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Chandelier Earrings

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Skill Level: Intermediate

Project Time: 2-4 hours

TOOLS NEEDED

Bent-nose chain pliers

Needle-nose chain pliers

Round-nose pliers or rosary pliers

Wire cutters

Ruler

2 Gold-filled or sterling silver lever-back ear wires

16 1" Gold-filled or sterling silver eye pins, 24 gauge and

2 2" Gold-filled or sterling silver eye pins, 24 gauge

42 4mm Swarovski bicone crystals

2 Vermeil or sterling silver bead caps

(minimum 6 holes to hook from plus center hole)

26 4mm Vermeil or sterling silver daisy spacers

14 1" Gold-filled or sterling silver head pins, 24 gauge

14 4-5mm Side-drilled freshwater pearls

2 8mm Swarovski bicone crystal in contrasting color

CONSTRUCTING THE CHANDELIER’S CENTRAL DANGLE

The central dangle contains three sections. This is Section 1 of the central dangle.

Step 1

Begin with a 2" eye pin. Slide one 4mm crystal and bead cap on to the eye pin. Add a second crystal.

Step 2

Using the round-nose pliers, make a partial wire-wrap loop.

Step 3

Using the bent-nose chain pliers, open the loop slightly (out of its flat plane).

Step 4

Insert the lever-back ear finding.

Step 5

Finish the wire-wrapped loop to secure the beads and cap to the ear wire.

The central dangle contains three sections. This is Section 2 of the central dangle.

Step 6

Use the wire cutter to remove 5/16" of the 1" eye pin.

Step 7

Add one crystal. This is Section 2 of the central dangle.

Step 8

Use round-nose pliers to finish end of the eye pin with a rosary loop.

The central dangle contains three sections. This is Section 3 of the central dangle.

Step 9

Use the wire cutter to remove 3/16" of a head pin.

Step 10 Slide on the 8mm crystal, daisy spacer, and side-drilled pearl.

Step 11

Using the roundnose pliers, make a rosary loop.

Hooking All Three Sections Together

Step 12

a) Locate the end of the first section.

b) Using the needlenose chain pliers, open the rosary loop out of its flat plane.

Step 13

a) Hook the second section of the dangle into the

opened loop of the first section.

b) Use the needlenose chain pliers to close the

rosary loop.

Step 14

a) Locate the end of the second section.

b) Using the needlenose chain pliers, open the rosary loop out of its flat plane.

Step 15

a) Hook the third section into the opened loop of the second section.

b) Use the needlenose chain pliers to close the loop.

CONSTRUCTING THE CHANDELIER’S SURROUNDING DANGLES

Step 16

Making the Double Crystal Component Use the wire cutter to remove 5/16" of the eye pin.

Step 17

Slide one 4mm crystal and daisy spacer onto the eye pin. Add a second crystal.

Step 18

Use the round-nose pliers to finish the end of the eye pin with a rosary loop.

Step 19

Repeat steps 16-18 to make five more identical dangle components.

Step 20

Making the Pearl/Crystal Component Use a wire cutter to remove 3/8" of the head pin.

Step 21

Slide one crystal, one spacer, and one pearl on to the head pin.

Step 22

Use the round-nose pliers to finish end of the head pin with a rosary loop.

Step 23

Repeat steps 20-22 to make five more identical dangle components.

FINISHING THE CHANDELIER EARRING

Hooking the Surrounding Six Identical Dangles into the Bead Cap

Step 24

Locate the single crystal component.

Step 25

Using the needle-nose chain pliers, open the rosary loop on the pearl/crystal component.

Step 26

Attach it to the double crystal component.

Step 27

Use the needle-nose chain pliers to close the rosary loop.

Step 28

Using the needle-nose chain pliers, open the rosary loop on the opposite end of the double crystal component.

Step 29

a) Hook the dangle into a bead cap hole.

b) Use the needlenose chain pliers to close the

rosary loop.

Step 30

Repeat steps 24-29 to combine the rest of the surrounding dangles and hook them into the bead cap.

Helpful Hint

Not all bead caps are alike. If yours has more than six holes, distribute the surrounding dangles

as evenly as possible.

Now you are ready to make your second earring. See you at Step 1!

Comment #1 TexasGal from Dallas, Texas -

I love chandelier earrings and the ones that site has pictured are gorgeous. Thank you for the craft!

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