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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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Love dangly earrings but hate the weight? These sequin earrings might be perfect for you!
These cool shiny earrings are made using some lightweight iridescent sequins so they will have a great visual impact without weighing your lobes down.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make these lightweight earrings:
1: A stack of smaller jump rings.
2: A pair of charm connector studs. I used these gold-tone ones.
3: Sequins. I used 10 of these round sequins that had holes at the top.
4: Pliers. Your round and flat nose pliers will be useful for this tutorial.
5: Two larger jump rings.
Follow these steps to make your sequin earrings:
1: Attach one of the jump rings to the top of one sequin.
2: Attach another jump ring to the first one, this will be the start of a chain.
3: Continue steps 1 and 2 until you have 5 sequins attached together with one dangling from the bottom.
4: Repeat this for the second earring.
5: Find the top of the earring and attach it to one of the post earrings using one of the larger jump rings.
6: Repeat step 5 for the second earring.
Now your lightweight and shiny sequin earrings are finished and ready to put on. Perfect for dancing!
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