Moonlight Blush Earrings
A beautiful combination of glitzy stardust silver plated beads, terra rose pony beads, rose Swarovski crystals, white pearls and more are swept into three separate hoops that look gorgeous when worn.  They look complicated, but are surprisingly easy to make.

Materials:
1 Pkg. of Silver Plated Stardust Rounds, 6mm (#14101) Qty: 
1 Pkg. of Silver Plated Stardust Rounds, 8mm (#14102) Qty: 
1 Pkg. of Crystal Clear AB Swarovski Rounds, 4mm (#16309) Qty: 
1 Pkg. of Rose Swarovski Bicones, 4mm (#16530) Qty: 
1 Pkg. of MET MT Terra Rose Pony Beads (#17200) Qty: 
1 Pkg. of SL Crystal Pony Beads (#17212) Qty: 
1 Pkg. of White Round Glass Pearls, 6mm (#26034) Qty: 
1 Spool of Medium Soft Flex (#49106) Qty: 
1 Pkg. of Silver Plated French Hook Ear Wires (#50006) Qty: 
1 Pkg. of Silver Plated Crimp Beads (#50046) Qty: 
1 Pkg. of 1” Thin Silver Plated Eye Pins, 24 Gauge (#50588) Qty: 

Tools you will need (change quantity to 1 if you need them):
Crimping Pliers (#51004) Qty: 
Flat Chain Nose Pliers (#51016) Qty: 
Round Nose Pliers (#51017) Qty: 
Side Cutters (#51018) Qty:  

Directions:  Step 1.  Cut a length of Soft Flex approximately 9” long.  This will be Strand 1. 
Step 2.  Onto this strand of Soft Flex, string the following:
1 Rose Pony Bead
1 Crystal Pony Bead
1 Clear AB Crystal
1 Crystal Pony Bead
1 Rose Crystal
1 Rose Pony Bead
1 Clear AB Crystal
1 Crystal Pony Bead
One 6mm Stardust Round
1 Rose Pony Bead
1 Pearl
1 Crystal Pony Bead
One 8mm Stardust Round
Step 3.  String the following:
1 Crystal Pony Bead
1 Pearl
1 Rose Pony Bead
One 6mm Stardust Round
1 Crystal Pony Bead
1 Clear AB Crystal
1 Rose Pony Bead
1 Rose Crystal
1 Crystal Pony Bead
1 Clear AB Crystal
1 Crystal Pony Bead
1 Rose Pony Bead
Step 4.  Set the strand aside.
Step 5.  Cut a length of Soft Flex, approximately 7” long. This will be Strand 2.
Step 6.  Onto this strand, string the following:
1 Crystal Pony Bead
1 Clear AB Crystal
1 Rose Pony Bead
1 Rose Crystal
1 Crystal Pony Bead
One 6mm Stardust Round
1 Rose Pony Bead
1 Pearl
1 Rose Pony Bead
One 6mm Stardust Round
1 Crystal Pony Bead
1 Rose Crystal
1 Rose Pony Bead
1 Clear AB Crystal
1 Crystal Pony Bead
Step 7.  Set the strand aside.
Step 8.  Cut a third length of Soft Flex, approximately 5” long. This will be Strand 3.
Step 9.  Onto this strand, string a Pearl, a 6mm Stardust Round, and a Pearl.
Step 10.  Set the strand aside.
Step 11.  Take Strand 1 and place both ends through a Crimp Bead. Leave a little more than a ½” of unbeaded wire above the beads, on either side of the Crimp Bead.  Crush the Crimp and trim the excess wire.
Step 12.  Repeat Step 11 with Strand 2.  Be sure that this loop will hang slightly above Strand 1.
Step 13.  Repeat Step 11 with Strand 3, leaving about ¾” of bare wire above the beads on both sides of the Crimp (instead of ½”).  Again, be sure that Strand 3 hangs above Strand 2.
Step 14.  Onto an Eye Pin, place a Pearl.
Step 15.  Using Flat Nosed Pliers bend the Eye Pin 90°. Using a Side Cutter cut off the excess Eye Pin leaving approximately 3/16". Carefully bend the 3/16" piece of wire into a loop, but don't close it tightly. Insert your Ear Wire into the loop on your Eye Pin and now close tightly so there are no gaps. Step 16.  Twist open the other loop of the Eye Pin and insert Strand 1, Strand 2, and Strand 3.  Twist the loop closed.
Step 17.  Repeat the above Steps for the second earring. Before you Crimp the strands on your second earring, be sure that the lengths match those of the first earring.  Enjoy!

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