Tools and materials
To make earrings you will need:
- beads of different sizes and colors, as well as bugles and beads (for those who have a fantasy);
- coil strong threads or fishing line 0.2 mm or 0.3 mm thick;
- hank of very thin wire;
- small scissors;
- matches;
- Special needles for beads or a needle with a small eye;
- hooks (sold in specialized stores).
For homemade jewelry, buy it right awaygood quality beads that do not fade. To check, wrap several pieces in a wet, soapy cotton handkerchief and rub them against each other. The fabric should not be stained by good beads. The patterns of some beaded earrings sometimes seem too complicated to beginner craftswomen, but upon closer inspection they turn out to consist of separate simple elements or elements connected by a certain standard technique. In addition, you can make inclusions of glass beads or larger beads of any shape that match the color.
Earrings "Twig"
So, let's start creating with the easiest scheme."Twig", made using the simple stringing technique. We string 4 beads on a fishing line or thread. We make the first branch by stringing 4 more pieces on the fishing line, then threading the needle in the opposite direction through the first 3. We string 2 beads and 1 elongated or teardrop-shaped bead further, return the needle to the junction of the first branch. We make another branch of three beads and again return the needle to the main chain. We pass the fishing line to the beginning of the product and, using the two ends of the thread coming out of the first bead, fix the earring on the hook. More experienced craftswomen can weave more leaves, flowers or berries on each branch. The earrings will look great if you make the branches longer, weave a lot of them and collect them in one bunch or tassel. Beads or rhinestones in a frame can be attached to the ends of the tassel branches.
Earrings «Rings»
These earrings are also multi-variant, becauseRings can be woven in various ways and with the use of additional elements. Fig. 2 and 3 show weaving patterns using beads of two colors and using beads of a larger diameter. To make an earring according to the pattern shown in Fig. 2, first string a simple chain in one row of 10-15 beads, and then hang the ring on it. How to weave a ring is shown in detail in the upper fragments of the pattern, where the number 1 indicates the first bead of the ring, to which the rest are successively woven. At the junction of the last bead with the first, tie a knot and pass the fishing line through a couple of beads. Carefully melt the end of the fishing line with a match, which will form a tiny ball. In Fig. 3, the ring is woven in the same way as in the previous one, with the difference that a large beautiful bead is placed inside. This bead can be an imitation of some transparent or opaque stone, depending on your idea. You can attach a bugle bead to each bead of the outer row of the ring using thin wire, like diverging rays. The wire should have a diameter that matches the hole in the bugle bead, then the rays will hold well and not fall off.
Earrings "Flowers"
DIY Beaded Earringslook simply wonderful. Try also making earrings with pendants "Flowers", the patterns for which are given in Fig. 4. In addition to beads, for them select beads of different sizes and bugles. The main motif is very simple - it is a chain representing a flower of 8 beads, in the center of which there is a bead. It is desirable to connect the elements of the flowers also with the help of beads of a slightly smaller diameter. Motifs are suspended on simple single-row chains, the size of which is chosen independently. Also, if desired, you can make rays at the edge of the flowers from bugles. If you want to get larger earrings, then weave pendants with flowers, making the chain somewhat longer than the previous one, and fastening the flowers together with beads. Connect several pendants of different lengths into a composition in the form of a crescent or trapezoid. In a word, as your wild imagination suggests.
Earrings "Star"
To make these earrings you will needtransparent beads of two contrasting colors, for example, yellow and lilac, and two pieces of wire 7 and 14 cm long. First, string beads of one color on a short wire and twist the ends carefully. Form a five-pointed star from the resulting chain, leaving the twisted ends at the top of one of the rays. String beads of a different color on a longer piece of wire and also form a star. Place a small star inside a large one and twist the ends of the wire together. All that remains is to secure these ends to the hook, and the earring is ready (Fig. 5). You can take both matte and shiny beads for earrings. Experiment with color, different shades and cutting of beads and glass beads. Experienced craftswomen will be able to decorate their beaded product with semi-precious or even precious stones. In the course of work, new interesting and exciting ideas for fashionable jewelry and gifts made with your own hands will definitely appear.
