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Bead Ear Hook Variation

By Tammy Powley, About.com

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Wire and Bead Ear Hook Tutorial

Wire and Bead Ear Hook Tutorial

Tammy Powley
5. Next, position the round-nosed part of your pliers onto the wire and up against the bead you just added.

6. Wrap the wire around the largest end of your round-nosed pliers.

7. At this point, you are very close to being done, but you'll notice that after completing the previous step, your hook doesn't look very round. In fact, the part that will rest in the ear almost has a square look to it. So, take your round nosed-pliers again, and gently bend the wire right above the bead. This is a very small movement. You'll notice that the hook will look a little more round after that.

8. Finally, grasp the end of the ear hook (the side that doesn't have any curl on it) with your thumb and forefinger and gently bend the wire up a little.

9. Repeat the steps above for a matching ear hook.

As I told you, the steps are really the same as the Make Your Own Ear Hooks project. Basically, I just added a bead onto the hook, and then changed where I positioned the round-nosed pliers when wrapping the wire around the pliers to create the hook. Another variation on the variation is to add more than just one bead or to add a larger bead. Just remember though that you'll need to start off with a larger piece of wire to do this.

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