
Prairie Tulip Vintage Brass Earrings
I love our Vintage Prairie Style Tulip Connector that looks just like stained glass. I added cool colors of peridot and blue zircon Swarovski bicone beads and a bronze pearl that looks great with the vintage brass. The Fleur de Lis two hole connector made them longer and added a bit of drama, if you want them shorter, just keep the Fleur de Lis connector off your earrings. - Carolyn aka The Head Bead of eebeads.com
Materials:
1 Pkg. Blue Zircon Swarovski Bicones, 5mm (#16575) Qty:
1 Pkg. Peridot Swarovski Bicones, 5mm (#16511) Qty:
1 Pkg. Bronze Pearls, 6mm (#26020) Qty:
2 Vintage Prairie Style Tulip Connectors (#59048) Qty:
2 Vintage Fleur de Lis Long 2 Hole Drops (#59025) Qty:
1 Pkg. Vintage Brass Regular Loop Ear Wires (#50337) Qty:
1 Pkg. Vintage Jump Rings, 4mm (#50332) Qty:
1 Pkg. Vintage Brass Thick Head Pins (#50326) Qty:
Tools and glue you will need (change quantity to 1 if
you need them):
Flat Chain Nose Pliers (#51016) Qty:
Round Nose Pliers (#51017) Qty:
Side Cutters (#51018) Qty:
Directions:
Step 1. Create the dangles. Take four Head Pins and string one Pearl onto a Head Pin, one Blue Zircon Crystal onto a Head Pin, and two Peridot Crystals onto one Head Pin each. Make a simple loop above each of these by bending the Head Pin 90 degrees with Flat Nose Pliers, then trim with Side Cutters to leave 3/8 inch behind. Curl into a tight loop with Round Nose Pliers.
Step 2. Using Flat Nose Pliers to twist them open and closed, make a chain of four Jump Rings and attach the Blue Zircon Crystal loop to one end. Attach the other end of the chain to the bottom of the Tulip Connector. Make a chain of two Jump Rings and attach a Peridot Crystal loop to one of these Jump Rings, and attach the other Jump Ring to the bottom of the Tulip Connector to the right of the Blue Zircon Crystal. Attach the loop of the Bronze Pearl directly to the right of the Peridot Crystal and squeeze it shut.
Step 3. Twist open a Jump Ring and thread on the final Peridot Crystal, then thread the Jump Ring through the top of the Tulip Connector and the bottom loop of the Fleur de Lis Drop. Twist it closed. Open the Ear Wire loop slightly and thread it through the other end of the Fleur de Lis Drop. Twist it closed.
Step 4. Repeat Steps 1-3 to complete the other earring. Enjoy!
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