How to Make Earrings With Glass Beads

You can make earrings using glass beads.

Making beaded jewelry uses only a few tools and, once you get used to working with pliers, beads and wire, you can make custom-designed earrings for yourself, family and friends. To make earrings using glass beads, visit a beading or crafts store and look at the selection of Indian glass beads or Czech glass beads so you have an idea of the styles, colors and sizes from which you can choose. To make glass beaded earrings, you need to be comfortable working with pliers, wire and small beads.

Things You'll Need

• 2 Headpins
• Round-nose pliers
• 2 Glass beads
• 2 Bugle beads
• Fish hook ear wires

Instructions

1. Slip one glass bead onto the headpin. Approximately 1/2 inch up from the top of the bead, bend the headpin 90 degrees with the pliers.

2. Slip one bugle bead onto the headpin so it comes to rest against the bend you put in the headpin. Bend the open end of the headpin into a circle so the bugle bead does not come off.

3. Slip the short end of the fish hook ear wire into the circle in between the glass bead and bugle bead. Use the pliers to form a circle with the short end of the fish hook ear wire so the headpin stays on.

4. Repeat for the second earring. Place both earrings next to each other and make sure they are the same size. Make any necessary adjustments.

Tips & Warnings

• Use beads in any amount, color or shape you prefer.

References

• Beadage: How to Make Simple Drop Earrings