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Chandelier Earrings and Beyond
By: Arbel Shemesh

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Materials Needed
Sterling silver clasp hook with circles – F14-7346FN
Sterling silver jump rings 6mm – F14-2015FD
Sterling silver squiggly chain design (they come 2 to a pack) - F14-4018FD
2 packs sterling silver spiral wire drop – F14-8662FN
4 packs sterling silver 3-spiral wire drop – F14-8669FN
1 pack sterling silver beaded rondelles – F14-4028MB
1 pack Swarovski® crystal bead, tanzanite, 6mm – F14-1582CY
1 pack Swarovski® crystal bead, padparadscha AB, 6mm – F14-1535CY
3 Swarovski® baroque crystal, 16X11mm – F14-2667CY
5’ 24-gauge half-hard sterling silver wire – F14-1168WR
3 packages sterling silver crimp beads – F14-1892FD
1 pack sterling silver jump rings, 6mm – F14-2316FD
Chain-nose or flat-nose pliers
Round-nose pliers

Determine how long you’d like your necklace to be then determine how many components you’ll need to complete your necklace; every squiggly piece with a jump ring is 2”.

1. To link components together, use jump rings. To open a jump ring, place one pair of chain- or flat-nose pliers on each side of a jump ring, then move one pliers away from you while holding the other one stable. Slip a “squiggly” component and one end of the clasp onto the ring; close the jump ring. When closing, gently press the ends of the ring toward each other; this will give you tension against the joint when the ring is closed.

2. Connect all the squiggly pieces with jump rings to form the base of the necklace; finish with the other side of the clasp.

Now it’s time to make the drops, you will need 3 red drops and 4 purple drops – both styles have a crystal bead oriented vertically, with two wire loops on the end.

3. Cut the wire into 1 5/8” sections, cut enough for all the drops you’ll need.

4. Try to make loops all the same size. Mark your pliers and place the wire on the mark every time. Place the wire into the pliers at the mark and about 2mm down from the end of the wire; make a 90° bend (the bend needs to be long enough to accommodate a crimp bead later). After the bend in the wire, make a loop using round nose pliers. After the loop, bend the wire so it is parallel with the first bend in the wire.

5. Add the top loop of the 3-spiral component to the loop made in Step 5. Add a crimp bead, slide it up until it covers the both wires coming out of the loop and flatten the crimp with the chain nose pliers.

6.Add a sterling silver rondelle, a padparadscha crystal bead (or purple bead), a sterling silver rondelle and another crimp bead. Bend the wire below the crimp bead, 90°. Make a loop with round-nose pliers. Bend the wire parallel to the crimp bead. Cut the wire, leaving 2mm to fit into the crimp bead.

7. Grasp the 2mm end of the wire and manipulate it into the crimp bead, be careful not to demolish the shape of the loop. Flatten the crimp bead with pliers.

8. Connect components to the drops using a jump ring – on the padparacha bead add a red drop and on the purple bead add a spiral component.

Once you have your drops made, it’s time to start connecting the drops to the base. The red drops attach in the center of the squiggly parts and the purple drops attach to the jump ring connecting the squiggly parts.

9. You’ll find the end of the wire in the middle of the squiggly component, shaped in a loop; open the loop, slip on the top loop of the red drop, then close the loop firmly. Attach the other two red drops in the same manor.

10. Attach the purple drops to the jump rings in between the squiggly parts – you are done!

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