Loopy Turquoise Earrings

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I'm going to show you how to make these fun, loopy turquoise earrings. They are inspired by these I saw at Anthropologie (and they happen to cost a lot less than $198 to make)!

I posted this tutorial as a guest post at One Artsy Mama last fall!

You will need:

silver wire

2 silver pin-wires

2 large turquoise beads, drop-shaped

12 smaller turquoise beads

32 small silver beads

silver earring hooks

pliers (flat-tipped & round-tipped)

clippers

To get started, put the drop-shaped turquoise beads on the pin-wires.

Use your round-nosed pliers to create a loop at the top and clip off the excess wire.

Cut 2 pieces of wire to 3-6/8." Use your fingertips to bend the wire into an arch-shape. Using your round-tipped pliers, make a small loop at one end.

Put 6 turquoise beads on the wire, alternating with 7 silver beads. Then make a loop at the other end of the wire.

Cut 2 pieces of wire 2-3/4" long. Make a loop at one end, put on 9 silver beads, then make a loop at the other end (just like the longer turquoise-beaded wires).

Bend the beaded wires so they form circles, with the loops on the ends facing towards the back.

Now you have all the parts ready to assemble for your earring, you just need to make a loop to hold them all together.

To make a 1/4" wire loop, wrap the wire around the thick part of the round-tipped pliers and cut off the excess wire.

Now assemble your earrings. Hold the 1/4" loop in your flat-tipped pliers and slip the loops from the beaded wire and teardrop dangle into the loop.

Then pinch the loop tightly closed.

Now use your flat-tipped pliers to open the loop on the earring hook, slip the 1/4" loop in, then pinch the earring hook loop closed... and check out the awesome earrings that you made!