In this blog post, we show you how to make beautiful organic earrings with bead anchors using different types of beads. With this jewellery design, you can create unique jewellery with your favorite beads finished with the earring shape you like best.
Once you've got the sewing technique down, the jewelry is actually very easy to make. You can also choose the length of the earring and the structure of the beads in different sizes.
Below, our designer Charlotte shows you how to make earrings step by step, so you can make earrings exactly as shown in the pictures.
Earrings with Zirconia Tendrils
We used the following DIY components to assemble these earrings:
- cubic zirconia, 2mm, orange and green
- cubic zirconia, 3mm, orange and green
- cubic zirconia, 4mm, orange and green
- (various cubic zirconia)
- 1 pair of earstuds with brushed and curved coin, gold-plated sterling silver
- approx. 80cm FireLine, 8LB, black
+ wide-eye needle or beading needle
You sew this earring with two needles - one needle on either end. First, you thread 4 beads with a diameter of 2mm...
... and sew back through the last bead.
Then you place the beads in the middle of the thread ... and tighten the thread.
Next, you string 3 beads with a diameter of 2mm on one thread end and 2 beads with a diameter of 2mm on the other.
Sew back through the last of the 3 beads.
Tighten the thread.
Repeat this step with 2 + 3 beads ...
... and tighten the tread. Repeat this step one more time so that you get 4 bead circles.
String 2 beads with a diameter of 2mm on one thread end and 1 bead with a diameter of 2mm on the other.
Sew through the last of the 2 beads.
This time, you sew in a way that one thread end comes out on either side of the bead, forming a loop.
From now on, you always sew like this - forming loops.
Tighten the thread.
String 3 beads with a diameter of 2mm on one thread end and 1 bead with a diameter of 3mm on the other. Sew through the last of the three 2mm beads.
Tighten the thread.
Repeat this step. This time, you place the 3mm bead on the other side.
Tighten the thread.
Repeat this step one more time, so that you get 3 circles with one 3mm bead each.
String 2 beads with a diameter of 3mm on one thread end and 1 bead with a diameter of 3mm on the other.
Sew through the last of the 2 beads ... and tighten the thread.
String 2 beads with a diameter of 3mm on one thread end and 1 bead with a diameter of 4mm + 1 bead with a diameter of 2mm on the other.
Sew back through the 2mm bead.
Tighten the thread ... and make the next circle in the same way - but this time with green zirconia beads.
Place the 4mm bead alternately on the left and the right side.
One more circle with green zirconia beads ...
All in all, you assemble 6 circles with green beads.
Finally, you make a last circle with 5 beads with a diameter of 2mm. Maybe you do not need this last circle. Whether you can omit it or not depends on the earwire you want to use the tendrils with.
Sew up the thread ends by sewing back through random beads and tie some knots for safty's sake.
Cut off the excess thread.
Then you open the eyelet on the back of the earstud carefully, insert the last circle of beads and close the eyelet again carefully.
Your earstud with zirconia tendrils is done.
Earrings with Tendrils Made of Shell Pearls or Golden Beads
We used the following jewellery components to assemble these earrings:
Shell pearl version:
- Shell pearls, 2mm
- Shell pearls, 3mm
- Shell pearls, 4mm
- 1 pair of earstuds with peg and cup, gold-plated sterling silver
- 1 pair of half-drilled freshwater pearls, 7,5-8mm
- 2 closed jumprings, 4mm, gold-plated sterling silver
- approx. 80cm FireLine, 6LB, white
+ wide-eye needle or beading needle
The tendrils with shell pearls are made in the same way as the tendrils with zirconia beads.
For this version, you sew on a closed 4mm jumpring at the top before you sew up the thread.
The half-drilled pearl is glued onto the earstud.
Finally, you insert the earstud into the closed ring.
Golden bead version:
- round beads, 2,5mm, gold-plated brass
- bicone beads, 3mm, fluted, gold-plated brass
- round beads, 4mm, gold-plated brass
- 1 pair of earstuds with 3mm ball, gold-plated sterling silver
- approx. 80cm FireLine, 6LB, white
+ + wide-eye needle or beading needle
The tendril with golden beads is rounded off with a circle composed of 1 bead with a diameter of 2,5mm and 3 bicones (3mm).
When the tendril is done, you insert the earstud into the last circle.
Earrings with Multicolour Zirconia Tendrils
We used the following jewellery components to assemble these earrings:
- cubic zirconia, 2mm
- cubic zirconia, 3mm
- cubic zirconia, 4mm
- 2 citrine beads, faceted, half-drilled, 6mm
- 1 pair of earstuds with peg and cup, gold-plated sterling silver
- approx. 80cm FireLine, 6LB, white
+ wide-eye needle or beading needle
This zirconia tendril is sewn in the same way as explained in the example above.
The citrine bead is glued onto the earstud. Finally, you insert the earstud into the last circle of beads.
If you want to, you can glue the citrine bead onto the circle.
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