Retired - Captured Crystal Christmas Tree Earrings

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1. Take a head pin and place it through one of the holes in your pave thread ring. You want the pin to go from the outside of the ring through to the inside. Only go through one of the holes.
2. Place onto the head pin one of each of the following: 12mm margarita bead, 10mm, margarita bead, 8mm margarita bead, 6mm margarita bead, and a 3mm bicone.
3. Carefully slide the head pin into the second hole in the pave thread ring (making sure all your beads stay on the pin). You should now have the "Christmas tree" captured within the thread ring.
4. Create a wrapped wire loop on the outside of the ring. Snip off excess wire with flush cutters.
5. Open the loop at the base of your earring hook (the same way you would a jump ring) and slide on the wrapped wire loop from the step above. Close the earring hook loop.
6. Happy Holidays!

• FEA-1201 - Silver Filled Long Flattened Ear Wire 18.5mm (10 Pieces)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FHP-8011 - Silver Filled Head Pins 24 Gauge 2 Inch (20)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWC-9816 - Austrian Crystal, 3700 Flower Margarita Beads 12mm, 4 Pieces, Crystal Vitrail Medium UNF
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWC-8704 - Austrian Crystal, 3700 Flower Margarita Beads 10mm, 6 Pieces, Vitrail Medium
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWC-8504 - Austrian Crystal, 3700 Flower Margarita Beads 8mm, 12 Pieces, Vitrail Medium
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWC-9704 - Austrian Crystal, 3700 Flower Margarita Beads 6mm, 12 Pieces, Vitrail Medium
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWBB-13053 - Austrian Crystal, 5328 Bicone Beads 3mm, 25 Pieces, Light Siam AB
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWCR-9004 - Austrian Crystal, 8100102 2-Hole Thread Pave Bead Frame Ring 16.5mm, 1 Piece, Crystal
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 2 packages.

• 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