Earrings are one of those things that everyone loves to wear. They’re pretty and pretty easy to make. Once you have the basics, down, you’re only limited by your imagination. This tutorial on how to make simple earrings will be the foundation for many earring posts to come.
How to Make Simple Earrings
Supplies Needed A pair of focal beads. These will be, as the name implies, the focus of your earrings. A pair of headpins A pair of ear wires. A pair of round nose pliers. A pair of wire cutters.
I used vintage Lucite beads, ball headpins, and a pair of rosary pliers. Rosary pliers have a roundnose tip and a cutter built in. I use these a lot in classes or when traveling. Directions
Slide one of your focal bead on to a headpin. Trim off the excess headpin, leaving about ½ an inch at the top of the bead. Using the round nose pliers, form a loop. You want to bend the headpin at a 90 degree angle to the bead, then form a loop going the opposite direction to how you bent the wire. Make sure this loop is closed tightly.
Repeat with the other bead and headpin. Set aside. 
Take one of your ear wires. Open the loop at the bottom of the ear wire just a little bit with the pliers. It needs to be open enough for you to add one of your bead units. Close the loop back up. Sometimes, you may need to squeeze it just a bit to get to to close back up. Repeat. Voila! 
Total time: Less than 5 minutes Total cost: Depends on the materials. This pair would be about $2.50 buying the components individually.
How neat!! Easy to make and you can make them match whatever you are wearing. I love it!! Pinned & Tweeted!
Oh that’s awesome! I’ve always wanted to make jewelry!
I love making jewelry and it is way easier than people expect! I love beads and baubbles! Thanks for sharing! Pinned and Tweeted!
What a great idea. Now you can have earrings for every single outfit!
I might have to try this for my wedding! Great way to make a personal gift too 🙂
My daughter is getting right about the age I know she would love to make jewelry. So cute!
Can you believe that my ears arent pierced? Well they used to be when I was a kid, but they grew back years ago and I never had them re-done. I am a bit of a baby when it comes to pain.
I can believe that! I don’t have pierced ears, either.
This is so simple! My daughter wants to have earrings but she’s scared of pain. She decides to do it when she grows up.
This is great! So many possibilities!
I love making my own earrings. I started with very simple styles and have become more adventurous and creative with practice. It saves me money and I get exactly what I want to go with certain outfits. I also give some pairs as gifts or donate them to worthy causes in my community. It’s a fun hobby.