Retired - A Holiday in Provence Necklace and Earring Set

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1. Begin by making the eye pins with beads and simple wire loops. To do this take one 4mm bead and string it on to one eye pin. Make a simple wire loop. Snip the excess wire. Set aside.
2. Repeat the above process until you have made 15 eye pins with 4mm beads, 7 eye pins with 6mm beads, 7 eye pins with 8mm beads, and 7 head pins with 10mm beads.
3. Using your flush cutters, separate each bar from the bar chain. For this set you will need 35 bars.
4. To assemble the earrings, take one 10mm bead on it's head pin and open the loop, same as you would a jump ring and attach it to one end of one bar.
5. To the other end of the bar attach one eye pin with a 8mm bead on it and attach the other side of this eye pin to another bar.
6. To the other end of the bar attach one eye pin with a 6mm bead on it. To the other side of the eye pin attach one earring hook by opening the loop, the same way you would a jump ring.
7. Repeat the above steps 4-6 to make the second earring.
8. In the same manner as the earrings, you will create five dangles by linking: one 10mm bead to the bar chain, one 8mm bead to that bar, add one more bar and attach 6mm bead, then add one more bar.
9. To make the chain you will link one bar to one 4mm bead and repeat 14 times and when you come to the end, you will add one more bar.
10. To one end of this chain" add one jump ring to the final loop of the bar.
11. To the other end of the "chain" add one jump ring and one lobster clasp.
12. To attach the dangles to the necklace lay out the main chain so that the lobster is on your left hand side.
13. Count to the sixth 4mm bead and to the left side loop you will attach the first dangle by opening the simple loop and closing it. Make sure that it is attached to the bottom of the loop otherwise it will not lay correctly.
14. Move right to the next 4mm bead and repeat this process. You will repeat for the next three 4mm beads.
15. When you have added your last dangle you are all done!

• SWC-04151 - Austrian Crystal