Holiday Gift Earrings with Crystal Passions® Cube Beads, Pewter Bow Beads and Gold-Plated Findings
Design Idea SD28
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, emerald, Crystal Passions® 4mm cube 5601
- Bead, light Siam, Crystal Passions® 6mm cube 5601
- Bead, pewter (tin-based alloy), antique silver plate, 9x5mm double-sided bow, fits 4mm cube
- Ear wire fishhook, 15mm / 2.5mm ball / open loop, 21 gauge gold-plated stainless steel / brass
- Head pin, gold-plated, 2 inch / 1.5mm ball tip, 23 gauge brass
Instructions
String the following onto a 2-inch 23-gauge gold-plated ball head pin:
- One Crystal Passions® 6mm light Siam cube bead
- One Crystal Passions® 4mm emerald cube bead
- One antique silver-plated pewter bow bead
Using round-nose pliers, form a wrapped loop above the bow bead. Trim the excess wire and ensure wraps are neat and consistent.
Attach each beaded drop to a 15mm gold-plated fishhook ear wire by opening the loop on the ear wire, inserting the wrapped loop and closing the loop on the ear wire securely.
Repeat Steps 1 - 3 to create the second earring.
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