Retired - Hematite Cluster Earrings

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1. Using your flush cutters, cut a 1 inch length of your silver plated rolo chain.
2. Using your chain nose pliers, open up the loop on a silver plated Bali style earring hook (how you would a jump ring) and slide it onto the last link from one side of your length of chain. Close the loop back up.
3. Now you will begin adding on your Czech glass tear drop beads using jump rings. I have added mine in no particular color order, but each jump ring has 4 beads. Try to balance the hematite and silver colors throughout your design.
4. Using your chain nose pliers, open up a 8mm silver plated jump ring and slide it onto the last link from the other end of your length of chain. Also slide on 4 beads and close.
5. Next, open up that second jump ring (that you just added) and slide on 4 beads and close.
6. Open up another 8mm jump ring and slide it onto the last jump ring. Also slide on 4 beads and close.
7. Repeat the process of opening up an 8mm jump ring with your pliers and sliding on 4 beads and closing. You should have a total of six 8mm jump rings connected to one another when you're done.
8. That's it!

• CHA-9953 - Silver Plated Round Rolo Chain 3.7mm Bulk By The Foot
  Project uses 2 inches. You will need 1 package.


• FEA-4025 - Bali Style 1 Ball Silver Plated Earring Hooks (50)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BCP-10047 - Czech Glass Teardrop Beads 6x4mm 'Silver' (50)
  Project uses 30 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BCP-09185 - Czech Glass Beads 8mm Teardrops Hematite (50)
  Project uses 20 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FJR-5479 - Silver Plated Open Jump Rings 8mm 20 Gauge (50)
  Project uses 12 pieces. You will need 1 package.

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