by Kim Connors
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2 - Gold-Plated Dangle Earrings
10 - Gold-Plated 6mm Jump Rings
10 - Gold-Plated Headpins
20 – Gold-Plated 1x6mm Thin Flower Bead Caps
8 – Cosmic AB 8x5mm Glass Crystal Rondelles
2 – Dragon Blood Jasper 10mm Semiprecious Rounds


Step One – Create Drops
Crystal Rondelle Drop (8) – Add 1 – Gold-Plated Thin Filigree Bead Cap, 1 – Cosmic AB Crystal Rondelle, and 1 – Gold-Plated Thin Filigree Bead Cap to a headpin.  Make a 90° bend in headpin above beads.  Using round nose pliers (or any pliers you have) hold the headpin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop.  Wrap down around headpin creating as many coils as you can.  Trim any extra.  Repeat 7 times.

Dragon Blood Jasper Drop (2) – Add 1 – Gold-Plated Thin Filigree Bead Cap, 1 – Dragon Blood Jasper Round, and 1 – Gold-Plated Thin Filigree Bead Cap to a headpin.  Make a 90° bend in headpin above beads.  Using round nose pliers (or any pliers you have) hold the headpin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop.  Wrap down around headpin creating as many coils as you can.  Trim any extra.  Repeat 1 time.

Step Two – Assemble Earrings

1. Open one jump Ring and add 1 – Crystal Rondelle Drop and the loop of one dangle earring.  Close the jump ring.  See Illustration 1.

2. Open one jump Ring and add 1 – Crystal Rondelle Drop and the jump ring from Step 1 keeping the Crystal Rondelle Drop from Step 1 to the left of the jump ring added in this step.  Close the jump ring.  See Illustration 2.
3. Open one jump ring and add 1 – Crystal Rondelle Drop and the jump ring from Step 2 keeping the Crystal Rondelle Drop from Step 2 to the right of the jump ring added in this step.  Close the jump ring.  See Illustration 3.
4. Open one jump ring and add 1 – Crystal Rondelle Drop and the jump ring from Step 2 keeping the Crystal Rondelle Drop from Step 2 to the right of the jump ring added in this step.  Close the jump ring.  See Illustration 3.
5. Open one jump ring and add 1 – Dragon Blood Jasper Drop and the jump ring from Step 4 keeping the Crystal Rondelle Drop from Step 4 to the right of the jump ring added in this step.  Close the jump ring.  See Illustration 5.
6. Repeat Steps 1-5 for the other earring.