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Did some testing with 4mm rhinestones and the hoop earring design* last night. Specifically, with cutting two lengths of chain, five rhinestones each, and wiring them to a central 20 or 22 gauge wire, then strapping the result into a square wire frame and bending it into hoops.



A hoop earring worn in someone's right ear. The hoop is made of gold wire framing dark garnet-colored rhinestones in a single line, separated by smaller wires.

The same hoop earring but in better lighting, laid out on a gray cloth.

The same hoop earring held in a gray cloth so that you can see each of the rhinestones and half-rounded wires separating them. The color is very visible in the rhinestones in this photo.



I may make another one to match the prototype- it's in wearable condition- but mostly what I'm interested in here is getting some blue rhinestone chain and some yellow from Las Vegas Rhinestones. I dunno how many purchases I'm likely to see but I like this look. The stones are bigger than I like for climbers; I'll find other uses for the chain that doesn't get made into fundraisers.

*Disclosure: That's not my design. I bought a tutorial for it from Bobbi Maw at My Wired Imagination; she's the creator there.

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