Beaded Earring Tutorial - How to Make Long and Clustered Turquoise Bead Earrings

The American southwest is a considerable source of turquoise. In addition, this area is also the home to a tribe named Navajo, who used to wear turquoise bead earrings, necklaces or other accessories for the sake of health and positive energy. Otherwise, in spite of this historical factor, the turquoise is still all the rage because of its specific hue and texture. Today’s bead earring tutorial will show you how to make a bead earring, a long and clustered pair out of turquoise beads. Let’s start here.

Materials and tools needed in the turquoise bead earrings:

Assorted Turquoise Bead Strands
Headpin
Earring Hook
Chain
0.5mm Brass Wire
Flat Nose Pliers
Round Nose Pliers
Side Cutting Pliers

How to make a bead earring?

Step1: Prepare the short wire and bead link

1st, take a 6mm round turquoise bead and a length of 10cm long brass wire. String the bead on wire and make two wrapped loop beside it;

2nd, replace the 6mm bead with a 10mm flat round one, plus connect the two beaded parts before close the wrapped loop off;

3rd, repeat the two processes above for another wire and bead link.

Step2: Make the chip pendants

String the chip turquoise bead onto headpins respectively. Make a simple loop at top. For one complete pair you may need 15~25 units. 

Step3: Assemble the earrings

1st, cut a short chain link, plus make two beaded chain embellishments using one 4mm and one 8mm turquoise beads; 

2nd, lay the prepared elements on flat as picture show;

3rd, connect the earring hook, short beaded chain (in step 1), chain and beaded chain embellishments;

4th, hook the chip bead pendants in step 2 onto the wrapped loop below bead and first two links of chain;

5th, repeat the processes above for the other piece.

Done!

So, the bead earring tutorial about this style of turquoise bead earrings is finished! Each time, once paired the turquoise beads with brass wire, the stone will make attractive adornments surprisingly.