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How to Make Valentine Heart and Pearl Earrings

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By Ariana Cherry-Shearer
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Make Valentine Heart and Pearl Earrings
Make Valentine Heart and Pearl Earrings

Valentine's Day is a fun time to make jewelry. There is all kinds of jewelry that you can make with pretty hearts and charms. This project for heart and pearl earrings is simple for the beginning jewelry maker and is sure to get you compliments at all of the fun holiday gatherings.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • a pair of fishhook earrings
  • 4 silver toned hearts
  • 4 copper colored pearls
  • 2 headpins
  • 4 clear seed beads
  • 2 open jump rings
  • round-nose pliers
  • wire=cutting pliers
  1. Step 1

    Take one of your headpins and string a copper colored pearl, a silver heart, another pearl and then a heart. Then add 2 clear seed beads.

  2. Step 2

    Take your round-nose pliers and make a small hook in the wire to begin your loop. Using your pliers, grasp the area and then use your fingers to wrap the wire around the nose of the pliers.

  3. Step 3

    Trim the excess wire with your pliers. Take your open jump ring and put it through the loop and hook it to the bottom of the fish wire earrings so that the two become attached. Close the jump ring with your pliers. The earring should dangle.

  4. Step 4

    Repeats steps 1, 2, and 3 to create your other earring.

  5. Step 5

    Wear your earrings to show off to all of your friends and family. Your gal pals and relatives just might want their own pair too!

Tips & Warnings
  • Be ready to tell others how you made them or to make extra pairs! Your friends may want some too.

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janewear said

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on 9/9/2008 Great earrings! I just may have to try these out! Thanks,

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on 4/12/2008 Very nice article.

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on 3/24/2008 Thanks for sharing...+++

Angel

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on 2/29/2008 Man, this is just awesome. I really dig DIY projects. I should submit some of my own stuff. I just bought a sewing machine that I have no idea how I can work. I never had one before, but I want to start sewing and make some cool projects.

Meri said

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on 1/27/2008 I love them! Thanks for sharing.

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