Earrings with Celestial Crystal® Beads, Silver-Plated Brass Findings and Silver-Plated Paddle Pins
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Design Idea C10X
-- Designer --
Jamie, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, Celestial Crystal®, glass, 16-facet, frost light blue, 4mm faceted bicone
- Bead, Celestial Crystal®, glass, 16-facet, frost light blue, 8mm faceted bicone
- Chain, silver-plated steel, 2.2mm cable
- Component, silver-plated aluminum, 18mm perforated disc
- Component, silver-plated aluminum, 25mm perforated disc
- Ear wire, silver-plated brass, 18mm leverback with 8x4mm shell and open loop
- Eye pin, silver-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.6mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
Instructions
Step 1
String one 4mm bicone frosted light blue crystal, one 6mm bicone frosted light blue crystal, and one 8mm bicone frosted light blue crystal onto a 1-1/2 inch headpin. Using a pair of chain-nose pliers, round-nose pliers and flush-cutters, form a simple loop on the straight end of the wire, creating a triple frosted blue crystal drop. Repeat to create 14 triple frosted blue crystal drops.
Step 2
Using flush-cutters, cut four 3/4 inch lengths of silver-finish 2.2mm cable chain.
Step 3
Pass one silver-plated 1-inch eyepin through the center hole on a silver-plated 25mm perforated disc (curved side up). Finish the straight end of the wire with a double simple loop on the bottom side of the disc. Repeat to attach an eyepin through the center hole on two silver-plated 25mm perforated discs and two silver-plated 18mm perforated discs.
Step 4
Using a pair of chain-nose pliers and flat-nose pliers, open a 4mm jumpring. Pass it through the loop on the top of the silver-plated 25mm perforated disc and the loop on an earwire. Close the jumpring.
Open a 4mm jumpring. Pass it through the loop on the bottom of the silver-plated 25mm perforated disc and the first link of a 3/4 inch length of silver-finish 2.2mm cable chain. Close the jumpring.
Open a 4mm jumpring. Pass it through the loop on the last link of the 3/4 inch length of silver-finish 2.2mm cable chain and the top of the silver-plated 18mm perforated disc. Close the jumpring.
Open a 4mm jumpring. Pass it through the loop on the bottom of the silver-plated 18mm perforated disc and the first link of a 3/4 inch length of silver-finish 2.2mm cable chain. Close the jumpring.
Open a 4mm jumpring. Pass it through the last link of the 3/4 inch length of silver-finish 2.2mm cable chain and the loop on a single frosted blue crystal drop. Close the jumpring.
Step 5
Using flush-cutters, cut the straight end of a paddle pin to 1-1/2 inches. Finish the end with a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of seven 1-1/2 inch paddle pins with loops. Repeat to create a total of six 1-1/4 inch paddle pins with loops.
Step 6
Open a 4mm jumpring. Pass it through the first hole on the outer edge of the silver-plated 25mm perforated disc and the loop on a triple frosted blue crystal drop. Close the jumpring.
Repeat to attach a triple frosted blue crystal drop to every other hole on the outer edge of the silver-plated 25mm perforated disc.
Repeat to attach a 1-1/2 inch paddle pin with loop to every other hole on the outer edge of the silver-plated 25mm perforated disc.
Step 7
Open a 4mm jumpring. Pass it through the first hole on the outer edge of the silver-plated 18mm perforated disc and the loop on a double frosted blue crystal drop. Close the jumpring.
Repeat to attach a double frosted blue crystal drop to every other hole on the outer edge of the silver-plated 18mm perforated disc.
Repeat to attach a 1-1/4 inch paddle pin with loop to every other hole on the outer edge of the silver-plated 18mm perforated disc.
Step 8
Repeat Steps 4 through 7 to create the second earring.
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