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Easy how-to-make earrings
Hammered hoop earrings.

We are going to put together a lovely pair of earrings that will only take ten minutes to assemble.
The only skills you need for these earrings is to be able to open and close jump rings and make a simple rosary loop. This is a perfect free jewellery tutorial for the beginner beader.

hammered ring earring tutorial

Tools:

  • round nose pliers
  • flush or side cutters
  • chain nose pliers
  • flat or chain nose pliers
beginner beading tutorial materials
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Materials:

  • pair of ear hooks
  • 4 x 6 mm Snapeez® jumprings
  • 2 ball head pins
  • 2 VeeoVogue® rings 27 mm
  • 2 beads we used smoky quartz 12 mm facetted heart beads.
how to make earrings

Place the two beads on the two ball head pins. Cut about a 1 cm tail and turn a simple rosary loop.
Please see previous tutorial for how-to-make a jewellery loop.

how to make earrings

Now using your chain nose and another pair of chain nose or flat nose pliers open your four Snapeez® jump rings, make sure you open from back to front not side to side so as not to distort the rings shape.

how to make earrings

Attach one bead per hammered loop using one Snapeez® jump ring and close the ring.

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Now using the second Snapeez® jump ring attach the constructed piece you see left to your earring hook and you have completed one earring.

Make a second pair and you are ready to party.

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Free beading tutorial by Yvonne Kristel all rights reserved.
 

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