Retired - Stars & Stripes Forever Earrings

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1. Remember to double all of the instructions in order to make both earrings. Cut a piece of star charm chain that is just under two inches long.
2. Thread a red bicone onto a ball head pin and create the beginning of a wrapped wire loop. Make one more red bicone head pin dangle, two more using white bicones, and two more using blue bicones.
3. Add these dangles randomly to your star charm chain, and then close up the wrapped loops and trim off excess wire.
4. Open the loop at the bottom of your earwire and thread it through the last link of the star charm chain. Close the loop once more.

• CHX-2012 - Antiqued Silver Plated 7mm Cut Out Star Charm Chain - Bulk By The Inch
  Project uses 4 inches. You will need 4 packages.


• SWBI-1485 - Austrian Crystal, 5328 Bicone Beads 4mm, 24 Pieces, Light Siam
  Project uses 4 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWBI-14100 - Austrian Crystal, 5328 Bicone Beads 4mm, 24 Pieces, Chalk White
  Project uses 4 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWBI-1423 - Austrian Crystal, 5328 Bicone Beads 4mm, 24 Pieces, Capri Blue
  Project uses 4 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FHP-3005 - Silver Plated Ball Head Pins 22 Gauge 1.5 Inch (x20)
  Project uses 12 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FEA-3005 - Silver Plated Surgical Steel Earring Hooks Hypo-Allergenic (x100)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.

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