Circular brick stitch mandala fringe shoulder duster earrings combine circular geometric framing with dramatic, flowing seed bead fringe that grazes the collarbones. This design starts from a central raw brass ring or a small circular cluster of seed beads, building outward in concentric radial brick-stitch rings with alternating bead colors and metallic accents. Once the circular mandala foundation is complete, long, free-hanging strands of micro seed beads are attached to the bottom half of the circle to create dynamic, cascading fringe. As the wearer moves, the lightweight fringe strands flow gracefully, creating an eye-catching display of fluid glass movement beneath a structured, geometric center.
To set up this mandala earring, tie a four-foot conditioned beading thread to a twenty-millimeter closed raw brass jewelry ring with a double half-hitch knot. Pick up two size 11/0 cylinder beads, pass the needle around the outer wire of the brass ring, and bring the needle back up through the second bead to lock the initial anchor stitch. Continue brick-stitching around the entire circumference of the brass ring, placing thirty-six uniform beads around the perimeter. Add a second outer round of brick stitch, increasing the count by adding two stitches into every third thread bridge to prevent cupping. Weave the needle down to the bottom quadrant of the circular frame to begin the fringe; string forty-five size 15/0 round seed beads followed by one 8/0 metallic drop bead, skip the drop bead, and pass the needle back up through all forty-five seed beads into the mandala base. Repeat this fringe process across fourteen adjacent base beads, tapering the fringe lengths in a soft V-shape, before securing and trimming all working threads.