Learn to Make Dangling Earrings As Christmas Gift

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Learn simple technique that allows you to make beautiful handmade jewelry for yourself or your loved ones.

This tutorial shows you pictorial steps by steps on making this Christmas Dangling Earrings.

Level: Beginner

Materials:
2 x 6mm round gemstone beads
6 x 4mm (or 3mm) Swarovski bicone beads
2 flower shaped plates (Optional)
2 ear wires
8 eye pins
You can use 20 gauges wires to make eye pins and ear wires (Optional)

Tools Needed
Round nose pliers
Flat nose pliers
Wire Cutter

As shown in picture, thread in a flower plate and a 6mm round gemstone beads into the eye pin. Photobucket

Push them towards the loop of the eye pin
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Bend the wires of eye pin into 90 degree from the gemstone.
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Notice position of the right hand. Your wrist is towards direction of the arrow to allow room for twisting to make the loop.
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Make a full circle by fully turning your wrist.
You are done with the first component.
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Let’s make 3 other dangles.

Cut approximately 2.5cm of wires and thread in a bicone crystal. Place it at the centre of the wires.

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Bend the wires to 90 degree.
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Make a loop on top and at the bottom..
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Hang the small dangles onto the big dangle by opening the loop of the big dangle.
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Hang in 2 more dangles and close the loop using your flat nose pliers.
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Open the loop of the ear wires and hang it onto the top of the big dangle.
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You are done with 1 side.
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Make another earring and you are done with the beautiful creation!.
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Try out other colours!
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They can be made great gifts for your loved ones! Hope you enjoy the tutorial. Cheers

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