Make a pile of crystal dangles with head pins and crystal beads - as many as you feel like making. For these earrings I made 12 dangles for each earring; some have 2 beads, some have just one 1. Mix it up and have fun! New to jewelry-making? See Basic Jewelry-Making Technique Sheet (PDF) or Blog post: How to make "Cluster Earrings" for illustrated techniques.
Using a longer head pin allows for double "messy" wrapping at the top of the crystal, allowing for fuller looking clusters.
2-3 crystal dangles are attached to each of 5 jump rings.
2 jump rings connect the spacer bead and the ear wire to help the spacer bead face forward.
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Use approximately 34 crystals, in your choice of colors - Val used a mix of these colors (but not necessarily a dozen of each):
