How to Make Beaded Hoop Earrings

Jun 17

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This tutorial is for really versatile and fun beaded hoop earrings!I used recycled glass beads, so I only beaded about halfway so the earrings wouldn't be so heavy. If you're using lightweight beads you could bead the entire hoop.Here are the step-by-step instructions:Materials and Tools:

Beads - mine are recycled glass beads from Happy Mango Beads
20 gauge, half-hard, round wire
Earring wires, or you can just make your own earring wires
Wire cutters
Round nose pliers
Chain nose pliers
Bent nose pliers

Step #1Cut 2 pieces of the 20 gauge wire to 9 inches each.Step #2Slide the beads on the wire. Be mindful about how heavy the earrings will be. The beads I used are glass, so I put 8 on each wire. If your beads are lighter, you can obviously use more.Step #3Make a teardrop shape and hold the wires where they cross. The wire ends above my thumb are about 1 1/2" eachStep #4 Give the wire 2 twists while still holding the wires where they cross.Step #5Hold one of the loose ends with your round nose pliers. Wrap the wire around the pliers to from a loop.Step #6 Take the loop of the round nose pliers and straighten it. Then hold the loop with pliers and wrap 2 more times.Step #7 Cut off any excess wire making a flush cut. Make sure the end is not poking out.Repeat for the other earring.Step #8Open an earring wire and place the loop in and close the earring wire.Step #9Repeat for the other earring and you're done!