Ombre earrings couldn’t be easier to make with this simple tutorial. Perfect handmade gift for giving any time of the year.
I was walking through Michael’s one day looking for something totally unrelated to jewelry when some beads in the new Martha Stewart jewelry line caught my eye, and I knew that I had to have them! (This is not a sponsored post, by the way. Just me loving bling.) 😉 I love bling, I love purple, and I love the ombre thing. (Except in hair. It’s a bit much for me. I need my dyed hair to at least pretend to be my real color, and ombre is just a dead giveaway of a dye job. Obviously.) Right when I saw these lovely Czech beads I knew what I wanted to make: some banging ombre earrings. Would you like some as well? Well then grab a coupon, head to Michael’s to grab some beads, and join me, won’t you? Here we go!
Ombre Earrings Supplies
* ombre beads from the Martha Stewart jewelry line (or other beads/crystals)
* two earring prongs
* a small amount of chain
* 32 eyepins
* round-nosed pliers
* wire snips/cutters
* flat-nosed pliers
(You can find all of those basic tools in a kit at any large craft store.)
Ombre Earrings Step-By-Step Instructions
Prepare your chain. I used a very small chain and cut two pieces that were each eight links long since I had sixteen beads per earring and I intended to attach two beads to each individual link. Begin by using your flat-nosed pliers to gently pull open the loop on your earring prong. Thread it through a chain link, as shown, and then use your flat-nosed pliers to gently reposition the loop on your earring prong to be closed once more. Repeat with the second earring prong.
Prepare your beads by putting them each onto an eyepin.
Use your round nosed pliers to gently bend the eyepin to the side near the base of the bead, as shown above.
Now wrap the eyepin wire back around the round-nosed pliers until it has created a full loop. Leave it open—do not twist it shut yet!
Thread the eyepin through one of the chain links, as shown above.
Now I usually use my round-nosed pliers to gently grip the loop in place, as shown above, and with my other hand I use the flat-nosed pliers to grip the end of the eyepin wire and twist it around the base of the eyepin wire a couple of times, therefore locking in the bead, as shown below.
Now snip off the excess wire end.
Repeat this process on the other side of the SAME chain link! If you want this to be full you need to fill up BOTH side of the chain links.
I kept my beads in order from light to dark purple in order to maintain the ombre effect. You could choose to mix them up if you just want a variety of purples.
Repeat this process over and over until you are out of beads and chain links. Repeat on your second earring. This is not difficult work, it is just time consuming work.
What do you think? The possibilities are really endless! Next month I will be showing you another variation of this earring that I recently made for a bride and her wedding party. Too fun!
Of course, if you would prefer to simply buy these earrings you can find them HERE in my Etsy shop, Bombshell Bling Jewelry. I always accept custom orders as well, if you like the style but would like a different size or color. Simply message me on Etsy or email me at bombshellbling@gmail.com.
I hope that you enjoyed this tutorial and that it inspired you to create a little bling of your own!
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I seriously love these! I am clueless when it comes to jewelry making, so I totally appreciate the step-by-step pics. Putting a trip to Michael’s on my to-do list for tomorrow! 🙂
Good luck!! Let me know how it goes!
Sarah, these are super adorable!! I love them 🙂 And the same thing happens to me when I’m walking through Michael’s. I’m always in there for something specific and end up walking around for an hour and spending more than I should. It’s just such a fun store!! 🙂
Thanks, Allie! Yes, any craft supply store is a dangerous, dangerous place for me to be!!
Boy do I ever understand what you mean and being a sewer, a quilter AND a jewelry maker, JoAnn’s is a triple threat. OUCH,, (that was my credit card talking)
Such a stunning pair of earrings! Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing!
I love y’all website, it is soooo inspiring. I’ve tried some things so far and I’m so excited!!! 🙂
I am just learning, but I was surprised to see such a beautiful design of ear rings which I like.
Love Love these beads….wish we had a Michaels store in Sydney (OZ) ….I wonder if Martha Stewart has these on her web page….hmmmm, better check this out….
Thanks so much for the tute…nice step by step for beginners….it’s not my fave job, making dangles! I made a bracelet, similar idea, using 4 mm pearls in pale lavender/mauve/grey….took me ages, but looked stupendous….I’m too scared to wear it, I have it for sale, but nowhere to sell at the moment….sad face….
Very time consuming, yes indeed…
Peace & Love Sarah
Sylvia xx
Just wondering why you used eye pins rather than head pins.
They are lovely and I plan to make them.
thank you.
I just like the look. Plus, if the beads have a larger opening the eye pins are wider and don’t just go right through. Sometimes the headpins just go straight through the hole and won’t hold them up.
I thought that might be why. Thank you.
I am going to try to make these look like s bunch of grapes. Thanks for the tut.
Mary
Beautiful….and my fav color. Problem is, I am retired now and hardly ever wear what I have already or else I would copy and make. Great job.
They look stunning. What a great job !
Very pretty. Love the color! My mom makes jewelry too. Thanks for sharing at DIDI.
These are amazing…I Love the Ombre pattern…so much that I have made 8 pairs in the past 1.5 hours!…I sell at local retail so need to make nice stuff in a production line and this pattern is so easy to put together…thanks!
Yay! This makes me happy! 🙂
What size are the beads pictured? I’m sure they could be made with any size, but would look different. These ombre earrings are beautiful!
I’m sorry, but I don’t have the earrings anymore to measure the bead size. Thank you for your kind compliment! 🙂