We love being innovative when designing and these leather hoop earrings are no exception to our imagination.
What you’ll need:
- Heavy Duty Memory Wire – WR00120
- 5mm Braid Red Round Leather – CH01138 (14″)
- TierraCast® End Caps – TC02742 (4)
- Post Earrings – A014131 (Sterling Silver Option Y001500)
- Clear Earring Backs – TC01208
- Super New Glue – A015821
Directions:
- Cut 2 rings of heavy duty memory wire.
- Cut your 14 inches of leather in half to have 2 – 7 inch pieces of leather.
- Slide the memory wire thru the hole in the center of the leather, trim excess memory wire.
- Put the Post earring into one of the end caps so the part of the earring that goes in your ear sticks out of the end cap’s small hole.
- Add 2-3 drops of super new glue into the end cap with the earring post and insert one end of your leather. Hold for 20-30 seconds so that the leather and earring post stay straight.
- Add glue to the end cap without the earring post and insert the other end of the leather. Hold for 20-30 seconds while the glue sets.
- Let set for 24 hours, so glue fully dries.
- Use earring backs when wearing.
These are really cute! You can wear them with anything, dress, pants, even swimwear.
These are cute- I agree. Versatile and with spring coming, has many options
What size leather to use and end caps
You can use any size of leather, just as long as there is a hollow inner core to slide the memory wire through. You can look at our Memory Wire Hot Category section for selections of leather that would work with memory wire. When it comes to end caps, make sure you read the descriptions as they will mention the inside diameter.