Retired - In Flight Earrings

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1. Begin by cutting 2 inches of your chain using your flush cutters. This cable chain has a silver ball detail, so be sure to cut the wire leaving one silver ball and a larger link on either end. You may need to remove a few links leaving your chain at a little under 2 inches when you're done. Set your chain aside.
2. Take your headpin and string in order: 1 Austrian crystal silver night bicone, 1 Austrian crystal light turquoise bicone, 1 shuttle bead, 1 Austrian crystal light turquoise bicone, and another crystal silver night bicone.
3. Once all your beads are on your head pin, take your round nose pliers and make a simple wire loop. Snip off any excess using your flush cutters.
4. Open your loop (the same way you would open a jump ring), slide on the last link of your cut chain piece and close your loop back up.
5. Next, open up the loop on your earring hook (like you would a jump ring) and slide on the last link from other end of your chain.
6. Close the loop with your chain nose pliers. Your earring is now ready!

• CHA-98958 - Silver Plated Flat Link Cable Chain With Ball 1.8mm - Sold By The Foot
  Project uses 4 inches. You will need 1 package.


• BWC-3029 - Glazed Ceramic Bead - Tiny Space Shuttle 13.5x17.5mm (2)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FHP-05326 - Silver Plated Head Pins - 21 Gauge 3 Inches (25)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWBB-16998 - Austrian Crystal, 5328 Bicone Beads 6mm, 20 Pieces, Crystal Silver Night
  Project uses 4 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWBI-14321 - Austrian Crystal, 5328 Bicone Beads 4mm, 24 Pieces, Light Turquoise
  Project uses 4 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FEA-3015 - Silver Plated Fishhooks Earring Hooks (50)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.

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