Step by Step process to complete an earring design! For the Best tutorial of all, get a book titled "Silver Threads" by Jeanne Rhodes-Moen. It's a super book with lots of projects and information. It is a most complete instructional book and the only one I know of for this type of work. It's available at Amazon.com.
After all the work, I tumbled the finished work for about 20 minutes in steel shot to get that beautiful finish. Add pearls to your work after you're finished tumbling. Tumbling pearls in steel shot destroys them!
Please don't hesitate to ask questions or seek out Jeanne. She's been a wonderful mentor to me.