Snowflake Earrings
©2013 Deborah Roberti
= seed bead
= Color1 SuperDuo bead
= Color2 SuperDuo bead
= Color3 SuperDuo bead
= Accent bead
MATERIALS
•A bout 2 yards of 6 lb. FireLine
• Approximately 100 size
11/0 seed beads
• 12 Color1 SuperDuo beads
• 24 Color2 SuperDuo beads
• 12 Color3 SuperDuo beads
(or more Color1 SuperDuo beads,
SuperUno beads, 3mm magatama
drop beads or 3.4mm Miyuki
drop/fringe beads)
• 2 size 6 to 9mm accent bead
(it can be any type bead—round,
fire-polished, pearl, drop etc.)
• two small (2-4mm) jump rings STEP 2: Go back around STEP 4: Go around and through
• a pair of earring findings through the beads that you the outside hole of the same
strung in the last step, grab the Color1 SuperDuo bead that you
STEP 1: Thread your needle with tail thread and tie another knot: exited at the end of the last step
a yard of FireLine. (highlighted in RED):
Leaving about a 6-inch tail,
string a seed bead, a Color1
SuperDuo bead, a seed bead, a
Color1 SuperDuo bead, a seed
bead, a Color1 SuperDuo bead,
STEP 3: Go back through
a seed bead, a Color1 SuperDuo
the inside hole of the Color1 STEP 5: String two Color2
bead, a seed bead, a Color1
SuperDuo bead, the seed SuperDuo beads.
SuperDuo bead, a seed bead
bead and the inside hole of
and a Color1 SuperDuo bead. Go through the outside hole
the Color1 SuperDuo bead
of the Color1 SuperDuo bead
Tie the beads together with a highlighted in RED:
highlighted in RED:
double knot:
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STEP 6: String two Color2 STEP 10: String two Color2 STEP 14: String a Color3
SuperDuo beads. SuperDuo beads. SuperDuo bead.
Go through the outside hole Go through the outside hole Go through the outside hole
of the Color1 SuperDuo bead of the Color1 SuperDuo bead of the Color2 SuperDuo bead
highlighted in RED: highlighted in RED: highlighted in RED:
STEP 7: String two Color2
SuperDuo beads. STEP 11: Go back around
through the inside hole of the STEP 15: String three seed beads.
Go through the outside hole Color2 SuperDuo beads and Go through the outside hole
of the Color1 SuperDuo bead the outside hole of the Color1 of the Color2 SuperDuo bead
highlighted in RED: SuperDuo beads highlighted highlighted in RED:
in RED:
STEP 8: String two Color2
SuperDuo beads.
STEP 12: Go back through the STEP 16: String a Color3
Go through the outside hole SuperDuo bead.
of the Color1 SuperDuo bead inside hole of the two Color2
highlighted in RED: SuperDuo beads highlighted Go through the outside hole
in RED: of the Color2 SuperDuo bead
highlighted in RED:
STEP 9: String two Color2
SuperDuo beads. STEP 13: Go around and
through the outside hole of the
Go through the outside hole same Color2 SuperDuo bead STEP 17: String three seed beads.
of the Color1 SuperDuo bead that you exited at the end of the Go through the outside hole
highlighted in RED: last step (highlighted in RED): of the Color2 SuperDuo bead
highlighted in RED:
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STEP 18: String a Color3 STEP 22: String a Color3 STEP 26: Go back through
SuperDuo bead. SuperDuo bead. the Color3 SuperDuo bead,
the outside hole of the Color2
Go through the outside hole Go through the outside hole
SuperDuo bead and the seed
of the Color2 SuperDuo bead of the Color2 SuperDuo bead
bead highlighted in RED:
highlighted in RED: highlighted in RED:
STEP 27: String three seed beads.
STEP 19: String three seed beads. STEP 23: String three seed beads.
Go back up through the seed
Go through the outside hole Go through the outside hole bead, the outside hole of the
of the Color2 SuperDuo bead of the Color2 SuperDuo bead Color2 SuperDuo bead, the inside
highlighted in RED: highlighted in RED: hole of the Color3 SuperDuo
bead, the outside hole of the
Color2 SuperDuo bead and the
seed bead highlighted in RED.
As you pull tight, position the
three seed beads with your
fingers so that they form an
angular “v”:
STEP 20: String a Color3 STEP 24: String a Color3
SuperDuo bead. SuperDuo bead.
Go through the outside hole Go through the outside hole
of the Color2 SuperDuo bead of the Color2 SuperDuo bead
highlighted in RED: highlighted in RED:
STEP 28: String three seed beads.
Go back up through the seed
bead, the outside hole of the
Color2 SuperDuo bead, the inside
hole of the Color3 SuperDuo
bead, the outside hole of the
Color2 SuperDuo bead and the
STEP 21: String three seed beads. STEP 25: String three seed beads. seed bead highlighted in RED.
Go through the outside hole Go through the outside hole Pull tight, positioning the three
of the Color2 SuperDuo bead of the Color2 SuperDuo bead seed beads with your fingers so
highlighted in RED: highlighted in RED: that they form an angular “v”:
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STEP 29: String two seed beads. STEP 32: String three seed beads. STEP 35: String a seed bead
Go back down through the and go through the beads
Go through the jump ring and
beads highlighted in RED, highlighted in RED:
then back down through the last
seed bead that you just strung: positioning the three seed
beads into an angular “v”:
STEP 30: String a seed bead. If you don’t wish to add an
Go back down through the accent bead drop, repeat this
seed bead, the outside hole step and then skip to the last
of the Color2 SuperDuo bead, step.
STEP 36: Go back around
the inside hole of the Color3 through the outer ring of beads
SuperDuo bead, the outside hole STEP 33: String two seed beads,
highlighted in RED and the
of the Color2 SuperDuo bead and an accent bead and three seed
jump ring:
the seed bead highlighted in RED: beads:
STEP 31: String three seed beads.
Go back down through the
seed bead, the outside hole of
the Color2 SuperDuo bead,
STEP 34: Go back up through the Weave your way back into
the inside hole of the Color3
accent bead and the seed bead your earring, knot and cut
SuperDuo bead, the outside
highlighted in RED so that the your thread. Repeat for the tail
hole of the Color2 SuperDuo
three seed beads form a picot: thread from Step 1. Attach your
bead and the seed bead
earring finding to the jump ring.
highlighted in RED, pulling tight
as you position the three seed
beads with your fingers so that
they form an angular “v”:
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