Hoop Earrings Three Ways

Skills required/taught:

Adding beads onto hoop earrings

Making loops in wire

Tools required:

Chain nose pliers, wire cutters and round nose
pliers or One-step loopers and chain nose pliers

Materials needed to make all three styles:

Six ear hoops

2 x charms

12 x 3mm silver plated beads

2 x headpins

Selection of beads & spacers (optional) or your choosing

Charm earrings:

Add the charm onto the earring, making sure that the charm faces the front. Repeat on the second earring.

Beaded earrings:

Add the beads onto the hoops in the order of your choosing. If the beads don’t smoothly thread onto the hoop, use the pliers carefully straighten out the bend in the hoop, add the beads and re-bend once all the beads have been added. Repeat on the second earring.

Beaded earrings with drop:

Add a bead onto a headpin and loop the wire. Add three silver tone 3mm beads, followed by the headpin and then three more 3mm beads. If the beads don’t smoothly thread onto the hoop, use the pliers carefully straighten out the bend in the hoop, add the beads and re-bend once all the beads have been added. Repeat on the second earring.