How to Make Chandelier Earrings

Most women make earrings a daily accessory to their clothing. Chandelier earrings are beautiful drop earrings that hang from the ears and can shine in the light. They can be made with many different stones and therefore can be worn to match any clothing. Make the woman in your life happy by making a pair of homemade earrings just for her.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Pliers
• 2 Chandelier findings
• 26 Small oval shaped plastic white pearl beads
• 12 Small clear crystal beads
• 6 Medium white crystal beads
• 16 Small head pins
• 28 Small eye pins
• 4 Jump-rings
• 2 Earring hooks

1. Take one of the small oval shaped plastic white pearl beads and position it onto an eye pin. Position the pliers right on top of the bead and twist the wire so that it comes to rest at a 90 degree angle.

2. Roll the wire into a circle by using the pliers and place them on the back of the eye pin and move them around to start your new loop. Clasp the unfastened hoop around the first hole of the chandelier finding. Use the pliers again, this time to close it.

3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the remaining seven holes along the chandelier finding using one of the small oval shaped plastic white pearl beads.

4. Slide one of the medium white crystal beads onto the eye pin. Repeat Step 2.

5. Place a small clear crystal bead directly on to the pin. Repeat Step 2.

6. Make the earring by following Steps 4 and 5 for each drop across the chandelier with the exception of the middle slot. You will already have a medium crystal bead on the middle slot.

7. Repeat Step 4 and Step 2 in order to hook the center bead onto the chandelier finding. It will be beneath the central bead that is already on that bit.

8. Continue by repeating Steps 1 and 2, hook the beads on the primary bit of the chandelier finding below the 2 drops that are already attached to this drop. Continue for every drop except the middle one.

9. Hook an open jump-ring to the drop to the chandelier finding. Place a medium crystal bead onto a head pin and make a loop following Step 2.

10. Connect an opened jump-ring on the nook at the top of the chandelier finding. Thread the earring hook into the still open jump-ring and then close the jump-ring, once the earring hook is completely threaded. The finding needs to be in the correct direction of the loop that you are attaching the earring hook to.

11. Repeat all of the steps above to make a second earring.

Tips & Warnings

• Use caution when working with pins and tools.