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Stars & Stripes Lampwork Earrings

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Introduction & Materials

Lampwork beads are an easy way to add an instant splash of color to just about any jewelry design. In these patriotic-themed earrings, the swirls of red, white, and blue in the lampwork beads are a perfect match to the hematite dangle elements. You'll use a combination of techniques from chain cutting to wire wrapping in this project.

You'll need:

*2 - 12mm red, white, and blue swirl lampwork beads
6 -6mm hematite star beads
12 - size 11 clear AB seed beads
6 gold-colored head pins
approximately 9 inches of thin gold colored chain
5 inches of 20-gauge dead-soft gold-filled round wire
2 gold-filled ear hooks
Wire cutters
Round-nosed pliers
Flat-nosed pliers
ruler

*Lampwork beads for this project available from D.D. Hess.

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