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Pearls and Leather Earrings
I love the look of pearls and leather together. These earrings are quick
and easy to make for gifts or for yourself. I also love how this
earring project uses crimp cord ends in a unique way, adding an urban chic look to these.
Pearls and Leather Earrings
Erin Siegel
Materials:
12 silver 6mm potato fresh-water pearls
2 copper 7x6mm rice fresh-water pearls
14 sterling silver 2” headpins
6” of Black 2mm leather cord
1 pair of sterling silver ear wires
Tools:
Wire cutters
Chain nose pliers
Round nose pliers
Scissors
Instructions:
1: Use 1 headpin to string 1
silver pearl; make a wrapped loop, making sure to make a loop
large enough to string onto the leather. Repeat 5 more times. Use 1
headpin to string 1 copper pearl; make a wrapped loop, again,
making sure that your loop in large enough to fit on the leather.
2: Cut the leather piece in
half. Using one 3” piece of leather, string 3 silver pearl dangles, the
copper pearl dangle and 3 silver pearl dangles.
3: Bring the leather ends
together and insert them into the crimp end finding. Crimp the crimp end
with chain nose pliers. Attach an ear wire to the loop of the crimp end
finding. Repeat steps to make the second earring.
Resources:
Ear wires: Miss Fickle Media. Leather and crimp ends: Artbeads.com.
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Tattered Silk Necklace
Tompkins Tassel Bracelet
from my e-book, Punk Chic Jewelry
For more edgy designs, including how to make the Tattered Silk Necklace and the Tompkins Tassel Bracelet above, check out Punk Chic Jewelry: 16 DIY Jewelry Projects to Add an Urban Edge to Your Wardrobe available through Amazon.com. DIY kits for all the jewelry projects in the book are available now at Ornamentea.com.
Happy creating and thanks for stopping by. I can't wait to see what my co-creatives are making with pearls. If you've created something with pearls, add your link below:
