STAR EARRING TUTORIAL

EQUIPMENT

• fireline (or similar thread)
• 2 6mm Swarovski crystals
• 10 4mm Swarovski crystals
• 4 2mm silver spacer beads
• 2 eyepins
• 2 earring posts
• size 12 beading needle
• Round nosed pliers
• Chain nosed pliers
• Wire cutters

STEP BY STEP

THE STAR

1. First begin by threading your needle with around 50 cm of fireline.
2. Thread on one of your size 11 seed beads as a stop bead (sew back through the bead to anchor it)
3. Thread on another 4 size 11 seed beads, sew back through the stop bead to create a star shape. (you can sew through them again if you wish to make the structure more secure.)
4. Exit your stop bead and thread on 1 size 4mm Swarovski, 1 size 11 seed bead. Sew back down through the swarovski so that the size 11 becomes a "plug to stop the Swarovski moving".
5. Sew through the next size 11 in your original star, add another 4mm crystal and size 11 seed bead continue step 5 until you have 5 points in your star.
6. Secure your thread by tying a knot (I find one is sufficient) tuck in the ends and trim.

THE DANGLE

1. Pick up one of your eyepins, thread on, 1 2mm silver spacer, 1 6mm Swarovski crystal, 1 2mm Swarovski spacer.
2. Make a simple loop (you could make a wrapped loop if you prefer)

CONNECTING

1. To connect the dangle to the star, open one end of your eyepin, thread it through the top of one of your extending points of the star.
2. Open the other end of your eyepin and connect this end to the earwire.

REPEAT THESE STEPS TO MAKE A MATCHING PAIR!