Easy Chandelier Earrings

     Got someone on your holiday shopping list who would love a pair of earrings?  These chandelier earrings look great and are simple to make.

Materials:

*2 ear wires

*2 jump rings

*10 head pins

*10 imitation pearl beads

*Round nose pliers

*Flat nosed pliers

*Wire cutters (some pliers come with built-in wire cutters)

Directions:

*Set aside 2 headpins.  Take four of the headpins and cut off ¼” of metal from the top.  Take the remaining four headpins and cut ½” off

*Slide imitation pearl beads onto the head pins.  If you are using three different colors like I did, place beads of the same color onto head pins of the same length

*Using the round nosed pliers, begin curling the top of one of the longest head pins

*Loop the curled part of the head pin around the jump ring

*Clamp the curled part around the jump ring using the flat nosed pliers

*Repeat the process with the other long head pin and the other jump ring

*Take the medium length jump rings, curl their tops, and affix them to either side of the long head pin

*Take the short jump rings, curl their tops, and secure them to the left and the right sides of the clustered head pins

*Using the round nosed pliers, unbend the loop at the bottom of the ear wires

*Slide one jump ring onto each of the ear wires, then close the ear wire loops using the flat nosed pliers

    

     Chandelier earrings made with white pearls look more formal and elegant.  My sister wore this pair I made to her prom.