Sapphire Chandelier Drop Earrings

Tradition dictates that a bride should carry or wear "Something old, something new.... something borrowed and something blue" . For your big day why not make your "something blue" a pair of DIY crystal earrings that will have all eyes on the bride. These stunning crystal earrings will make you look and feel like a million dollars without breaking the bank. With a sprinkling of Swarovski crystals and a fancy silver stamping, you can create that million dollar look using a combination of  flatback and chaton crystals. You just glue and set them in position. It can't get easier than that! Tools and Supplies Here's a shopping list to get you started: 2 Chatons 4mm, Sapphire 16 Chatons PP18, Crystal 48 Flatback SS6 crystals, Sapphire 4 Teardrop drop crystals 9mm (top drilled), Lt Sapphire or Denim Blue or Sapphire 16 links of silver cup chain PP24, Crystal 2 silver stampings: flower setting joiner 2 cubic zirconia set silver earring wires 10 ......

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Ombré Blossom Cluster Earrings

If you're itching for Spring colour to arrive in your garden, then this Ombré Blossom Earrings project will whet your appetite for what's to come as the weather warms up. With the cold, dreary days of winter gone, it's time to liven up your wardrobe with some florals and inject brighter colours into your accessories. And these pretty pink cluster earrings are the perfect fit. Here's what you'll need to make your own pretty floral earrings: 2 6mm Garnet Swarovski rounds 2 4mm Clear AB Swarovski crystal bicones 2 17mm x 4mm burgundy acrylic or Lucite flowers 8 11mm x 7mm red acrylic or Lucite flowers 8 11mm x 7mm fuchsia acrylic or Lucite flowers 8 9mm x 5mm light pink acrylic or Lucite flowers 28 silver head pins 2 41mm silver eye pins 14 4mm silver jump rings 8 links Beadalon Silver Plated Small Cable Chain Denatured alcohol and a disposable cloth Seed bead tube or other curved object for shaping earring wires Tools: round no......

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DIY Marbled Resin Cross

The cross is a powerful symbol in Christian life and its importance in many Christian celebrations is significant. Whether you're celebrating Easter or a Baptism, this beautiful marbled resin cross is a DIY project you can make and personalise as a centrepiece for your Easter celebrations or to give as a special memento to mark the occasion of a Baptism of either a child or an adult.  Here are the materials you'll need to make one: Colourants: BLUE VERSION Castin'Craft Opaque Pigment - white ; PearlEx Sapphire Blue ;  Golden Acrylic - Teal ;  Transparent blue resin dye PINK VERSION Castin'Craft Opaque Pigment - white ; FolkArt Acrylic Paints: Parisian Pink ; Baby Pink ; Color Shift Orchid Flash Epoxy coating resin 21cm x 14.5cm (8-1/4" x 5-3/4") Wooden Cross - mine is Nicole™ but choose a cross that you like. 2 56mm x 15mm (2-1/4" x 1-1/8") Silver filigree oval connectors Ivory acrylic half pearl cabochons assortment (4mm, ......

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