Persian Passion Earrings

From the December 2017 issue of Bead&Button magazine.

Materials needed for a pair of 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (3.8 x 3.5 cm) earrings:
-8 mm Swarovski crystal chatons
-3 mm an 6 mm fire-polished beads
-2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo beads
-3.8 mm O-beads
-11/0 and 15/0 seed beads
-pair of earring findings
-beading thread, size D, or Fireline, 6 lb. test
-beading needles, #10 or #11
-2 pairs of chainnose, bentnose, and/or flatnose pliers