Natural Green Handmade Earrings

Green hoop earrings

Posted by Siomha R.

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Its my own design and I love them!They are quite easy to make if you have the right tools!Have fun!:)

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You Will Need (12 things)

  • 8 Big Green Bead(s)
  • 28 Small Cream Bead(s)
  • 4 Gold Tube Bead(s)
  • 16 Silver Seed Beads
  • 2 8" pieces of Beading Wire
  • 2 Fish Earring Hooks
  • 2 Crimp Beads
  • 2 Eye Pin(s)
  • Crimping Pliers
  • Wire Cutters
  • Round Nose Pliers
  • Needle Nose Pliers

Steps (8 steps, 40 minutes)

  1. 1

    Slide a crimp bead onto 8" of wire.Make a loop,and string the end back through the bead.

  2. 2

    Crimp the bead to hold the loop in place.Then string the beads in this order: 3 cream beads,1 gold tube bead,1 cream bead,1 silver bead,1 cream bead,1 silver bead,1 big green bead,1 silver bead,1 cream bead,1 silver bead, 1 cream bead,1 big green bead,1 cream,1 silver,1 cream,1 silver,1 big green,1 silver,1 cream,1 silver,1 cream,1 gold tube,3 cream.

  3. 3

    Slide a crimp bead on the end;tuck the tail through a few beads,and make a loop identical to the first.

  4. 4

    Crimp the bead,being careful not to catch the glass bead in the pliers.Trim the excess tail from the wire using the wire cutters.

  5. 5

    Slide a big green bead onto an eye pin,and bend the wire at a right angle.Clip the wire so about 1/4" remains.

  6. 6

    Form a loop with your round nose pliers.

  7. 7

    With needle nose pliers,open the earring wire loop to connect the bead link.Close the loop.

  8. 8

    Open the other side of the bead link to slide in both wire loops.Bend closed.Repeat all steps for second earring.