When I saw these heart shaped jump rings, I knew they had the potential to become adorable earrings.

I love the way the hearts move around, changing angles as you move. The Swarovski crystals are a nice touch of bling, but you can use any beads that suit your fancy.

You can watch Heart Dangle & Crystal Earrings Video Tutorial over at YouTube.

Materials:

• six 9mmx11mm heart shaped jump rings
• six 6mm Swarovski crystal bicone beads
• six head pins (or two head pins and four eye pins)
• two ear wires
• chain nose pliers
• round nose pliers
• wire cutters

Instructions:

1. If using beads in different colors, arrange them in the order you would like, from top to bottom.
2. Slide a bottom bead onto a head pin.
3. Trim wire coming out of bead to 1/4-inch.
4. Grasp end of wire with round nose pliers and wrap wire around pliers as far as possible to start to make a loop.  Reposition pliers to finish loop so it just crosses over itself.  Grasp loop with pliers to center over bead, making sure loop is closed securely. (It shouldn’t be crossing itself now.)
5. Use wire cutters to trim head off a head pin and repeat step 4 to make a loop (or use an eye pin.)  Slide a middle bead onto the wire and repeat steps 3 and 4 to make another loop on opposite side of bead.
6. Repeat step 5 using a top bead.
7. Open a heart shaped jump ring and slide on loop of bottom bead and one loop of middle bead. Close jump ring securely.
8. Open a heart shaped jump ring and slide on remaining loop of middle bead and a loop of top bead. Close jump ring securely.
9. Open a heart shaped jump ring and slide on remaining loop of top bead and loop of ear wire. Close jump ring securely to complete one earring. Repeat to make second earring.

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