Making a Square Chandelier Earring with Chain --
An Advanced Beginner's Jewelry Making Technique -- Page 6

Step 19:  Now we are ready to assemble the earrings.  See the picture at right for a close up view of the body of the earrings.  Start by connecting one of the long spacer bars to each end of the "V" shaped wire component.  This is done by opening one of the end loops on the spacer bar, connecting it to the end loop on the "V" shaped wire component and then closing the loop in the spacer bar. 

Step 20:  Connect the opposite end of the spacer bars to the jump ring that you made.  Open the jump ring, connect it to both spacer bars and then close the jump ring.  At this point you should have a square earring body.  

Step 17:  Connect your commercial ear wire to the top of the jump ring.  This is done by opening the loop in the ear wire finding (not by opening the jump ring)  and connecting it to the jump ring, then closing the loop in the ear wire finding. 

Step 18:  At this time we are ready to add the chain to the bottom of the "V" shaped wire component.  Connect one of the figure 8 connectors from one of the longer, 4 1/2" wire segments to one of the outside loops on the "V" shaped wire component.  Then connect the figure 8 connector on the opposite end of the chain to the loop on the opposite end of the "V" shaped wire component.  Be careful so that you don't introduce any bends or twists in the chain.  Connect the figure 8 connectors on one of the 3" wire segments to the middle connectors on each leg of the "V" shaped component. 

Step 19:  Connect one end of each short spacer bar to the loop in each low wall bezel finding.  Use the longer of the two remaining spacer bars, made on pegs 7 and 8 to connect to the 10mm gemstone and the shorter of the remaining spacer bars to connect to the 8mm gemstone. 

Step 20:  Connect the 8mm low wall bezel finding to the bottom loop in the "V" shaped wire component and the 10mm low wall bezel finding to the jump ring between the two large spacer bars.  See the close up picture above right if you have any questions.  Your finished earrings should appear as shown at right. 

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