Beading chain is a hot hot item at GoodyBeads. Check out this alternative to using beading chain for drop earrings!

We previously used beading chain for making adjustable bracelets. Now here’s an easy DIY using beading chain for making modern drop earrings. For this tutorial, it is helpful to learn about the Magical Crimping Pliers from a previous blog post.

What you’ll need for this DIY tutorial:

• 0.7mm Silver Beading Chain (CH00724)
• 8mm End Cap (X001505)
• 2mm Crimp Tubes (TC01897)
• And your favorite beads!

Tools:

• Magical Crimping Pliers (TL00288)
• Flush Cutters
• Flat Nose Pliers

Tutorial

For this tutorial, we are using dainty Miyuki Delica beads for a cute pair of minimalistic earrings!

Items used in Miyuki Delica drop earrings:CH00724, , X001505, TC01897(2), TCZ0078, SB00269, SB02322, SB00141, SB02334

Drop Earrings with Beading Chain

We are loving these Swarovski Fine Rocks tube beads. To make this pair:

1. Cut two piece of beading chain at about 2.5 inches.
2. Use Magical Crimping Pliers, crimp one end of the beading chain with a 2mm crimp tube. (Make sure to leave a little beading chain sticking out of crimp tube so that when you crimp, the crimp tube will catch onto the beading chain.)
3. Use flush cutters to cut excess beading chain tip left from step two.
   
4. At this time, repeat steps 2 and 3 to other beading chain. After you’ve done this, make sure both beading chains are still the same length. Cut chain to adjust length if needed or for desired length.
5. Slide onto the crimped beading chain a silver spacer, crystal tube beads and another silver spacer.
6. Slide top end of beading chain through end cap and flat crimp the middle of the end cap with flat nose pliers.
7. Open ear wire and slide on end cap loop. Close ear wire loop.
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 on other crimped beading chain.

Items used in crystal fine rocks earrings:CH00724, X001505,TC01897(2), Z002570, SW01965 (2), TCZ0077

Here, we used the same instructions as above with a simple 8mm Swarovski Pearl bead. Use a piece of wire or headpin first, to slide through pearl bead, so that beading chain can run through it. We had also trimmed the beading chain to 1.5 inches after we crimped on the 2mm crimp tube.

Items used in pearl drop earrings:CH00724, X001505,TC01897(2), SWZ0878 (2), Z012031