Samantha's Sparkling Jewelry Set 
The picture of this dazzling necklace and earrings just doesn't do this set justice.  Swarovski bicone pendants are the highlight of this dainty set combined with smaller crystals and seed beads.  Choose any of our other Swarovski pendant and crystal colors instead of the sapphire blue if you wish.

Materials:   
1 package Light Sapphire Crystal Pendants (#16729) Qty:  
3 packages Light Sapphire Bicone Crystals 3mm (#16545)  Qty:  
1 package S/L Crystal Seed Beads (#J-877) Qty:  
1 package S/S Jump Rings (#50076) Qty:  
1 package S/P Eye Pins (#50590) Qty:  
1 package S/S Ear Wires (#50008) Qty:  
1 package S/S Lobster Clasp (#50134) Qty:  
1 package S/S Crimp Beads (#50054) Qty:  
1 Spool Soft Flex (#49106) Qty:  

Directions:   
Directions for Necklace:
1.  String softflex through a crimp bead, make a loop through jump ring attached to lobster clasp and back through crimp bead.  Pull tightly, snug crimp up next to clasp.  Crush the crimp bead with the crimping pliers and cut off tail, then follow the pattern below.

2.  String 4 seed beads, 1 crystal, 4 seed beads, 2 crystals. 
Repeat 5 more times

3.  String 4 seed beads, 1 crystal, 4 seed beads, 1 pendant.

4.  String 4 seed beads, 1 crystal, 4 seed beads, 2 crystals, 4 seed beads, pendant crystal. 
Repeat 6 more times.

5.  String 4 seed beads, 1 crystal, 4 seed beads, 2 crystals. 
Repeat 5 more times.

6.  String 4 seed beads, 1 crystal, 4 seed beads

7.  Finish by stringing the softflex through a crimp bead.  Make a loop through a jump ring and back through the crimp bead.  Pull the loop tightly, snug the crimp bead up to the jump ring.  Crush the crimp bead.

Connect 6 more jump rings onto the jump ring attached in step 7.  Open 6th jump ring and insert through pendant and then close jump ring.

Directions for earrings: 
1.  Twist open 2 jump rings and place each on a pendant crystal 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: 
 2 seed beads, 2 crystals, 2 seed beads. 
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 with round nose pliers, 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 earring.

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