Tutorials: Wire and Bead Earrings

For a quick and easy jewelry project, make a pair of these wire and bead earrings.

     
      Supplies

• Wire nippers
• Round nose pliers
• Top-drilled glass beads
• Eye pins
• Gold jewelry wire
• Earring hooks

1. Thread an eye pin through the bead and create a loop with the round nose pliers. Snip excess and close loop. For uniformity in the size of the loops, insert the round nose pliers through the eye pin and mark the pliers with a permanent marker to record its width. Create all further loops at the width mark.

2. Nip two 3-inch lengths of 18 gauge gold wire. Find the median point and create a loop. Hold pieces together to ensure uniformity, and snip the ends if uneven.

3. Using a mandrel or thick magic marker, bend the tails toward each other to form curves.  

4. Create a loop at both ends of the wire and thread through the eyes on the bead. Close loops and attach the earring hooks through the top loop.