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Free Earring Project - by BeadStyleMag.com

23 April 2009

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Face-lengthening dangles

Face-lengthening dangles

Supplies
28 4 mm bicone crystals
4 in. (10 cm) cable chain, 4 mm links
28 1-in. (2.5 cm) head pins
pair of earring wires
chainnose and roundnose pliers

Step 1
On a head pin, string a 4 mm bicone crystal. Make a plain loop.
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Make 14 bicone units in three of four colors

Step 2
Cut a 2-in. (5 cm) piece of chain. Open the loop on a bicone unit and attach it to the end link of the chain. Close the loop.  Repeat for a total of three units.cont_5

Step 3
On the other end of the chain, skip the end link and attach the remaining bicone units to the next two links. If all the units won’t fit on two links, use the third link.
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Step 4
Attach the dangle and close the loop. Make a second earring to match the first.
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