How To Make Wire Wrapped Earrings

Learn how to make a pair of Wire Wrapped Drib Earrings. We love how cocked these handmade earrings wait. The crystal teardrops dress the earrings upward, but we think the wire wraps give them more of a Boho, wearable with bluish jeans feeling.

We made this video tutorial to show you how to brand your own wire wrapped earrings. Nosotros'll outset with a wrapped loop, so show you how to wrap the wire around the acme of the teardrop crystal. So fun! And so fast!

Video: How To Make Wire Wrapped Drop Earrings

How To Brand Wire Wrapped Drop Earrings

Materials

ii Faceted teardrop crystal briolette chaplet (meridian drilled)
2 Earring wires, silver
24-gauge wire, silver

Tools

Round-nose pliers
Wire cutters

Steps To Make Each Earring

1. To get started, use the wire cutters to cutting a slice of 24-gauge wire about 7″ long. Grasp the wire near 1″ from the end with the round-nose pliers. Push the wire over to create a 90-caste bend in the wire.

2. Grasp the other end of the wire and pull it up to crisscross over the first wire.

3. Hold the loop yous just made with the round-nose pliers, holding it across the loop.

4. Straighten the long piece of wire.

5. And so wrap the short tail of wire around the long piece at the base of the loop two times.

6. Trim the end of the brusque slice of wire.

7. Feed the teardrop briolette dewdrop onto the long end of the wire.

eight. Feed the dewdrop up to the loop so slide it dorsum near 1/four″. Then bend the loop finish up so the loop winds up on top of the teardrop bead.

9. Grasp the other cease of the wire and pull it upward to cantankerous over the loop forming a wire triangle.

x. Wrap the end of the wire around the loop below the ii existing wraps.

xi. Wrap the wire effectually the top of the dewdrop making each wrap below the previous. Wrap until y'all embrace the hole through the bead, then start wrapping support towards the top loop.

12. Trim the terminate with wire cutters.

thirteen. Feed the earring wire through the loop at the acme of the bead.

fourteen. Press the earring wire closed. Repeat to make a matching earring.

We love these earrings. They are so simple but look then artsy and handmade. We have made a pair in black that go with everything! What do you lot think? Would you wear them? Do you think you lot'll brand them? Allow usa know with a comment.

Happy Crafting,
Jennifer and Kitty