Swarovski Earrings for CHA Inspired by Laura McCabe's Stringing Designs

I have been asked to host a Make and Take to promote Laura McCabe's sparkly book:
Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski: 65 Sparkling Designs with Crystal Beads and Stones

From Creative Publishing international

Well, let's just say I was thrilled. These designs are simply fabulous but not something that you can make fast so I had to put my thinking cap on and see what I could come up up with that crafters could make in a short period of time at a big trade show (with trade show lighting)

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I took my inspiration from page 40 and 41 where Laura shows us how to make Crystal Burst Embellishments, and Crystal Drop Branch Fringe.

This is what I came up with:

To Make the far right Pair

You will need Swarovski beads:

2 #5040 Briolette Bead 8 mm Crystal (001)

2 #5040 6mm Crystal (001) Aurore Boreale (AB)

12 #5301 3mm Sapphire (206)

4 #5000 4mm Jet (280)

2 lengths of about 4 inches each of 28 gauge Wire

2 French earring wires

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Step 1: Thread 3 -3mm sapphire beads onto one end of the wire.

Step 2: Twist to secure the branch.

Step 3: Snip off short end of excess of wire.

Step 4 Thread on  8 mm bead, a  sapphire, a jet, a sapphire, a 6mm crystal, a sapphire and finally a jet bead onto the wire.

Step 5: Form a wrapped loop and trim off excess wire.

Step 6: Link onto French earring wire.

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To Make the Middle pair:

You will need Swarovski beads:

2 #6007 Small Briolette 9x5 mm Crystal (001) Moonlight (MOL)

14 # 5000 4mm Jet (280)

12  #5301 3mm Tanzanite (539) Aurore Boreale (AB)

2 lengths of about 4 inches each of 28 gauge Wire

2 French earring wires

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Step 1: Thread onto the wire 1 3mm, 1 4mm, 1 briollete, 1 4mm, and 1 3mm bead.

Step 2. Twist the wire to secure the drop branch fringe.

Step 3: Clip off the short end of the excess wire.

Step 4. String on a 3mm and 4 mm bead alternating each.

Step 5: Form a wrapped loop and snip off excess wire.

Step 6: Link onto a French earring wire.

To Make the pair on the left:

You will need Swarovski beads:

2 #4439 Square Rings-Crystal 001

2 #5040 6mm Briolette Bead-Aurore (AB)

30 #5301 3mm Tanzanite (539) Aurore Boreale (AB)

2 lengths of about 4 inches each of 28 gauge Wire

2 French earring wires

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Step 1:Thread 13- 3mm beads on the wire.

Step 2: Link the square bead onto the wire over the 3mm beads and twist the wire to secure the loop of beads with the square bead in the loop.

Step 3: Snip off the short end of excess wire

Step 4:Thread one more 3mm bead, a 6mm bead and one last 3mm bead onto the wire.

Step 5: Form a wrapped loop on the end and link onto the earring wire.

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For more inspiration click on over to:

www.create-your-style.com

And I would personally like to thank the sparkly people over at Swarovski for providing the Bling to us so we can share some craftiness with all the folks at CHA!

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