Patriotic

Earrings

This is a Jeanette Shanigan original design. Your purchase of this pattern grants you personal use of
the design and the instructions. As outlined in copyright law, I, Jeanette Shanigan, retain all public
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Materials:

©

Jeanette

Shanigan

2003

thread:

Nymo

D

needle: size 10 or 12

N&T = needle & thread

seed beads, size 11, white and blue
6

red

star-shaped

beads

2 ear posts
glue

1. Using a single, unknotted strand of thread

and leaving a 6-inch tail, string 5 beads.
Pass the N&T through the first bead to form
a circle.

2. Place one bead between each of the five

beads.

3. Weave to the loose tail and tie a knot.
4. Pass the N&T through a point bead.
5. String 3 beads and pass through the next

point. Repeat until 5 points have been
made.

6. Weave to a point bead. String 10 blue

beads, 1 star, and 1 white bead. Pass the
N&T through the star, 10 blue beads and
point bead.

7. Weave to the next point and repeat step #6

two more times.

8. Sew a bead in the center, if desired. Tie off

loose thread tails.

9. Glue stars to ear posts.

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