Egyptian Sun Earring Tutorial

Learn how to make earrings that shine like the sun, with beautiful Swarovski crystal scarab beads and crystal Sahara suns!

Created by: Summer Melaas

Designer Tips

• Gold-fill items keep their shine for a lifetime, and there is no plating to crack while you work the head pins.
• For detailed instructions on making loops, and opening and closing head jump rings, see steps in Jewelry Basics 101 (PDF)
• Use a jump ring to attach a sun crystal to the inside loop of the 20mm jewelry hoop connector.
• Add a 3mm crystal Scarabaeus bicone bead, scarab bead, and another crystal bicone to a ball-end head pin, and make a simple loop. Attach to the bottom of the hoop.
• Slightly twist the bottom loop of the French ear wire sideways, attach to top loop of earring, and close securely. 

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