How to make lovely earrings

Make Lovely Earrings

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Gather your supplies! Try and use sterling silver findings so your finished item does not rust

Gather your supplies! Try and use sterling silver findings so your finished item does not rust

Take your head pin and thread your first bead

Take your head pin and thread your first bead

Thread your other beads

Thread your other beads

Get a good grip on your head pin with the beads and grab your pliers with the other hand

Get a good grip on your head pin with the beads and grab your pliers with the other hand

Holding the head pin and beads with your left hand, grip the head pin with the pliers about 2mm after your last bead (I'm using my left hand to take the pic!!)

Holding the head pin and beads with your left hand, grip the head pin with the pliers about 2mm after your last bead (I'm using my left hand to take the pic!!)

Bend the head pin to a right angle with the pliers

Bend the head pin to a right angle with the pliers

Grab the end of the head pin with your pliers and bend the end back round the top of the head pin so it meets in a round loop

Grab the end of the head pin with your pliers and bend the end back round the top of the head pin so it meets in a round loop

Like this! Don't fully close the loop yet

Like this! Don't fully close the loop yet

Add the fish hook

Add the fish hook

Close the loop and voila! One earring made. Repeat the steps to make the other earring

Close the loop and voila! One earring made. Repeat the steps to make the other earring

Your finished earrings! Wear or give as a gift

Your finished earrings! Wear or give as a gift

  • 2 x 1" head pins
  • 2 x sterling silver fish hooks
  • 2 x rose quartz beads
  • 6 x 3mm Swarovski bicone beads in 3 shades
  • Round nose pliers