Crystal Bead Drop Earrings

These sparkling earrings make an elegant accessory, and won’t take very long to create. Ready?

First, you’ll need 16 Swarovski crystals of various sizes, shapes and colors, and two glass beads. Choose gold or silver beading wire, and snip about 4 inches of it for each earring. Arrange your beads the way you’d want them to look as they form a circular shape. Begin stringing your beads onto your beading wire, being careful not to let any beads slip off the end of the wire as you are stringing. Even out your beads on the wire. Bring the two strands of wire up through the back of a crimp cover, pulling the crimp cover downward, until it’s taut against the beads. Slide a crimp bead down into the mouth of the crimp cover, and secure with pliers. Snip off excess wire and close the crimp cover. Slip the arm of the crimp cover through the bottom loop of the ear wire and close. Be sure to tighten the bottom loop of the ear wire, so your earrings stay secure. Enjoy feeling pretty!

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