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How to add cute square charms to a pair of hoop earrings!
These hoop earrings are really cute! Each hoop has a little dangly beaded square charm which moves prettily as you wear them! This is a really special way to upgrade a basic hoop finding. Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
Grab these tools and materials to make your earrings:
1: A pair of hoop findings.
2: Eight eye pins.
3: Four head pins.
4: Four small jump rings.
5: Four large jump rings.
6: Glass beads. I used yellow glass e-beads.
7: Some accent beads, I used four blue seed beads and four silver-tone beads.
8: Pliers. I used my flat nose and round nose pliers for this pair of earrings.
Follow these steps to make your elevated hoop earrings:
1: Add beads to one of the eye pins.
2: Bend the end of the pin to form an angle.
3: Curl the end of the pin around the round nose pliers to make a loop. This secures the beads in place.
4: Repeat steps 1-3 for the remaining seven eye pins. Now you will have eight beaded pins.
5: Take four of the pins and join them together to form a chain.
6: Do this again for the second set of pins.
7: Attach the ends of each chain together to make a square shape.
8: Set the two squares aside.
9: Add two of the accent beads to the head pins.
10: Wrap the end of the pin around the round nose pliers to create a loop.
11: Repeat steps 9 and 10 for the other three pins, using up the rest of the beads.
12: Attach two of the charms you just made to the bottom corners of each of the squares using the small jump rings.
13: Add the larger jump rings to the top corners of the squares.
14: Using the larger jump rings, slide a charm onto each of the hoops.
Now your elevated hoop earrings are finished and ready to wear! How fun is this design? I love how they move and wiggle as I wear them!
Here are some other ways you can incorporate beaded squares into your jewelry:
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How to make cute knotted earrings! These are adorable.
These beaded knot earrings are really pretty! Use any beads you like to form a delightful beaded knot that dangles from each ear. This tutorial is really cool.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make your beaded knot earrings:
1: Pliers. You’ll need your cutting pliers, round nose pliers and flat nose pliers.
2: Two pieces of tigertail wire, a longer wire will give you a tighter knot. I made my pieces approximately 13cm long.
3: Eight crimp beads.
4: Four smaller jump rings.
5: Two larger jump rings.
6: Two earring posts with charm connectors on the bottom.
7: Beads. I used these mixed glass beads.
Follow these steps to make your knot earrings:
1: Add two crimp beads to one end of one of the pieces of tiger tail wire.
2: Add a jump ring to the end of the wire.
3: Fold the end of the wire around the jump ring and through the crimp beads.
4: Squash the crimp beads using the flat nose pliers to secure the end.
5: Add the beads to the wire.
6: Once you have reached the length you like, add another pair of crimp beads and another jump ring to the end of the wire.
7: Loop the end of the wire around the jump ring and back through the crimps and first couple of beads on the end of the wire.
8: Pull the wire tight and squash the crimps to secure the beads.
9: Trim the excess wire.
10: Repeat steps 1-10 for the second wire.
11: Loosely knot both the wires. Don’t try to pull it really tight, you’ll bend the wire out of shape.
12: Attach the ends of the wires together using the two larger jump rings.
13: Attach each of the knots to the earring posts using the same jump rings you used to secure the ends of the knots together.
Now your earrings are finished and ready to wear. Lightweight and beautiful.
Here’s another pair I made using citrine chip beads and yellow glass beads.
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I’m not sure what to call this design, but it sure is cute! Here’s a new beaded earring tutorial.
These earrings are made from four pieces of bracelet length memory wire, attached together to form an eye shape. These cute earrings can be beaded up in lots of different colors to suit your preference. This tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your earrings:
1: Pliers. I used my cutting pliers and round nose pliers.
2: Bracelet length memory wire cut into four equal half circle pieces.
3: Earring hooks.
4: Four small jump rings.
5: Two big jump rings.
6: Beads. I used orange and clear glass beads.
Follow these steps to make your new earrings:
1: Curl one end of one of the wires to form a loop using the round nose pliers.
2: Add beads to the wire and leave a 1cm section unbeaded.
3: Use the round nose pliers again to curl the other end of the wire and secure the beads on the wire.
4: Repeat steps 1 to 3 for the remaining three wires, beading two wires in one colour and two in the other.
5: Start attaching the wires together. Take one of the clear beaded wires and one of the orange ones and attach them together using one of the small jump rings.
6: Now attach the other side together to form a squashed circle/eye shape.
7: Repeat steps 6 and 7 for the other earring.
8: Add the earring hooks to each of the beaded eye shapes using the large jump rings. I made mine asymmetrical so that one has an orange top and the other has a clear top.
Now your earrings are finished! How cute is this design?
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These arched and chain embellished earrings are so cool. Here’s how to make them.
We have made some different arch and chain earrings before, this one flips them around so that the arch sits at the top of the earring leaving the chain to dangle down gently. I really like the way these earrings move when you wear them. This tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make these earrings:
1: Pliers. I used my cutting pliers, round nose pliers and flat nose pliers.
2: Some bracelet length memory wire cut into half circles.
3: Two short pieces of chain.
4: Earring hooks.
5: Six jump rings.
6: Two head pins.
7: Beads. I used gold-tone e-beads and faceted blue plastic beads.
Follow these steps to make your own arch and chain dangle earrings:
1: Create a loop at one end of one of the pieces of memory wire using the round nose pliers.
2: Add beads so that approximately half of the wire is beaded.
3: Add one of the earring hooks.
4: Add more beads to the wire until there is about 1cm left without beads.
5: Curl the end of the wire so that the beads and earring hook are secured in place. I squeezed my wire a bit at this point so that it formed a more narrow arch.
5: Repeat steps 1-5 for the second earring.
6: Add a jump ring to one end of the small chains.
7: Attach the end of the chain to the bottom of the beaded arch.
8: Repeat steps 6 and 7 for the other end of the chain to form a loop.
9: Repeat steps 6 to 8 for the other earring.
10: Add the faceted beads to each of the head pins and loop the tops using the round nose pliers to secure the beads in place.
11: Attach the newly formed bead charms to the chains with the remaining jump rings.
Now your dangling arch earrings are finished and ready to wear! So so cute!
If you like this design here’s a different arch earring tutorial we made a little while ago.
This tutorial contains affiliate links.
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Need something new in your jewelry box? Make this pair of D-Shaped statement earrings.
These earrings are made using some hard memory wire and some cool statement beads. Dangly and unique, these earrings are worth making.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make these earrings:
1: Pliers. Round nose, flat nose and cutting pliers are useful for this design.
2: Memory wire cut into two half circles.
3: Two long eye pins.
4: Two pieces of chain, not too long.
5: Two earrings. I used these silver charm post earrings.
Here is a fancier pair!
6: Two larger jump rings.
7: Four small jump rings.
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9: Two statement beads. I used these silver-tone plastic beads.
Follow these steps to make your D-shaped statement earrings:
1: Use the round nose pliers to make a loop at one end of the memory wire half circle.
2: Add the beads to around halfway on the curve.
3: Add the statement bead to the centre of the curve.
4: Bead the remaining part of the curve with the glass beads again until there is about 1cm left un-beaded.
5: Create a loop at the other end of the memory wire curve using the round nose pliers again.
6: Repeat steps 1 to 5 for the second piece of memory wire.
7: Add beads to the long eye pin and leave 1cm un-beaded at the end. Repeat for both pins.
8: Create a loop at the end of both pins using the round nose pliers.
9: Attach each of the beaded eye pins to the top of each memory wire curve. This will create a tighter curve on each piece of memory wire and form the D shape.
10: Attach the chain to each side of the D shape using the small jump rings. Both D shapes will now have a chain loop attached to them.
11: Add one of the larger jump rings to each of the earring posts.
12: Attach the earrings to the charms by threading the chain through each of the open jump rings. Close the jump rings on the earring posts to secure them together.
Now your earrings are finished and ready to wear!
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Stud Earrings are Classic! Use some beads to make your own statement studs
These stud earrings are made using some plastic beads and some head pins and they look adorable!
You will need the following tools and materials to make your stud earrings:
1: Two flat bed earring findings.
2: Two large head pins.
3: Two small head pins.
4: Two small jump rings.
5: Two part epoxy glue, I used Araldite.
6: A piece of scrap paper.
7: A skewer.
8. Four beads. I used two large resin beads and two small blue plastic beads.
9: Pliers. You’ll need your cutting pliers, flat nose pliers and round nose pliers.
Follow these steps to make your stud earrings:
1: Add the small beads to the small head pins.
2: Curl the ends of the pins around your round nose pliers to secure the beads in place. Do this for both beads.
3: Add the larger beads to the larger head pins.
4: Bend and trim the pins so that the pins protrude around 1cm from the bead.
5: Loop the ends of the pins using the round nose pliers.
6: Attach the small beads to the larger ones using the small jump rings.
7: Squeeze out the glue in equal parts onto the scrap paper and mix with the skewer.
8: Add the glue to the earring posts and place them on the backs of the large beads and leave them to dry.
Once the earrings are dry you can wear them! How cute are they?!
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If you are sick of matching earrings this is the tutorial for you… How to make asymmetrical earrings.
I am seeing loads of cool asymmetrical earrings around lately, here’s how to make a pair of your own.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your asymmetrical earrings:
1: Pliers. I used my round nose pliers, cutting pliers and flat nose pliers.
2: Eye pins of different lengths. I used two eye pins.
3: Three small head pins.
4: One larger head pin.
5: A pair of stud earring findings.
6: Beads of your choice. I used some vintage yellow tube beads, some blue plastic beads and some yellow and blue glass beads.
Follow these steps to make your asymmetrical earrings:
1: Add one of the glass beads and tube beads to the larger head pin.
2: Bend the top of the pin to form a right angle.
3: Trim the pin so that it is only 1cm long from the top of the bead.
4: Curl the top of the pin using the round nose pliers to secure the bead on the pin.
5: Add the longer bead to the longer eye pin and repeat steps 2-4 to secure the bead in place.
5: Attach the two pins together.
6: Attach the top of the charm to the loop of the earring finding.
7: Add the plastic blue beads to each of the small head pins.
8: Curl the tops of the pins to secure the beads in place.
9: Place the remaining glass beads on the shorter eye pin.
10: Repeat steps 2-4 to secure the glass beads on the eye pin. (Skip the wire trimming if your pin is the right length!)
11: Put the small blue charms onto the bottom of the beaded pin.
12: Add an earring finding to the top of the pin to finish the second earring.
Now your asymmetrical beaded earrings are finished and ready to wear!
Here’s another pair of mismatched beaded earrings made using a hammered wire ring.
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Do you love florals? Why not make these cute beaded flower stud earrings?!
These earrings are a little fiddly to make but the results are so cute! I have made a bunch in different colours so I can mix and match in my multiple piercings.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your flower stud earrings:
1: Cutting pliers.
2: Thin wire.
3: A glue on earring stud with an earring back.
4: Seven glass e-beads beads, six in one colour and one in another colour. I used six white e-beads and one blue bead in a similar size.
5: Some nail polish. I didn’t have any clear polish so I used this sparkly polish that is mostly clear 🙂
6: Araldite glue.
7: A skewer.
8: Scrap paper for mixing glue.
Follow these steps to make your flower stud earrings:
1: Add the six white beads to the thin wire. Move the beads closer to one end of the wire.
4: Take the long end of the wire and thread it through the bead closest to the other end.
5: Pull the wire tight to create a circle shape and loop the short wire around so that the end can’t be seen anymore.
6: Wrap the long wire through the bead again to tighten the circle.
7: Add the blue bead to the wire.
8: Fold the wire to place the blue bead in the centre of the circle.
9: Loop the long wire through one of the white beads and pull it tight.
10: Pull the long wire towards the back and trim it.
11: Put a dab of nail polish on the ends of the wires to secure them and set it aside to dry.
12: Once the nail polish is dry you can start preparing the glue.
13: Squeeze out the Araldite glue in equal parts onto the scrap paper and mix it with the skewer.
14: Add glue to the back of the flower and the front of the stud finding.
15: Add the pieces together and set it aside to dry.
Once your earring is dry it is finished and ready to wear! It’ll be spring all year round with these adorable studs!
Here’s a selection I made in different colours.
