Old World Christmas Earrings

What You'll Need

Preciosa Czech Crystal 4mm Bicone Beads 'Olivine' (50)
BCZ-5446 BrandID:41	Project uses 4 pieces.  You will need 1 package. 1 package = 50 Pieces Price: $2.99 / pkg	Quantity:

Hand Blown Lampwork Glass 13mm Round Beads Red Green Gold Foil (6)
BGL-1370	Project uses 2 pieces. Product Discontinued

22K Gold Plated Filigree Open Leaf Bead Caps 12mm (12)
BMB-6466 BrandID:28	Project uses 4 pieces.  You will need 1 package. 1 package = 12 Pieces Price: $3.25 / pkg	Quantity:

22K Gold Plated Fish Hook Earring Hooks (50)
FEA-3020 BrandID:28	Project uses 2 pieces.  You will need 1 package. 1 package = 50 Pieces Price: $5.75 / pkg	Quantity:

22K Gold Plated 2mm Ball Head Pins 21 Gauge 3 Inches (x20)
FHP-3023 BrandID:28	Project uses 4 pieces.  You will need 1 package. 1 package = 20 Pieces Price: $4.49 / pkg	Quantity:

SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS Crystal #5328 5mm Bicone Beads Light Siam (20)
SWBB-1585 BrandID:112	Project uses 2 pieces.  You will need 1 package. 1 package = 20 Pieces Price: $2.59 / pkg	Quantity:

Specialized Tools

Beadsmith Jewelry Fine Round Nose Micro Pliers
XTL-5514 BrandID:6	Price: $6.99 / pkg	Quantity:

Beadsmith Jeweller's Micro Pliers Chain Nose Flat Nose
XTL-5511 BrandID:6	Price: $6.99 / pkg	Quantity:

Xuron Sharp Flush Cutter Pliers - Wire/Soft Flex
XTL-5600 BrandID:7	Price: $13.75 / pkg	Quantity:

Instructions:

1. Begin by taking one of your gold plated ball head pins and placing 1 Preciosa Czech crystal 4mm bicone in olivine onto the pin. Create a simple wire loop right after the bicone and cut off excess wire with flush cutters. Make 2 of these.


2. Take another gold plated ball head pin and place onto it 1 Preciosa Czech crystal 4mm bicone in olivine and 1 Swarovski crystal 5mm bicone in light siam. Create a simple wire loop right after the bicone and cut off excess wire with flush cutters.


3. When you made the above items, you should have left over several lengths of "scrap" wire from the head pins which you cut off after creating the wrapped wire loops. Take the longest one of these segments and create a simple wire loop on one end. Open that simple wire loop the same way you would open a jump ring and place onto it the 3 dangles from the 2 previous steps. Close the simple wire loop back up. Now place onto the wire 1 gold plated filigree open leaf bead cap, 1 handblown lampwork glass 13mm round red, green, and gold foil bead, and another gold plated filigree open leaf bead cap. Create a wrapped wire loop right after the bead cap. Cut off excess wire with flush cutters.


4. Open the loop at the base of your earring hook. Slide into that open loop the wrapped wire loop from the beaded segment above. Close the loop back up.


5. Merry Christmas!