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- Jul 14, 2014
Making Gorgeous Vintage Style Dangle Earrings with Wire and Beads
Summary: Today, I will share you how to make vintage earring with wire and beads. It looks so cool. Do you have interest to make it?
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make vintage style drop earrings with wire and beads. This vintage style drop earrings is gorgeous and colorful. It will cost you a little time and money. Let’s begin!
Supplies in making vintage style drop earrings:
8MM Czech Glass Beads
6MM Czech Glass Beads
4 MM Czech Glass Beads
Electroplate Glass Beads
8MM Transparent Acrylic Beads
Acrylic Rhinestone Beads
Headpins
Eyepins
Earring Hooks
Brass Jumprings
1.5MM Aluminum Wire
0.5MM Copper Wire
Instructions for making vintage style drop earrings with wire and beads:
Step 1: Make the wire frame for the vintage style drop earrings
1st, cut off an 8mm aluminum wire, make the wire form ” U “the wire inward with round nose plier to form a loop at one end, then rotate the wire outward to form the shape as pictures show;
2nd, do the other side in the same method;
3rd, cut off a 12cm aluminum wire, rotate the wire outward to form a loop at one end, and then rotate wire inward as picture shows;
4th, do another side in the same method.
Step 2: Make the dangle beads for the vintage style drop earrings
1st, slide an electroplate glass bead onto a 8cm copper wire, twist wires, and make another two;
2nd, attach the two beads to the wire frame by wrapping the redundant wire;
3rd, slide a 8mm transparent acrylic bead onto a headpin, cut off the extra part, then make a loop at the end;
4th, do the same to the two 6mm Czech glass beads;
5th, slide an 8mm Czech glass bead onto an eyepin, cut off the extra part, make a loop at the end, and attach the transparent acrylic bead to it;
6th, attach the four beads to the aluminum wire as following picture shows.
Step 3: Make the inside part of the vintage style drop earrings
1st, link jumprings to make a 2cm chain;
2nd, slide an acrylic rhinestone bead onto a 6cm wire, wire wrap a briolette pendant and then attach it to chain;
3rd, attach an earring hook and chain to the middle of aluminum wire.
Step 4: Connect two wire parts for vintage style drop earrings
1st, thread a 4cm Czech glass bead through about 3cm wire, attach it to two outside parts, and make loops at the two ends of wire;
2nd, do another side in the same way.
That’s great! The finished vintage style drop earrings are like this:
It is so beautiful, don’t you think so? Do you want to own this vintage style drop earrings with wire and beads? Don’t wait to make ones for yourself. You can choice the color you like and make it. You will feel interest.