How to Make Navajo Turquoise Earrings
The American Southwest is a significant source of turquoise. The area is also home to the Navajo, who have used the precious stone in their jewelry for centuries. Traditional Navajo beliefs hold that turquoise is a sacred healing stone that absorbs negative energy. Paired with silver, the turquoise stone will make attractive earrings.
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Things You'll Need
- Large turquoise beads, 2
- Silver headpins, 2
- Needle nose pliers
- Wire clippers
- Silver fishhook earring wires, 2
Instructions
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Thread a headpin through the hole in a large turquoise bead. Cut the excess headpin wire off with the wire clippers, 1/2-inch from the top of the bead.
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Grasp the wire with the tip of the needle nose pliers. Twist the pliers to make the wire into a loop.
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Open the loop slightly with the pliers. Insert the loop in the bottom opening of a fishhook earring wire.
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Close the loop with the pliers securely. Repeat all steps to make a second Navajo turquoise earring.
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