Aqua Star Chandelier Loop Earrings  You will love these earrings!  They are dainty and playful and almost as long as a duster earring.  In candlelight or in sunshine, you will be a star.

Materials:
1 pkg. Aqua round druks, 6mm  (#22035) Qty: 
2 pkg. Aquamarine fire polished crystals  (#16150) Qty: 
1 pkg. Aqua stars, 8mm  (#22272) Qty: 
1 pkg. Sterling Silver jump rings, 5mm  (#50075) Qty: 
1 pkg.  Sterling Silver French Ear Wires  (#50008) Qty: 
1 pkg. Sterling Silver Thin Head Pin  (#50110) Qty: 
1 pkg. Sterling Silver Eye Medium Eye Pin  (#50122) Qty: 
1 pkg. Acculon Tigertail  (#49013) Qty: 
1 pkg. Sterling Silver Crimp Beads (#50051) Qty: 


Directions:
Step 1:  Cut a 5 inch long string of tigertail and string eight 4mm crystals.   Bring the ends together and string  both ends through a crimp bead and then double back through the crimp bead.  Leave a little loop to attach the ear wire and crush the crimp bead and cut remaining wire.  What you have now is a figure 8, with one small loop and one large loop. Attach the ear wire by twisting open the ear wire loop and placing it through the small loop of the tigertail and then twisting the earring loop closed.

Step 2:  Twist open a jump ring and place through the tiny loop and through the big loop of the tigertail.  Twist the jump ring closed.  Make sure the crimp bead is in the middle.

Step 3:  Make the single star dangle by threading a star bead on a head pin.  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 do not close.  Attach it to the tigertail in between the eight crystals and twist it closed.  There should be 4 crystals on each side.

Step 4:  For the long star dangle, thread a 4mm crystal onto an eye pin.  Using a flat nose pliers, bend the 3/16" piece of wire 90°. Carefully bend the 3/16" piece of wire into a loop and leave it open.   Do the same with the 6mm round bead. Thread a star bead onto a head pin.  Make a loop and close.  Attach the eye pin with the 6mm bead to the star dangle by  inserting one eye pin loop into the loop of the head pin and twisting closed.  Attach the eye pin with the 4mm crystal to the eye pin with the 6mm round bead in the same manner using the remaining loop.  Finally, attach the dangle to the jump ring.  Repeat for the second earring and enjoy!

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