13 Beautiful Earrings You Can Make Yourself

September 20, 2011
Raymond Hom
Look at you, trendsetter! Here's how to make earrings using beads, tassels, charms, and lightweight stones.
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Hoop Earrings

Raymond Hom
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We're about to shape your destiny — or at least your spring look — by showing you how to craft these simple, sculptural earrings. A length of gold wire is all you need for this easy idea.

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Colorful Tassel Earrings

Chelsea Cavanaugh
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Whether you found the perfect pair or made a set of your own, we've always been fans of tassels, and no wonder: The light-weight embellishments make a big sartorial statement and they make a stylish handmade gift.

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Stone Bead Earrings

Sarah Anne Ward
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These lightweight earrings require just beads, pins, earring wires, and jump rings (small wire circles) — but combine for dozens of different looks.

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Stud Earrings

Bryan Gardner

They may be small, but they make a big sartorial statement. Here, a simple pair of studs can be made into a stunning set of earrings.

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Three Kinds of Beaded Earrings

Raymond Hom

For these three distinct pairs, all you need is a few beads and some findings – the term for earring posts and wires — to make earrings you won't see on anyone else.

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Sea-Glass Earrings

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It's easy to transform gently wave-worn remnants, such as sea glass, into these beautiful earrings.

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Sequin Ball Earrings

Get festive in a flash by donning a pair of homemade sequin-ball earrings.

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Beaded Earrings

These three earrings -- a pair with bells, one with bead drops, and a pair with ribbon -- are all super-easy to make, perfect to give as gifts or keep for yourself.

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