DIY Jewelry on Making Fashionable Drop Earrings with Jade Beads and Chains

This pair of drop earrings is made of jade beads and iron cross chains. The jade beads own bright color and lustre, the copper-colored chains can remind you of fashion and retro style. I believe this pair of bead drop earrings is suitable for any occasion no matter attending parties or wearing in daily life.

Materials needed in making bead drop earrings:

White drop jade bead
Mashan jade bead
Czech bicone glass bead
Copper wire
Eyepins
Earring hooks
Iron cross chains

Tutorial on making drop earring with jade beads and chains

Step1: Make a beaded string with chains

1st, prepare a copper wire, 8 jade beads and five chains, the five chains consist of two 3cm chains, two 4cm chains and one 5cm chain;
2nd, start with stringing 2 jade beads and a 3cm chain, then add beads and chains alternately as the picture shows, pay attention to the chains’ length order.

Step2: Make drop earrings dangle

1st,slide a drop jade bead to a 4cm-copper wire, then wrap the both wire ends below the first two jade bead on two sides;



2nd, thread a jade bead to one end of the copper wire and then thread to the other end. Pull the two ends of the wire until the jade bead fix right above the 8 jade beads;



3rd, twist the copper wire together and make a loop by round nose plier, wrap the rest wire round the loop, and then conceal the ends in case of stabbing your skin;



4th, make five bicone glass bead links by using eyepins;



5th, attach five glass bead links to five chains respectively.

Step3: Finish the DIY bead drop earrings

1st, attach earring hook to the bead drop dangle;
2nd, repeat the above steps to make the other earring.

The final drop earrings are like this:

That’s the complete process to make drop earrings with jade beads and chains. Look, they are so sparking and exquisite. Do not hesitate again, have a try, I believe you can do better than me.