How to Make Earrings » earring designs http://www.howtomakeearrings.net Making your own earrings is fun and easy! Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:36:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Hematite Hoop Beaded Earrings http://www.howtomakeearrings.net/how-to-make-earrings/hematite-hoop-beaded-earrings http://www.howtomakeearrings.net/how-to-make-earrings/hematite-hoop-beaded-earrings#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:57:59 +0000 admin http://www.howtomakeearrings.net/how-to-make-earrings/hematite-hoop-beaded-earrings

Welcome to the hematite hoop earring project. I am going to take you through the step-by-step directions on how to make simple pair of beaded earrings.  For this project I will be using two inch-long head pins, two surgical stainless steel French Hook earrings and two sets of three different beads.

earring findings

Once you have all of your jewelry findings laid out on your table, you will need a pair of round-nose pliers.  Any pair of round-nose pliers will do, but I prefer the ones with spring back action. These pliers open automatically when you release them. This makes jewerly making a LOT easier to do, especially when you are advanced enough to use a pair of pliers in each hand.

The first step is to feed the head pin through the beads. You will notice how the headpin is fed through the top hole of the hematite hoop only. If the head pin were to have been fed through both holes, you would have been able to see the head pin through the hoop. This way, the hoop kind of floats at the bottom and the head pin is out of site.

head pin inserted through beads

As with any head pin earrings, you need to form a loop at the top to attach it to the ear posts or French Hooks.  To keep this hoop centered, you should first bend the head pin about 45 degrees to the side.

bend head pin 45 degrees

Once it is bent, you can grasp the tip of the head pin with the round nose pliers and roll the pin towards you, back towards the bend. This action creates a round loop at the top of the pin.

head pin loop

Be careful not to close the loop just yet. You have to connect it to the French Hook first!

attach French Hook to head pin

After the French Hook is in place, you can continue to roll the loop closed. You may need to pinch it completely shut, and even give it a small twist or other adjustments to make it look “just right”.  When you are finished, repeat these steps for the second earring.

finished handmade earrings

Congratulations! Once you have finished these instructions, you will have made a wonderful pair of hematite earrings that you can wear yourself, or give away as a meaningful gift.  All the best!

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