Earrings with Crystal Passions® Crystal Drop, Antique Silver-Plated "Brass" Cone and Antique Silver-Finished "Pewter" Bead
Design Idea QM28
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Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, "pewter", 5x1mm beaded rondelle, antiqued
- Bead, silver-finished "pewter", 22x9.5mm bee wing / fits up to 8mm bead, clear rhinestone / antique
- Pearl, iridescent dreamy blue, Crystal Passions® 6mm round 5810
- Drop, crystal AB, Crystal Passions® 22x11mm pendant teardrop 6000
- Cone, antique silver-plated brass, 13x10mm filigree with swirl and circle design, 8mm inside diameter
- Wire, ParaWire™, silver-plated copper, round, 20 gauge
- Adhesive, Devcon® 2 Ton® Epoxy 2-part epoxy, clear 25mL (14310L)
- Pliers, Wubbers® Designer Mandrel
Instructions
Cut a 4-inch length of ParaWire™ 20-gauge silver-plated round wire.
Thread about one inch of the wire through a Crystal Passions 22x11mm crystal AB faceted teardrop pendant drop.
Wrap the 1-inch tail of the wire around the wire entering the pendant to secure. Cut off any excess wire.
String the following onto the wire:
- One 13x10mm antique silver-plated filigree cone
- One 5x1mm antiqued “pewter” beaded rondelle bead
- One 22x9.5mm bee wings bead
- One 5x1mm antiqued “pewter” beaded rondelle bead
- One Crystal Passions® 6mm iridescent dreamy blue round pearl
To make the halo, using a small mandrel, make a circle in the end of the wire perpendicular to the strand of beads. Make it approximately the same diameter as the crystal pearl.
Make a simple loop in the wire near the halo, then slip it on a 17mm silver-plated fishhook ear wire.
Put a small drop of Devcon 2-Ton® Epoxy inside the wing bead so that it will adhere to the wire in such a way that it stays aligned with the circle of the halo.
Repeat Steps 1 – 7 for the second earring.
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