How to Make a Snowman Earring Out of Crystal Beads

Crystal snowmen earrings are a fun and festive gift or accessory for the holiday season.

Christmas is a time for whimsy. For jewelry crafters, the holiday season brings a potpourri of ideas for gift making or simply creating accessories for holiday outfits. Crystal snowmen earrings are the whimsy you expect for the yuletide season with a little added touch of class that makes them perfect for accessorizing or gift giving. Crystal snowman earrings are fun and easy to make without breaking the bank. With a few simple steps, you will have a gift or accessory that will be a conversation piece.

Things You'll Need

• 2 24 gauge 2-inch sterling or gold-filled silver headpins
• 2 8-millimeter clear or white round crystal beads
• 2 6-millimeter blue, red, green or yellow crystal with silver or gold metal roundel beads
• 2 6-millimeter clear or white round crystal beads
• 2 8-millimeter black crystal margarita beads
• 2 4-millimeter black crystal cube beads
• Wire-cutting pliers
• Round-nose pliers
• 2 sterling silver or gold filled french earwires

Instructions

1. Hold your sterling silver headpin at the bottom by the head and thread the 8 millimeter round crystal bead all the way to the end. This is the snowman's body.

2. Thread the crystal and metal roundel onto the headpin on top of the round bead. This is the snowman's scarf.

3. Thread the 6-millimeter crystal round bead onto the head pin and on top of the rondelle and the other round bead. This is the snowman's head.

4. Thread the 6-millimeter black crystal margarita bead onto the headpin on top of the other beads. This is the hat brim for the snowman.

5. Thread the 4 millimeter black crystal cube bead onto the headpin and on top of the other beads. This is the top of the snowman's hat.

6. Cut the headpin so that no more than 1/2 inch remains using the wire-cutting pliers.

7. Bend the remaining tail of headpin into a loop by grabbing the end of it with the round-nose plier curling it down toward the top of the snowman's hat. Make sure the loop is completely closed or your beads will fall off.

8. Bend the loop on the earwire to open it enough to thread it through the loop you made on the snowman. Once you have put the snowman onto the earwire, use the pliers to close the loop on the earwire.

9. Repeat all of the steps to make the second snowman earring.

References

• The Beadin Path: Swarovski Crystal Snowman Earrings, How To Make
• Christmascrafts.com: Bead Snowman Earrings
• Fire Mountain Gems: Snowman Earrings with Czech Pressed Glass Beads