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How to Make Simple Earrings

January 23, 2014 by Greta Brinkley 11 Comments

How-to-make-simple-earrings 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.

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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

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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.

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Repeat with the other bead and headpin.  Set aside. earrings9 (400 x 401) (625 x 627)earrings10 (625 x 625) 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! earrings13 (625 x 628) Total time: Less than 5 minutes Total cost: Depends on the materials.  This pair would be about $2.50 buying the components individually.

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Comments

  1. Jamie says

    January 23, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    How neat!! Easy to make and you can make them match whatever you are wearing. I love it!! Pinned & Tweeted!

    Reply
  2. Rose Powell says

    January 23, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    Oh that’s awesome! I’ve always wanted to make jewelry!

    Reply
  3. Dawn Pruitt says

    January 23, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    I love making jewelry and it is way easier than people expect! I love beads and baubbles! Thanks for sharing! Pinned and Tweeted!

    Reply
  4. Ellen Christian says

    January 23, 2014 at 1:04 pm

    What a great idea. Now you can have earrings for every single outfit!

    Reply
  5. Amanda Tucker says

    January 23, 2014 at 6:10 pm

    I might have to try this for my wedding! Great way to make a personal gift too 🙂

    Reply
  6. Alli says

    January 24, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    My daughter is getting right about the age I know she would love to make jewelry. So cute!

    Reply
  7. Mary {Raising Dick and Jane} says

    January 25, 2014 at 8:04 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Greta Brinkley says

      January 25, 2014 at 8:19 pm

      I can believe that! I don’t have pierced ears, either.

      Reply
  8. Mag@GirlyCreation says

    January 28, 2014 at 1:02 am

    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.

    Reply
  9. Natalie parvis says

    January 29, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    This is great! So many possibilities!

    Reply
  10. Laurie Lynch says

    July 12, 2014 at 12:48 am

    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.

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