Center Drop (2) - Add one 11x7mm Ruby Red Teardrop, one 4.5x3.2mm Disc Metal Bead, and one 4mm Peridot Crystal Round to a Head Pin. Just above the seed bead the headpin near the 90° angle and wrap the headpin around the pliers to make a loop. Trim the headpin to make the loop circular. See Illustration 1. Repeat 1time. 
1. Take one length of the Gold Buddy Braids and add a crimp bead approximately a half inch from one end. Thread the same end of the Buddy Braids through the left drop hole of a Filigree Drop. After going through the Filigree Drop thread the Buddy Braids back through the crimp bead. Push the crimp bead up so it is about an 1/8th inch from the Filigree Drop. Squeeze the crimp bead closed. Your earring should look like this: 2. String the following beads: One Garnet 4mm Crystal Round (be sure to string it over both ends of the wire), one Gold-Plated 3x2mm Rondelle, one Peridot 4mm Crystal Round, one Gold-Plated 4.5x3.2mm Disc, one Plum 6mm Crystal Round, one Gold-Plated 4.5x3.2mm Disc, one Peridot 4mm Crystal Round, one Gold-Plated 3x2mm Rondelle, one Garnet 4mm Crystal Round, one Gold-Plated 4.5x3.2mm Disc, one Plum 8mm Bicone, one Gold-plated 4.5x3.2 Disc, one Garnet 4mm Crystal Round, one Gold-Plated 3x2mm Rondelle, one Peridot 4mm Crystal Round, one Gold-Plated 4.5x3.2mm Disc, one Plum 6mm Crystal Round, one Gold-Plated 4.5x3.2mm Disc, one Peridot 4mm Crystal Round, one Gold-Plated 3x2mm Rondelle, one Garnet 4mm Crystal Round.3. Thread a crimp bead after the last crystal round. Thread the end of the Buddy Braids through the right hole of the Filigree drop. After going through the Filigree Drop thread the Buddy Braids back through the crimp bead and the last crystal round. Pull the Buddy Braids to get the beads about an 1/8th of and inch from the Filigree Drop. See illustration 2. Squeeze the crimp bead. Trim the Buddy Braids as close to the crystal round as possible. 4. Open the loop of one of the Center Drops you created earlier. Add the Center Drop to the center hole of the Filigree Drop. Close the loop of the Center Drop. Your earring should look like this:5. Open the loop of one of the dangle earrings (just twist it like you would a jump ring). add the top loop of the round drop and close the loop of the earring. Your earring is now complete and should look like this:6. All you need to do now is 
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