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Modern Chandelier Earrings Chapter 3

TOOLS NEEDED

Ruler

Marker

Chain nose pliers

Round nose pliers

Wire cutters or tin snips

MATERIALS NEEDED

Bracelet size memory wire (one coil)
Six 1H” head pins (base metal)
Six Bead for Life beads
Two sterling silver ear wires

1.Use the ruler to measure and mark the mem-

ory wire to approximately 2G” in length

(this is approximately one-half the circumfer-

ence of the memory wire coil). Break two

pieces of the memory wire to identical sizes.

When working with memory

wire, do not use wire cutters.

Instead, use chain nose or flat

nose pliers to bend the wire back and

forth to break it. It only requires a

couple of bends to do this, and it will

save your cutters from getting gouges

in the blades.