Retired - Wise Old Owls Earrings

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1. Begin by watching the video: How to Use the Vintaj Relief Block. Use the relief block as demonstrated in the video to highlight your Vintaj natural brass three perched owls pendant link.
2. On your length of Vintaj natural brass 2mm figaro chain, find a long link a couple of inches from the end. Fold your chain at this link, so that both ends hang from the one long link. With your chain folded like this, measure about 1 7/8" and cut the chain on both sides.
3. Cut a second length of chain about 1 1/8" long. Use a 4mm, 21 gauge Vintaj natural brass jump ring to attach this length of chain to the center long link in the first length of chain.
4. Open the loop on a Vintaj natural brass fine French Ear Wire and insert the center long link from your chain. Close the loop.
5. You should now have three pieces of chain hanging from your ear wire, one shorter than the other two.
6. Use a jump ring to attach one of the longer pieces of chain to one side of the owl pendant link. Repeat this process to attach the other long piece of chain to the other side of the owl pendant link. Make sure that your pendant link is face up when you attach it.
7. Insert a 1", 21 gauge vintaj natural brass head pin into a 4mm olivine Austrian Crystal bicone bead. Create a simple wire loop after the bead.
8. Open the loop on the head pin and hang the crystal bead from the last link on the shorter piece of chain. Close the loop.

• CHA-7185 - Vintaj Natural Brass 2mm Figaro Chain - Bulk By The Foot
  Project uses 4 inches. You will need 1 package.


• FEA-6620 - Vintaj Natural Brass Classic French Ear Wire 20mm (2 Pair)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FHP-5522 - Vintaj Natural Brass Head Pins 21 Gauge 2 Inch (20)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FJR-5340 - Vintaj Natural Brass Jump Rings 4mm Open 21 Gauge (25)
  Project uses 8 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• PND-7336 - Vintaj Natural Brass Three Perched Owls 2 Hole Pendant Link 13x22mm (1)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 2 packages.


• SWBI-1446 - Austrian Crystal, 5328 Bicone Beads 4mm, 24 Pieces, Olivine
  Project uses 2 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
• XTL-5032 - Beadsmith Wire Looping Pliers - Concave And Round Nose
• XTL-2222 - Vintaj Metal Relief Block For Filing, Buffing & Sanding