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Royal Shell Earrings Karen Johnston

Karen was inspired to make these sweet, feminine earrings after watching a documentary on Princess

Diana. While Diana’s beauty and style were royally classic, she always had a whimsical look in her eyes

and a genuine smile.

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FINISHED SIZE: 1½" X 2"

Materials

2 crystal golden shadow 3mm crystal helix

2 mint alabaster 4mm crystal bicones

2 white alabaster 4mm crystal bicones

2 light peach 4mm crystal bicones

2 smoked topaz 4mm crystal bicones

2 pink/gold 38mm printed shell discs

2 vermeil 12mm hammered discs

1 pair of vermeil 8mm hammered post

earring findings

2 gold-filled 5mm jump rings

12½" vermeil 24-gauge wire

Tools

Wire cutters

Round-nose pliers

Chain-nose pliers

Chasing hammer

Bench block

1: Dangles. Use 1 1 ⁄ 4 " of wire to form a small

( 1 ⁄ 16 ") simple loop. Flatten the loop using the

flat end of the hammer. String 1 crystal and

form a wrapped loop.

Repeat entire step nine times using the remain-

ing wire and crystals for a total of 10 dangles.

Karen Johnston creates jewelry in the Wood River Valley

of Idaho, where she is inspired by nature and vivid images

from international travel.

RESOURCES

Check your local bead shop or contact: Shell discs:

Bead Hut, (425) 827-6286. Swarovski crystals: Fusion

beads.com, (888) 781-3559. Vermeil wire: Shiana, www

.shiana.com. Vermeil discs and ear posts: Nina Designs,

(800) 336-6462, www.ninadesigns.com.

2: Assembly. Use 1 jump ring to string 1 ear-

ring finding (from back to front), 1 white ala-

baster dangle, 1 crystal golden shadow dangle,

1 light peach dangle, 1 smoked topaz dangle,

1 mint alabaster dangle, 1 gold disc, and

1 shell disc.

3: Repeat Step 2 for a second earring. ✦

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