Beads and Wires

Although more complicated than the first earring project, I only have to learn two skills in this project - cutting excess length off of the headpins and eye pins, and making a loop after a pearl or crystal is threaded into the pin.

Bought this earring DIY kit from 1 Utama. Everything needed is in the pack.

It comes with a picture of how the end product should look like. The only instruction it has is on making the loop. As for the rests - the order in which the metal beads and pearls and crystals are put in, when to use headpin or T pin - I had to figure it out myself. It’s good practice though because jewelry making involves designing, estimating the materials you need, and planning the steps of your project ahead before you put your hands onto it.

So this is how my second pair of earrings look like.

I don’t know where to hang the earrings except on my laptop (with a dusty monitor), hehe. An easy project like this hasn’t given me enough practice in making loops. I need to do more to perfect the loop.

To know what headpins and eye pins are, and how to make a loop, visit how-to-make-beaded-jewelry.com. It’s a very useful site that carries almost all the basic information you need to learn about beaded jewelry.