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I really love this design! Make your own gemstone arch earrings.
These arch earrings are really really cool! You make them by hammering some pretty wire and add your fave gemstones to make your own version. I used some cute pink rhodonite gemstone chip beads, what kind of beads will you use? This tutorial contains affiliate links.
Here are the tools and materials I used to make my gemstone arch earrings:
1: Pliers. I used cutting pliers for this design. I also used flat nose and round nose pliers on the jump rings.
2: Two pieces of wire. I used some gold-filled wire, approximately 8cm long.
3: A file or sandpaper for getting rid of the rough edges of the wire.
4: A hammering block.
5: A hammer. I used a normal hammer but a jewelry specific hammer might be better ;).
6: Earring findings. I used these gold-tone stud earrings.
7: Two jump rings.
8: Beads. As mentioned before, I used eight rhodonite gemstone chip beads.
9: Something round to bend your wires around. I used a permanent marker.
Follow these steps to make your own wire arch earrings:
1: Hammer one end of each of the wires. Hammer on the steel block and hit the wire on both sides so that it becomes wide and flat.
2: Add four beads to each of the wires.
3: Push the beads to the hammered ends of the wires.
4: Hammer the other end of the wires the same way as you did in step 1. Make sure you make the wires wide enough so that your beads don’t slip off.
5: File or sandpaper the ends of the hammered wires so that they aren’t sharp.
6: Take your wires, find the mid point and bend them around the permanent marker to form an arch shape.
7: Add the earrings to each of the arches using the jump rings.
Now your arch earrings are finished!
Here’s another pair I made with some round gemstone beads.
Here’s a pendant version with thicker wire and glass beads.
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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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This video shows you how to make some fluttering silk earrings!
Check out this vid for all the tools, materials and steps you need to make a cute pair of earrings using silk. I made mine out of some silk recycled from a dress that I altered. If you have some old fabric or old worn out clothes this tutorial is one way that you can recycle those materials
Here are some affiliate links so you can buy some of the materials to make these silk earrings:
1: Eye pins
2: Wooden beads
3: Glass beads
4: Earring hooks
5: Crimp ends
Here are the finished earrings, what colours will you feature in your version of this cool DIY?
