Gain some inspiration from these Crystal Gourd Earrings. Combine seed beads and crystals to make a vegetable shaped earring cascading with shine. 1.Put a size 10 beading needle onto some size 8 DragonThread. Add a stop bead near the end of the thread. Use ladder stitch to add on rows of seed beads, adding in crystal between to rows in increasing counts. 2.Watch the Crystal Gourd Earring tutorial to follow along with Allie as she shows you how to create these sparkly, gourd shaped earrings. 3.After finishing all the beading, open up an earwire and attach the earring onto the wire guard at the top of each of your beaded earrings. Stitch together these sweet little gourds with Miyuki 8/0 seed beads and Potomac Crystal Rondelles 1.5x2mm while practicing your bead weaving skills.