Learn How to Make Hoop Earrings -
Easy Bead Jewelry Instructions
Making earrings is easy. Learn how to make hoop earrings with illustrated
jewelry making instructions. Make your own earrings with wire and beads in five different hoop styles!
Make Your Own Hoop Earrings in Many Styles!
You're anxious to start making earrings, right? Right!
But first check this need to know information. Then we'll get to the earring projects.
For the hoop earring making projects below, we'll use easy basic wire jewelry
making techniques...
- Making plain wire loops
- Making wrapped wire loops
- Wire wrapping with round wire
Remember, to...
- Wear safety glasses when cutting wire. You don't want a snip of
wire getting in an eye!
Any prerequisite beading technique is listed at the beginning of the project.
If you are a beginner, review the jewelry making technique before starting the earring project.
Gather these jewelry making tools to use in all of the projects...
- one pair round nose pliers
- one pair chain nose pliers
- wire Cutters
Beads and other jewelry making supplies used to make an earring project are listed
with the beading instructions for that earring project.
Bead Hoop Earring Projects
Tutorial Category: Beading Tutorial
Skill Level: Beginning Beading
Okay, on to the hoop earring projects! Quick jump to the earring project that
appeals to you first...
Beginner Jewelry Making Instructions
How to Make Hoop Earrings
Prerequisites:
How to Make Wire Loops Using Head Pins and
How to Open and Close Jump Rings
Jewelry Making Supplies
- 2 1" (2.5 cm) head pins
- 6 6mm round faceted beads*
- 2 lever back earring findings
- 1 hoop earring finding
*I used smoky quartz and crystal quartz in this earring project.
Make and Attach Bead Dangles
1. Using the head pins and beads, make six bead dangles with a plain wire loop above the bead. Leave the
wire loop open.
2. Attach the wire loops of the bead dangles to the loops on the bottom of the
hoop earring finding. Close the wire loops.
3. Using the chain nose pliers, open the wire loop on the lever back earring finding. Attach the wire
loop on the top of the hoop earring finding into the open wire loop of the lever back earring finding. Close
the wire loop.
4. And you're done! Simply beautiful...I love these beaded hoop
earrings! Don't you just love yours? Wear them anywhere!
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How to Make Hoop Earrings
Prerequisite:
How to Make a Wrapped Wire Loop Above a Bead
Jewelry Making Supplies
- 2 1" (2.5 cm) head pins
- 2 hoop style beads*
- 2 lever back earring findings
- 1 hoop earring finding
*I used dyed mother of pearl shell in this earring project.
1. Select a hoop style bead. This is a collection of hoop style beads in dyed mother
of pearl shell, tigers eye and black onyx. When you're shopping for jewelry making beads look for
beads that are unique, different and can do double duty. These beads can be used to make
beaded necklaces too!
2. Insert a head pin into one of the holes in the bead.
3. Make a wrapped wire loop above the bead. Open the wire loop on the lever back earring finding
and attach the bead unit. Close the wire loop.
4. Done! Simplicity at its best! I found these hoop style mother of pearl shell beads at a
bead supplier in Los Angeles. I made them one evening and wore them to work the next day. I sold two pairs!
My co-workers loved them. So do I!
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More Beginner Jewelry Making Instructions
How to Make Hoop Earrings
Prerequisites:
How to Make Wire Loops Using Head Pins and How to Make Simple or Plain Wire Loops Using Wire
Jewelry Making Supplies
- 2 4" (10.2 cm) lengths of wire 20 (.81 mm) gauge (sterling silver)
- 2 1" (2.5 cm) head pins
- 2 8mm beads*
- 1 cylindrical object about 2 - 2 1/2" (5.1 - 6.4 cm) in circumference (I used a condiment bottle.)
- 1 fine point marker
- 1 ruler
- rubbing alcohol and cotton ball
*I used Swarovski® cosmic jet crystals in this earring project.
1. Using wire cutters, cut two 4" (10.2 cm) lengths of wire.
With a fine point marker, mark
each wire at the 3/8" (8 mm) and 2 3/4" (68 mm) measurements.
2. At the wire's 2 3/4" (68 mm) mark, place the two wires over the center of the cylindrical object and
shape or curve the two wires to its shape.
3. Using the tip of the round nose pliers, grasp one wire at its 2 3/4" (68 mm) mark. With your index finger
and thumb, bend the sides of the with downward, forming a marquise shape. Repeat the process on the second wire.
4. For each wire, use the round nose pliers and form a wire loop on the end of the
longest wire. 4. For each wire, use the round nose pliers and form a wire loop on the end of the longest wire. Leave the wire loop open.
Using the head pins and beads, make two bead dangles with a plain wire loop above the bead. Connect each bead dangle to the wire loop on each marquise earwire. Close all wire loops.
(These steps are the same as Make and Attach Bead Dangles, Steps 1
and 2 above.)
5. With an emery board, file smooth the short wire ends of both earrings. Filing the ends smooth,
ensures a smoother fit through your earlobe.
Put a little alcohol on the cotton ball and remove
the pen marks from the earwires.
You're done. You now have sleek and sexy marquise hoop
earrings...Wear them out tonight!
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More Beginner Jewelry Making Instructions
How to Make Hoop Earrings
Prerequisite:
How to Make Simple or Plain Wire Loops Using Wire
Jewelry Making Supplies
- Two 5" (12.7 cm) lengths of 20 (.81 mm) gauge wire (sterling silver)
- 32 6mm chocolate pearls
- 1 cylindrical object about 1 1/4" (3.2 cm) in circumference (I used a condiment bottle.)
Finished width: about 2 1/2" (6.4 cm)
1. For each wire, use the round nose pliers and form a wire loop on one end of the wire,
perpendicular to the rest of the wire. Leave the loop slightly open. (You will hook the other end
of the earring into it to close the earring.)
Thread 16 pearls onto each wire. (The holes in the pearls may not be uniform. You may have to go through
several before finding enough to fit onto the wire.)
On the second end of each wire, use the
chain nose pliers to bend about 1/4" (5 mm) of wire at a right angle.
Wire loop
perpendicular to the rest of the wire.
Second end of wire bent at a
right angle.
Earring as it should be when closed.
2. With an emery board, file smooth the short wire ends of both earrings. Filing the ends smooth,
ensures a smoother fit through your earlobe.
A stunning pair of chocolate pearl hoop earrings!
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More Beginner Jewelry Making Instructions
How to Make Hoop Earrings
Prerequisites:
How to Make a Wrapped Wire Loop Above a Bead
Jewelry Making Supplies
- two 1" (2.5 cm) head pins
- two 25mm round donut beads
- two 1 1/2" (3.8 cm) lengths of chain
- two post earring findings with open loops
1. Make the first half of a wrapped wire loop above each bead. Leave the
wire loop open. Attach the loops to each length of chain.
Using the chain nose pliers, open the wire loop on the post earring finding. Attach the wire
loop into the top ring of each length of chain.
2. Complete both wrapped wire loops. Close the wire loops on both post findings.
And you're done...Dangle hoop earrings are an easy lesson on how to make hoop earrings, right?
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Well, enough on how to make hoop earrings, for now.
Next, try making different styles of necklaces found in the
How to Make a Necklace Section.
Or...
Make coordinating
handmade beaded bracelets.
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