Chandelier Earrings Instructions

You need chandelier findings to make chandelier earrings.

Chandelier earrings are striking to wear and not difficult to make. The key to making them is using a chandelier finding that contains several holes through which you can add beads, charms, feathers or anything you can imagine. These findings are available at many hobby and craft supply stores and online. Chandelier earrings take a little longer to make than other kinds of earrings but once you're done, you'll be gratified with the result.

Things You'll Need

• Needle-nose pliers
• Two chandelier findings
• Beads, charms or other adornments
• Small head-pins
• Two earring hooks
• Two jump rings

Instructions

1. Choose your findings and beads. Chandelier findings come in several metals and there are a huge variety of beads and other adornments that can be made into earrings. Whatever you choose, be consistent. Choose the same color of metal in the headpins as the chandelier finding and get the same size, colors and shapes in beads, charms or other adornments so that your earrings match.

2. Slide your beads, pearls or other adornments onto a head pin. These can be arranged in a pattern if you like. Grab the wire above the top bead with the pliers and bend it to a 90-degree angle. Reposition the pliers and curl the wire up and around to form an open loop. Attach the open loop to the first hole on the chandelier finding and close the loop with the pliers.

3. Repeat step 2 for the remaining holes on the chandelier finding.

4. Open a jump ring and attach it to the loop on the top of the chandelier finding. Attach the jump ring with the chandelier finding to the earring wire. Close the jump ring.

5. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 for the second earring.

Tips & Warnings

• Determine which size of headpins to use by the amount or size of the adornments you want to have on each headpin. Headpins can range from 1 inch to 4 inches in length.

References

• Beading Life: How to Make Chandelier Earrings