Retired - Skull and Filigree Earrings

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1. Begin by sliding a Jet black Austrian crystal skull bead onto a gun metal eye pin.
2. Next, create a simple wire loop with your round nose pliers. Snip off any excess wire with your flush cutters. You should now have an eye pin loop on both ends of your skull bead.
3. Using your chain nose pliers, open the loop on your earring hook (how you would a jump ring) and slide on the simple wire loop that is on top of your skull bead. See photo for reference. Close the loop with your pliers.
4. Next, open the eye pin loop that is beneath your skull bead (again, the way you would a jump ring) and slide on the loop that is on the top of your antiqued silver plated filigree stamping. Close with your pliers.
5. You're done!

• SWBB-2007 - Austrian Crystal, 5750 Skull Bead 13mm 1 Piece, Jet
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 2 packages.


• FEA-3092 - Gun Metal Plated Plated Fish Hook Earring Hooks (50)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• PND-5707 - Antiqued Silver Plated Ornate Etruscan Drop Filigree Stamping 55mm (1)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 2 packages.


• FHP-6270 - Gunmetal Grey Brass Open Eye Pins 21 Gauge 2 Inch (x50)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.

• XTL-5514 - Beadsmith Jewelry Fine Round Nose Micro Pliers
• XTL-5511 - Beadsmith Jeweller's Micro Pliers Chain Nose Flat Nose
• XTL-5600 - Xuron Sharp Flush Cutter Pliers - Wire/Soft Flex