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Flower of Bollywood Earrings J e a n Ya t e s

These fantastic earrings complement the Flower of Bollywood necklace featured

on page 80 of Beadwork’s October/November 2006 issue.

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 FINISHED SIZE 3" LONG

Materials 6 sterling silver 18-gauge 6mmID/8mmOD

4 rose AB 4mm Swarovski crystal rounds jump rings
2 rose 6mm Swarovski crystal rounds 8" of 22-gauge dead-soft sterling wire
2 rose 10mm lampworked beads 1 pair of 14k gold or vermeil earring posts
4 gold-filled 3mm rounds with loop at bottom
2 vermeil 5mm beaded rounds
2 vermeil 8mm beaded rounds Tools
4 vermeil 4mm daisy spacers Wire cutters
2 vermeil 6mm star bead caps 2 pairs of chain-nose pliers
2 gold-filled 3" head pins Round-nose pliers
2 gold-filled 6mm jump rings

1: Open 1 silver 6mm jump ring and attach it to

a second ring. Stack the rings on top of each other
and attach a third ring through the center of both
rings. Repeat with the remaining 3 silver rings.

2: Use a head pin to string 1 gold-filled 3mm

round, 1 vermeil 5mm beaded round, 1 lamp-
worked 10mm, 1 bead cap with the points point-
ing toward the 10mm, 1 rose 6mm crystal, and
1 gold-filled 3mm round; form a wrapped loop
that attaches to one of the roses made in Step 1.

3: Cut 4" of wire and form a wrapped loop that

attaches to the bottom loop of an earring post.
String 1 spacer, 1 rose 4mm crystal, 1 vermeil
8mm round, 1 rose 4mm crystal, and 1 spacer;
form another wrapped loop. Use a jump ring to
attach the open wrapped loop to the rose.

4: Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the second earring. !

Jean Yates lives in New York with her family. She was an actress
and a writer before she discovered her love of beading. Her
website is www.prettykittydogmoonjewelry.com.

RESOURCES
Check your local bead shop or contact: Lampworked beads:
Kim Miles, www.kimmiles.com. Crystals, vermeil and gold-filled
beads and findings, and wire: The Bead Shop, (650) 328-7925,
www.beadshop.com. Sterling “roses”: Urban Maille, (303) 838-
7432, www.urbanmaille.com. Snapeez jump rings: Via Murano,
(877) VIAMURANO, www.viamurano.com.

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