Beaded earrings for beginners: an overview of simple schemes, materials and tools for work, photos of finished crafts

Beading as the foundation for earrings

Beads are an excellent material that can be used for the base of earrings. A wide variety of beads from different manufacturers are available for sale. It can be round or oblong, of different tones, matt, glossy or even with glitter.

Most often on sale there are Chinese and Czech beads. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages, differs in cost and lifespan, as well as their appearance.

What kind of beads are better to use

Before you make earrings from beads, it is worth deciding which manufacturer to buy the main material. As a rule, the best way to create such an accessory is to use beads from the Czech manufacturer, yes it is much more expensive than the Chinese, but it has more advantages. The main advantages of Czech beads compared to Chinese beads:

• fairly long life;
• does not burn out in the sun;
• You can safely soak in water;
• All beads are the same size;
• The beads are well pierced and there is practically no marriage.

Therefore, experienced needleworkers recommend using beads from the Czech manufacturer to create beautiful and original earrings.

Necessary tools for earrings

Before proceeding to create earrings, it is necessary to prepare a few more mandatory items:

• wire cutters;
• scissors;
• wire or fishing line;
• clasp or special hooks for earrings.

Also to create such an accessory, it is necessary to initially think well about the design of the earrings, you can draw a model. It is worth noting that in some cases it is better to use a fishing line for beading, but more often wire is preferred, as it is more durable and suitable for creating earrings of any design.

Depending on what and how the earrings will be made, you may need a glue gun and glue sticks, preferably of transparent color.

What to add to beaded earrings

Often there is a desire to decorate the earrings made of beads with something else, so that they would be more original and colorful in appearance. There are many variations and ideas of what can be added to the earrings, the most common are:

• various beads;
• decorative stones and rhinestones;
• leather;
• threads;
• Various ribbons.

Also in some cases as a decor for beaded earrings use shells, baked any elements of polymer clay...

Beaded Earrings for Beginners

Beaded earrings with their own hands for beginners should be selected with lighter and simpler schemes, and then gradually move on to more complex options. Also, to begin you can choose earrings, where beads are used as a base and weaving is not necessarily complex.

You can find beautiful earrings for which you do not need the skill of weaving beads at all, and you can just thread the beads on a fishing line or wire, dilute with some decorative elements.

Beaded Ring Earrings

Earrings rings are very popular and beautiful jewelry. The schemes of beaded earrings of this plan can be very different, and different techniques can be applied. There is one popular and simple way to make earring rings out of beads, it is worth preparing:

• Metal ring earrings, without decorative elements;
• round beads;
• wire for weaving or fishing line;
• scissors.

Plan of action:

1. Carefully fasten the wire or fishing line near the earring clasp.
2. String the beads one at a time, while wrapping them tightly around the earring.
3. Wrap the whole earring around it, and then gently tie the end of the fishing line or wire around the clasp on the other side.
4. Repeat with the other earring.

Very beautiful looking ring earrings made in this way of round beads, similar to pearls. If you wish you can use several tones of beads and create some kind of pattern on the earrings.

Beaded Dangle Earrings

Long beaded earrings are very popular, they are made as evening, business and casual jewelry. Very original look long earrings not only made of beads, but also with different decor elements.

Summer version of the earrings, on the principle of which you can make earrings on any subject, it is worth preparing:

• beads of green color;
• fishing line or wire for beads;
• scissors;
• Hook-and-loop fasteners;
• 2 metal bases in the form of a cone for the earrings;
• pin;
• 6 apple-shaped beads.

Action Plan:

1. Cut 7, 5 and 3 cm of fishing line or wire.
2. String green beads on the fishing line or wire.
3. Put a bead on each piece and fasten it carefully.
4. Connect all the pieces to each other and fix with fishing line.
5. In the loop to slip the pin and use it to put on a base of metal in the form of a cone.
6. Attach a hook for an earring clasp to the metal base.
7. Repeat all the steps and make the 2nd earring.

Round Beaded Earrings

Beaded round earrings are very beautiful and harmonious looking, have different themes and different sizes. One interesting way to create round earrings, for which you will need:

• round beads;
• Two large round beads;
• fishing line;
• earring clasps;
• scissors.

Workflow:

1. String enough beads on the fishing line to wrap around the bead.
2. Place in the center of the bead and gently around the edge of the line with beads.
3. Thread the fishing line through the hole in the bead and secure it.
4. Attach a clasp to the fixed knot.
5. Repeat all the steps to make a 2nd piece of earring.

Tips for making beaded earrings

Experienced needlewomen give a few tips that will be useful for beginners:

1. It is worth starting with lighter and simpler schemes of execution.
2. For the first works, you can do without the technique of weaving, and use more decorative elements.
3. It is best to buy beads from a Czech manufacturer to work with.
4. To make round earrings, it is best to use round beads for the base.
5. For long earrings you can easily use beads of any shape.

Beads are one of the most interesting and original materials for creating such jewelry as earrings. Beaded earrings made by hand are a stylish and most delicate feminine jewelry.

Pictures of beaded earrings in different weaving techniques