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Long Pendant Earrings

By: Katie Hacker for Beadalon

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Learn how to make earrings out of beads for a simple, chic accessory. These long pendant earrings help you get that understated look without breaking the bank. Katie Hacker, designer of Katiedids components from Beadalon, created these quick and easy earrings.

Long Pendant Earrings

Materials:

Two 4mm red crystals
Two 7/8" lengths of thin rubber tubing
Two head pins
24-gauge wire
Two 35mm rectangular Katiedids components
Diagonal wire cutters
Roundnose and chainnose pliers

Instructions:

String a 4mm red crystal and a 7/8" length of rubber tubing onto a head pin.
Cut a 1" length of 24-gauge wire and coil it around the tubing ¼" from the top of the tubing as shown.
Pass the head pin through a hole on the 35mm rectangular Katiedids component and make a wrapped loop.
Open the loop on an ear wire and attach it to the wrapped loop.
Repeat to make a matching earring.