Dragonfly Earrings  
These earrings are elegant but have a whimsical touch with a dragonfly charm.  You have extra materials to make additional earrings with the remaining flower cups, just pick some different charms 

Materials: 
1 pkg.   2" Thick silver plated eye pins  (#50594) Qty:  
1 pkg.  Silver plated jump rings, 4mm  (#50040) Qty:  
1 pkg.  Sterling Silver Looped ear wires  (#50023) Qty:  
1 pkg.  Padparadscha Swarovski Crystals, 5mm (#16567) Qty:  
1 pkg.  Peridot Swarovski Crystals, 3mm  (#16509) Qty:  
1 pkg.  Jasmine bead caps, antique silver  (#14724) Qty:  
1 pkg. 2mm rounds, silver plated  (#14025) Qty:  
1 pkg.  Flower cups amethyst  (#24071) Qty:  
2  Dragonfly Charms, silver plated  (#60342) Qty:  

Directions:  
1.  Twist open 2 jump rings and place each on a dragonfly charm and then one on the loop of each eye pin.  Carefully close the jump ring by twisting it back together. 
2.  Carefully straighten out the eye pins if necessary. Place your beads on each eye pin in the following order: 
        2mm round 
        5mm Padparadscha Crystal 
        Purple AB finish Flower Cap 
        S/P Jasmine Bead Cap 
        3mm Chrysolite Crystal 

3.  Using a wire cutters, cut off the excess eye pin leaving approximately 3/16". Using a flat nose pliers, bend the 3/16" piece of wire 90°. Carefully bend the 3/16" piece of wire into a loop, but don't close it tight. Insert your French hook ear wire into the loop on your eye pin and now close tightly so there are no gaps. Repeat all the above steps for the second earrings. 

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