We design creative projects with Vintaj natural brass!

Transform delicate filigree into brilliant and lively earrings! Dress up your evening attire; drape filigree with Swarovski crystals along its ornate detailed edging and cascade tiny clusters from chain. These beautiful earrings will glisten and reflect the light as you dance the night away! The possibilities are endless!

Materials:
Natural brass findings:
CH10- Fine Ornate Chain – 2 x 3.5mm
ER20- French Ear Wires – 10 x 20mm
F170- Delicate Crest Filigree – 28 x 33mm
HPF15- 1.5"Pearl Head Pin
JR10- 4mm Jump Ring

Tools & Supplies:
Ergonomic Rosary Pliers, Round with Cutter
Ergonomic Chain Nose Pliers with Cutter
Wire Cutters

Other materials:
Swarovski crystals –
4mm Rose AB, 4mm Jet, 4mm Crystal Cal, 6mm Light Rose AB,
15x7mm Jet pendant
Faceted pink quartz or round glass beads – 4mm

STEP by STEPS

Step 1: Create your beaded dangles.
A: Cut a 1 ¼” section of the fine ornate chain. Set aside.
B: String a variety of eight 4mm crystals onto individual pearl head pins. Form wrapped loops.
C. String two 6mm crystals onto individual pearl head pins. Form wrapped loops.
D. String three 4mm faceted pink quartz (or round glass beads) onto individual pearl head pins. Form wrapped loops.
E. Cut the head off of a pearl head pin. Center the jet crystal pendant onto the head pin wire. Bend wire to create an x at the top of your crystal. Twist one end of the wire tightly around the neck creating coils. Form a simple loop with the remaining wire or try to coil the wire tightly around once using chain nose pliers.

Step 2: Attach dangles to filigree and chain.
A: String a 4mm rose ab crystal onto a jump ring. Close ring. Use chain nose pliers to open the loop of your ear wire. String the crystal dangle onto the opened ear wire loop. Continue by stringing on the end link of chain and the filigree. Close ear wire loop to secure.
B. Using 4mm jump rings attach the remaining crystals and beads from chain, placing them on every other chain link. Attach crystals in the following order starting below the ear wire; 4mm jet, 4mm rose ab and 4mm crystal cal. Complete the pattern by stringing a faceted pink quartz and jet crystal pendant onto the same jump ring. Attach the jump ring holding both beads through the bottom pointed opening of the filigree and through the bottom link of chain. Be sure that the pink bead is in front of the jet crystal pendant before you close the jump ring to secure.
C. Using chain nose pliers to re-form the edge of the filigree before adding the remaining dangles. Simply place the pliers in the opening of the filigree alongside the bottom pointed edge (there are two larger openings on each side of the point that you will need to adjust), gently squeeze the section until it meets the filigree pattern above. This helps create more individual openings in order for you to attach multiple crystals along the edge without them sliding together.
D. Use chain nose pliers and jump rings to attach your beaded dangles along the pointed edge of the filigree, start beside the jet crystal pendant working your way up along the filigree’s curve. Attach your dangles in the following order, separating them between the openings you created in the filigree; one 6mm light rose ab, one 4mm crystal cal, one 4mm pink quartz and one 4mm jet. Repeat this pattern on the opposite side of the jet crystal pendant to complete your first earring.

Step3: Repeat steps 1-2 to create the other earring.

Your earrings are complete, Enjoy