101 Wire Earrings

Step-By-Step Projects & Techniques

Peck Denise

"101 Wire Earrings" gives wireworkers of all skill levels the information and inspiration to make innovative, stylish, and contemporary earrings.

Following in the footsteps of Wire Style, author Denise Peck offers an inspiring selection of 101 stunning wire earrings from top designers. The clear instructions are enhanced by step-by-step photographs and the projects are broken into beginner, intermediate, and advanced categories.

Included inside:
- Step by step instructions on how to make head pins and French ear wires
- Techniques for hammering and texturing wire
- Tricks to coil, spiral, harden, and straighten wire
- Definitions of the important elements that make up earrings, including headpins, jump rings, hoops, loops, coils, spirals, ear wires.

With projects that are inexpensive and require minimal tools, this book is a must have for any jewelry or wire artist wanting to build their skills or be inspired by new ideas, beautiful materials and creative designs.

About the Author

Denise Peck is a wire/metal jewelry artist and the editor in Chief of Step by Step Wire Jewelry, senior editor for Jewelry Artist and projects editor for Step by Step Beads. She is a metalsmith with a bench jeweler's certificate and makes and sells her own jewelry when she can find the time.

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