Sterling Silver Crescent and Bead Earrings Chapter 5
TOOLS NEEDED
Ruler
Marker
Jeweler’s saw or tin snips
Safety glasses
Hard, flat surface
Awl
Hammer(^1) ⁄ 16 ” drill bit
Hand held rotary tool, flex shaft, or drill press
File
Fine grit sanding pad
Ring mandrel
Rawhide mallet
Two pairs of chain nose pliers
Scissors
Wire cutters or tin snips
Round nose pliers
MATERIALS NEEDED
3” 4 ×1 mm sterling silver rectangle wire
Twenty-one H” head pins
Two turquoise disc beads
One H” 1.7 mm black hollow rubber tube
Two sterling silver ear wires
What advice would you offer a
beginning artist?
“Do what you love. Explore different
media. Sell on a selective, limited, basis at
first to see what works or what doesn’t
work for you before you jump into a major
outlay of money and effort.”
—Sally J. Phillips, Jewelry Designer