squeeze to fold crimp in half, at indentation (created in step 5).

1. Thread a crimp bead onto beading wire. Use either flat or folded technique to secure crimp just above where you want the bead to be placed.

2. Thread on bead or beads followed by a second crimp bead. Using pliers, push second crimp bead close to bead(s) and crimp using flat or folded technique.

1. Thread each bead onto a head pin.

2. Bend the head pin above the bead at right angles.

3. Use round nose pliers to form a coil – start at the end and roll the head pin forming a coil around one barrel of the pliers.

4. Ideally, you want to have 2 coils of wire which will make a strong attachment.

1. Thread beads onto head/eye pin.

2. Bend wire extending above the bead/s at a right angle, as close to the bead as possible.

3. Cut off excess wire, leaving a small arm of about 1cm (3/8 inch).

4. Grab the very end of the pin about 6mm from the tip of the round nose pliers. Twist the wire back towards the body of the pin, wrapping it around a single round barrel of the pliers.

1. This is the best knot when tying off stretchy clear cord.

2. Cross left end of cord overright end of cord, bring around once, then twice, and pull.

3. Cross right end of cord over left end of cord, and pull tight until knot catches.

4. Glue knot to seal and secure.