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Sleeper earring charms?! Here’s how to add a cute charm to your sleeper earrings.
I love adding a little glamour to my causal sleeper earrings with charms! This super simple tutorial that doesn’t require any tools at all shows you how to add cute tiny charms to your everyday earrings. You can even mix and match your favourite little charms.
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You’ll need the following materials to update your sleeper earrings with charms:
1: A sleeper earring. You can use gold or silver. I used a sterling silver sleeper.
You can get silver sleepers here:
Or you can get gold sleepers here:
2: A charm. I used this sterling silver mushroom charm. You can mix metals and add a gold charm, or add something that matches instead.
You can get something similar here:
Or try these gorgeous charms:
Follow these steps to add your charm to your earring:
1: Open the earring.
2: Put the charm on the earring and close it to secure.
Now you’re charm filled sleeper is ready to wear! What charms will you add to yours?
Here are some other charm sleepers I have put together!
If you love this tutorial here are some similar earrings you can make:
- Make clip on charms for your hoop earrings.
- Beaded square charms to add to your hoops.
- How to add mini star bead charms to your hoop earrings.
- How to make your own hoop earrings out of wire.
- How to embellish your hoops with letter beads.
- How to make pearl charms for your hoops.
- How to make bohemian hoops with ribbon and shells.
- How to make pearl tassel hoops.
- How to make fruit charm hoops.
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How to make a super simple pair of earrings! These are perfect for people who don’t like heavy earrings.
These earrings are really cute! Turn lightweight beads into some pretty little dangles, perfect for people who can’t bear the weight of heavy statement earrings but still want to look cute! Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your earrings:
1: Pliers. I used my round nose pliers (middle), flat nose pliers (right) and cutting pliers (left) to make these earrings.
2: Two head pins.
3: A pair of earring hooks.
4: A pair of beads. I used these recycled timber beads.
Follow these steps to make your little dangling earrings:
1: Add each of the beads to the head pins.
2: Bend the head pins to form a right angle.
3: Trim each pin so there is approximately 1cm left coming out of the top of the beads.
4: Form each pin into a loop to secure the beads onto the pins.
4: Open up each loop slightly and then attach each beaded pin to each of the hooks.
Now they’re finished and ready to wear! Super cute, lightweight and fun!
Here are some other simple, lightweight earrings you can make:
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These earrings are cute! Make your own chain earrings.
These chain earrings are super cute and simple to make, all you need to do is attach some chunky chain to some earring findings!
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your chain drop earrings:
1: Pliers. I used my flat nose and round nose pliers.
2: Two short pieces of chunky chain. I made mine about 6cm long.
3: Two jump rings.
4: Two ball stud charm connector earrings. I used a gold pair.
Follow these steps to make the chunky chain drop earrings:
1: Open one of the jump rings.
2: Thread the open jump ring through a link at the end of one of the pieces of chain.
3: Attach the open jump ring with chain attached to the loop on the bottom of the earring finding.
4: Close the jump ring to secure the chain to the earring.
5: Repeat steps 1 to 4 for the second earring.
Now your earrings are done. How are these for a simple but impactful statement?
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