How to make easy dangle earrings

February 29, 2012 § 2 Comments

I have to confess that I’ve always preferred neat ear-studded earrings and only started making dangle earrings recently to match the other items I’ve been making. There are two online resources that I recommend before you start making your earrings.

The first is this YouTube clip on how to make a Wire Wrapped Loop. It’s by Juliet of Spoilt Rotten Beads. She does make it look easy and it is after a bit of practice. I had lots of practice making these loops for my Profusion of Pearls necklace. You can make the loops tight and neat as Juliet demonstrates or go for a more casual layering wire wrap.

If you also want the close-up view to examine exactly what is going on at every stage, have a look at this Beading Daily article: Six Steps to Perfect Wrapped Loops. To make open loops, cut your wire after you ‘swing it under’ (step 3) instead of wrapping.

Once you have learnt how to make the wrapped loops and the open loops, the variations are endless. If you are joining multiple loops, as in these stardust earrings, you need to make sure the loops face the right direction – the loop below needs to be perpendicular to the loop above. To give you an idea of what you can make, here are some earrings that I’ve made:

Silver stardust beads with bead caps, accentuated by clear Swarovski bicones

Bronze glass beads, red agate with delicate waving-in-the-breeze leaves

Made these to match a necklace of bronze glass beads and red faceted agate

Used the neat wire wrapped loop to secure the silver bead in place

Sweet Heart Earrings with Swarovski Bicones

Murano Glass Hearts with 4mm Swarovski crystal bicones

Have fun! ♥K

Tagged: Blue Lace Agate, Bronze, Cambridge UK, Carnelian, Crystal Bicones, Cut glass beads, Dangle earrings, Ear-rings, Hearts, Murano Glass Beads, open loops, Silver, silver-plated, Stardust Beads, Swarovski, Wire net beads, Wire wrapped loops

§ 2 Responses to How to make easy dangle earrings

Karen Ramsbotham says:

February 29, 2012 at 11:30 pm

My Daugther brought me a necklace for christmas From Karyn beads, What great great gift very well made, stones are so clear and strong, so pleased with it, the colour was Red, Black and Gold.
Then for my Birthday (27th Feb) I was given from my daughter (Victoria) again a red and black dangle earings to match my necklace, How pleased was I. really so please with these items
PS may need to tell my daughter, mother day coming up may need a bracelet Thank you again Karyn’s beads the items are just FAB xx

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- Karyn Barnes says:
  
  March 1, 2012 at 11:07 pm
  
  Hi Karen,
  
  Many Thanks for your message. I am glad you like your necklace and earrings.
  Best,
  Karyn
  
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