I love finding new and unexpected uses for jewelry findings and these earrings are a great example of that. Usually a multi-hole connector is used for multi-strand bracelets or necklaces, but today I’m using them to make multi-dangle earrings. Why not? 🙂

The warm shades of the agates next to the cool tones of the silver findings gives a subdued, sophisticated tone. They would be much brighter and flashier paired with gold or copper accents, which would be nice, too!

Agates come in lots of different shades and patterns. Here are a few you might like:

• 6mm Round Blue Crazy Lace Agates
• Indian Agate Color Mix – 6mm Round Beads
• 6mm Round Moss Agate Beads

Enjoy the video and happy creating!

You can watch the Agate Dangle Earrings Video Tutorial over at YouTube.

Materials:

• 2 3-hole connectors
• 14 6mm agate beads
• 10 3mm silver spacer beads
• 12 4mm x 6mm saucer shaped spacer beads
• 2 6mm x 10 mm gemstone roundel beads
• 6 head pins
• 2 eye pins
• 2 ear wires

Tools:

• chain nose pliers
• 1-Step Looper or:
• • round nose pliers &
  • wire cutters

Directions:

1. Onto all six head pins string a 3mm spacer, an agate bead, a saucer spacer, an agate bead and a saucer spacer. On two of the head pins add an additional agate bead. These two will be the longer, center dangles.
2. Use the 1-Step Looper or round nose pliers and wire cutters to make a loop with remaining wire of of all six head pins.
3. Open the loops and attach them to the 3-hole side of the connectors, with the longer dangles in the centers.
4. Onto each eye pin slide a 3mm spacer, a 6mm x 10mm roundel and a 3mm spacer. Make a loop with remaining wire of eye pin.
5. Attach one loop of each eye pin to the single loop side the the connector. Attach the other loop of each eye pin to an ear wire to complete the earrings.

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