Love dangler/chandelier earrings but find it too difficult/expensive to make them?. Either you need to buy frames which are costed by piece and hence costly or you need to be a pro at wire work to get individual piece work as a pair. Either way I see too much work. But what if we could make a pair in 5 minutes without spending anything?
Here’s what you need to do.Gather these materials (they are already in your stash) :
– 2 safety pins (same size )
– extension chain (as required – I used 5 loops on each side)
– 3 pairs of beads (I used felt beads in green and blue)
– 6 headpins (in the same metal as the safety pin)
– 2 earring hooks
– Pliers (chain/nose or round)
– Cutters
Procedure :
– Cut the heads off from the pins. Trim the edges to make sure they are equal.
– Open the pin out to 2’O clock
– Using your pliers now make a normal loop on either hand facing outside
(my loops are not great this time, but you can make them better)
– Repeat the steps for the other pin
– Using pliers, add the earring hooks to the top loop of the safety pins
– Measure and cut the extension chain into 2 pieces of required length
– Add the chain to the top loop of the safety pins as show in the picture by open and closing one of the loops of the chain
– Add Fuzz beads (or nay other bead/pearl of your choice) to the head pins
– Loop and cut the wire close to the beads (you can wrap around if you want. I kept it simple as it is a beginner project)
– I Added the beads to the base before closing the loops to avoid doing it twice
– I Added the beads to the base before closing the loops to avoid doing it twice
– So here you go…its done in less than 5 minutes
Wear them and enjoy them. You can make then with gold safety pins and pearls and make them classy or steel pins and fuzz balls like these for a grassy summery effect. Try them in girly florals colours too.
Have fun
Cheers
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