On the 5th Day of Christmas: Frosted Window Pane Earrings

Supplies:
Small mica tile
2 polymer clay disk beads
2 Swarovski rhinestone 8mm balls
2 brass eyepins
2 brass earwires
4 copper spacers
2 brass 4mm jumprings

Directions:
1. Cut the mica with scissors into 4 small rectangles.  Use a two-hole metal punch to create a hole in each mica rectangle.  Attach two of the pieces together with a small jump ring. (I cut one slightly smaller than the other and cut the top edge at an angle.)

2. On the eyepin string a spacer, disk bead, spacer, rhinestone beads.  Trim wire and form a loop.

3. Attach to jump ring.  Attach earwire.

The secret ingredient in this design are sheets of mica. Mica is a naturally occurring mineral that has been laminated into flexible sheets. The grade of mica used for scrapbooking and crafts is thick enough to use as charms for earrings. Although I wouldn't recommend it for jewelry that would take a lot of stress, like a bracelet. And I would treat any jewelry made with mica with extra care when storing to make sure it doesn't get bent or cracked. It is heat and water resistant. I cut the mica tiles with regular scissors, which gave them a frosted edge look.

Supplies: Rhinestone balls and mica sheets, Ornamentea.  Earwires and eyepins, Bello Modo.  Disk beads, Humblebeads.