Celebrate Summer with DIY Seed Bead Rainbow Earrings

Whether you’re celebrating summer or June’s Pride month, these rainbow earrings are what you need for summer fun! We have two rainbow earring designs, one using Delica seed beads with beadable components and another with round seed beads on a hoop! Check them out!

Rainbow Pendant Earrings Designed By So Vang

Be mesmerized with these pair of earrings using a using a rainbow of Delica seed beads! Items used in earrings:

GoodyBeads.com Blog | Celebrate Summer with DIY Seed Bead Rainbow Earrings

Directions:

  1. Add a 3 feet piece of thread to your needle.
  2. Add a stopper bead to your thread, leaving a 5 inch tail.
  3. Sew through top hole of the beadable channel. Pick up the 11 seed beads in the color sequence of the rainbow: SB00292, SB02337, SB02336, SB03777, SB00290, SB02311, SB00284, SB03545, SB00295, SB03388 & SB04034
  4. Sew through bottom hole of channel. Sew back through all seed beads. Tie both ends together to secure pattern, tie two times. Sew through top hole and sew through a few beads before cutting off excess. Add need to thread tail you left in step 2, sew down through all the beads, sew through bottom hole, sew through a few beads and cut off excess thread.
  5. Open ear wire and slide on beadable pendant.
  6. Repeat steps 2-5 for other earring; you should have enough of the thread on your needle to do the second earring.

Rainbow Hoop Earrings Designed by Heidi

Fall in love with these hoop earrings using a rainbow of seed beads. Items used in earrings:

GoodyBeads.com Blog | Celebrate Summer with DIY Seed Bead Rainbow Earrings

Directions:

  1. Open the hoop and slide on the following seed beads:
    1. 3 silver, 3 red, silver, 3 orange, silver, 3 yellow, silver, 3 green, silver, 3 blue, silver, 3 purple, 5 silver, 3 purple, silver, 3 blue, silver, 3 green, silver, 3 yellow, silver, 3 orange, silver, 3 red & 3 silver.
  2. Slide hoop end back into place and use pliers to gently crimp down the hoop end.
  3. Open earwire loop and slide on beaded hoop and close loop.
  4. Repeat all steps for other earring.

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DIY Threader Earrings with Pearl Dangle

Threader earrings are very popular among minimalistic jewelry wearers. You can wear it threaded through one pierced hole and have a long dangle earring or if you have two next to each other, you can thread and loop through both. They are easy to wear and even easier to make! Try out this DIY threader earrings with pearl dangle.

Items used threader earrings:

  • Z019929 – Sterling Silver Box Chain Ear Threads
  • SW02567 (2) – Swarovski® 8mm White Crystal Baroque Round Pearl
  • A001494 – 1 Inch Silver Plated 24 Gauge Headpins

GoodyBeads.com Blog | DIY Threader Earrings with Pearl Dangle FREE Tutorial

Directions:

  1. Slide pearl on a headpin and make a simple loop.
  2. Open pearl dangle loop and slide on loop of earrings. Close loop.
  3. Repeat for other earrings.




DIY Hoop Post Earrings with Wood Resin Bead

We love our selection of wood & resin charms that we’ve made some super cute beads out of them. And we’ve used them in our project today!

Items used in earrings:

  • Y003022 – 21mm Gold Hoop Post Earrings
  • Z015234 – 15mm Wood & Pale Pink Resin Disc Bead
  • TC02820 (2) – 7mm Bright Gold Hammertone Rondelle Bead by TierraCast
  • TC00567 (2) – 5mm Gold Nugget Spacer by TierraCast
  • A019696 – 2 Inch Gold Plated 21 Gauge Headpins with Ball Top
  • A011517 – 4mm Gold Plated 20 Gauge Round Jump Ring

Get all the components for this project here

GoodyBeads.com Blog | DIY Wood Resin Bead Hoop Post Earrings FREE Tutorial

Directions:

  1. Slide the following on a headpin and make a simple or wrapped loop:
    5mm nugget bead, wood/resin bead & 7mm hammertone bead.
  2. Open jump ring, slide on wood/resin dangle and hoop of earring. Close jump ring.
  3. Repeat all steps for other earring.

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DIY Golden Resin Foil Earrings

Nothing says fall better than some wood and gold jewelry! Our pair of earring today uses gold-plated findings with our every-popular wood & resin pendant charms.

Items used in earrings:

  • Z004331 – 13mm Satin Gold Rectangle Textured Post Earrings
  • Z010290 – 28mm Wood & Clear Resin with Gold Foil Disc Pendant Charm
  • Z011522 – 6mm Gold Plated 20 Gauge Round Jump Ring
  • TC01208 (2) – Clear Comfort Earring Back by TierraCast®

GoodyBeads Blog | DIY Golden Resin Foil Earrings

Directions:

  1. Open jump ring, slide on wood/resin charm and loop of earring. Close jump ring.
  2. Repeat for other earring.
  3. Don’t forget the earring backs!




DIY Chunky Paperclip Earring

Today’s tutorial is about minimalism with its clean look but also a statement with its bold paperclip chain. Design the Chunky Paperclip Earrings today for your hot summer!

What you’ll need:

  • 10.9mm Paper Clip Cable Chain – CH01172
  • 26.5mm Imitation Rhodium Finish Jumbo Paperclip Cable Chain – CH01170
  • Pewter Curved Triangle Post Earring by Nunn Design – Z010287
  • Two pairs of flat or needle nose pliers

GoodyBeads Blog | DIY Chunky Paperclip Earring FREE Tutorial

Directions:

  1. Take a link from the 26.mm chain by gently opening one link with two pliers. Once you slide it off, close the link back up. Repeat again to take off another link.
  2. Take a link from the 10.9mm chain by gently opening one link with two pliers. Once you slide it off, add a link from Step 1 and slide through loop of post earring and gently close link.
  3. Repeat step 2 for other earring.




DIY Bubbly Earrings with Thread Beads and Gold Findings

Embrace summer boho jewelry with handmade thread beads. Today’s DIY would pair perfectly with a beachside cocktail!

What you’ll need for earrings:

  • Ivory Thread Beads – Z017904
  • 2 Inch Headpin with Ball – A019696
  • Matte Gold Circles Connectors – Z014013 (2)
  • TierraCast® Gold Earring Wire – TCZ0139
  • 4mm Bicone Crystal Luminous Green – SW00574 (4)

GoodyBeads Blog | DIY Thread Bead and Bubbly Earrings - FREE tutorial

Directions:

  1. Slide the following onto a headpin: bicone crystal, thread bead and bicone crystal.
  2. Make a wrapped loop, making sure to attach to a connector hole before completing wrapped loop. (You can also make a simple loop and attach to connector).
  3. Open earwire loop, slide through other connector hole and close loop.
  4. Repeat all steps for other earring.




DIY Acetate and Chain Tassel Earrings with Gold Findings

Featured in our Trends We Love on Acetate Components, make this pair of Acetate and Chain Tassel Earrings today!

What you’ll need:

  • 18mm Grey Acetate Small Diamond Shape Pendant – Z020413
  • 6mm Gold Jump Ring – Z011522
  • 1.7 Inch Gold Plated Tassel – A013211
  • Gold Plated French Wire Earrings – A014108

Directions:

  1. Open jump ring, slide on tassel loop and through one hole of acetate connector. Close jump ring.
  2. Open another jump ring, slide on other hole of acetate connector and through ear wire loop. Close jump ring.
  3. Repeat all steps for other earring.




DIY Red Bali Drop Earrings

We love to take our products and use it in different ways. In our Red Bali Drop Earrings, we’ve taken an S-Hoop Clasp and transformed it into a connector piece.

Here is what you’ll need to make the drop earrings:

GoodyBeads.com Blog | FREE Tutorial - DIY Red Bali Style Drop Earrings

Directions:

  1. Slide a miracle bead onto the headpin and make a simple or wrapped loop.
  2. Gently pry the hook clasp ends outwards.
  3. Slide the drop bead you made in Step 1 onto one clasp end and close or pinch the clasp end inward to close.
  4. Slide earwire hoop through other clasp end and close or pinch the clasp end inward to close.
  5. Repeat all steps for other earring.




DIY Fine Rocks Wire Earrings

Today’s tutorial features one of our newer products 55mm Swarovski® Ultra Fine Rocks Tube beads. These Ultra Fine Rocks are longer in length and thinner than our usual Fine Rocks Tube. Plus, they are also a little more pliable to wrap around memory wire, which is what we’ve done in our earrings tutorial!

What you’ll need for earrings:

GoodyBeads.com Blog | Fine Rocks Wire Earrings with Swarovski Ultra Fine Rocks tube beads and memory wire -FREE tutorial.

Directions: (Visual tutorial on Hoop Earrings Tutorial)

  1. Cut two coils of memory wire. While holding both coils of memory wire together, cut off an extra inch of memory wire end.
  2. Make a simple loop on one memory wire end by rolling memory wire finishing pliers and making a loop outwards and perpendicular away from the memory wire.
  3. Slide nugget spacers on the memory wire. Curl the fine rocks tube to create a curved piece while sliding it on the memory wire. And then slide on another nugget spacer.
  4. Slide the other memory wire end through loop you made in Step 2.
  5. Grasp that end with Memory Wire Finishing pliers.
  6. Roll loop towards you to make a simple loop. Use crimper to help close the loop tighter.
  7. Add your ear wire and repeat all steps for other earring.




DIY Straw Post Earrings

We are looking forward to warmer weather, so we’re getting ready by making spring- or summer-like jewelry. In this pair Straw Post Earrings, we’ve incorporated our favorite straw components and post earrings!

What you’ll need:

Directions:

  1. Using the bead reamer, poke and ream a hole between the first and second coil of the straw oval connector.
  2. Open a jump ring, slide on post earring and through hole you made in Step 1. Close jump ring.
  3. Repeat all steps for other earring.
  4. Don’t forget the earring backs!




DIY Golden Feather Hoop Earrings

We love a good statement earring. Especially one with fun components and feather charms!

What you’ll need for earrings:

  • 20mm Gold 7 Ring Chandelier Lever Earlier – A010234
  • 23mm Antique Gold Small Feather Charm by TierraCast – TC01366 (4)
  • 35mm Satin Gold Feather Charm – Z016357 (4)
  • 51mm Satin Gold Large Wispy Feather Charm – Z015964 (2)
  • 3mm Gold Plated Ladder Chain – CH00523
  • 4mm Antique Gold Plated Oval Cable Chain – CH00021
  • 5mm Gold Plated 21 Gauge Oval Jump Rings – A008801

GoodyBeads Blog - FREE Tutorial for DIY Golden Feather Earrings.

Directions:

  1. Cut ladder chain to consist of 8 links. Cut a total of 4 pieces.
  2. Cut oval chain to consist of 18 links. Cut a total of 4 pieces.
  3. Open jump ring, slide on small feather charm, a piece of ladder chain and through first loop of chandelier earrings. Close jump ring.
  4. Open another jump ring, slide in medium feather charm and slide through second loop of chandelier. Close jump ring.
  5. Open another jump ring, slide on a piece of oval chain and through third loop of chandelier. Close jump ring.
  6. Open another jump ring, slide on large feather and through fourth loop of chandelier. Close jump ring.
  7. Repeat step 5 and attach to fifth loop of chandelier.
  8. Repeat step 4 and attach to sixth loop of chandelier.
  9. Repeat step 3 and attach to last loop of chandelier.

As an alternative, you can make a silver version with these silver-like components: A010233, TC00041 (4), Z016356 (4), Z015963 (2), CH00524, CH00020, A008799.




DIY Golden Fringe Earrings with Ball Chain

Let’s celebrate and toast to 2019 and welcome 2020! We have the perfect pair of earrings to celebrate the glam with this DIY Golden Fringe Earrings. Designed with ball chain and end tubes, you can whip up this pair of easy earrings before the ball drops!

What you’ll need:

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Directions:

  1. Cut chain with the following ball counts: 17, 23, 25, 31, and 35. Cut a quantity fo two each.
  2. Slide the following chain into the tube by hooking one ball inside the tube: 17, 23, 25, 31, 35, 35, 31, 25, 23, 17.
  3. Close the other side of the end tube with a flat nose.
  4. Open jump ring and slide on loop of earwire and loop of end tube. Close jump ring.
  5. Repeat all steps for other earring.



DIY Jewelry and Crafts with Swarovski® Ruby crystals

We’ve got THREE easy projects using December’s Swarovski Psychology of Color: Ruby. Design jewelry with this bold hue!

Ruby Snowflake Ornament

Fitting for the holiday season is making snowflake ornaments! Here’s our version using Ruby crystals, clear crystals and wavy discs.

GoodyBeads | Blog - DIY Snowflake Ornament with Swarovski Ruby Crystal Beads - FREE Tutorial

Items used in ornament: SW00131 (12), SW00102 (12), SW00104 (6), Z018412, SB00423 & A006240

Directions:

  1. On a prong, slide on the following and make a simple loop with memory wire finishing pliers:
    1. 3 seed beads, 4mm crystal, disc, ruby crystal, disc, 8mm crystal, disc, ruby crystal, disc, 4mm crystal, 3 seed beads.
  2. Repeat the same sequence of beads to each prong.

Ruby Hoop Earrings

Make this pair of trendy hoop earrings!

GoodyBeads | Blog - Ruby Crystals Hoop Earrings - FREE Tutorial

Items used in earrings: SW00131 (10), TC00278 (4), Z001052 & A015821.

Directions:

  1. Slide through the hoop:
    1. bead cap, 5 ruby crystals and bead cap.
  2. To the top of the last bead cap, add a small dot of glue. Let this dry for a few minutes to keep bead cap in place with the hoop earrings.
  3. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Ruby Rockestar Earrings

These beautiful Ruby crystals really standout next to these grey/black diamond crystals.

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Items used in earrings:SW00131 (2), SW02072 (2), TC00278 (2), SB00422, TC00055 (2), A007499 & A001495

Directions:

  1. Open eyepin loop, slide on star charm and close eyepin.
  2. On the eyepin, slide a seed bead, Ruby crystal, bead cap, 4mm black diamond crystal, and seed bead. Make simple loop.
  3. Open dangle loop and slide on post earring loop. Close loop.
  4. Repeat all steps for other earring.



Holiday DIY Gift Ideas for the Naturalist

Need some DIY gift ideas for your naturalist friend? He/She most likely love neutral colors, leather and gemstones. Here are some gorgeous DIY jewelry for the naturalist friend this holiday season!

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  1. Black Gold Amazonite Tassel Necklace
  2. Crystal Quartz Drop Earrings
  3. DIY Diffuser Necklace with Lava Beads
  4. Leather & Tube Bead Necklace
  5. Easy Leather Hook Bracelet
  6. Stone Ripple Leather Bracelet
  7. Gemstone Donut Bails
  8. Gemstone Post Earrings with Cabochons



Holiday Gift Ideas: Trendsetter

Here are some great DIY jewelry gift ideas for our trendy friend. Our Trendsetter is always wearing the latest fashion and jewelry. She not only wears it, but also influences others to join in on the fad. So try out some of these DIY jewelry with some of our newest products like wood and resin pendant charms, Acetate, Enamel, post earrings, lariat necklaces, adjustable bracelets with sliding clasps and DIY kits are trendy. It will surely be a eyeopener for your Trendsetter friend!

 

  1. Wood and Resin Pendant Necklace
  2. Golden Halo Earrings with Swarovski Crystals
  3. DIY Jewelry using Enamel Component
  4. Tory’s Acetate & Silver Drop Earrings
  5. Acetate Fringe Earrings
  6. Lariat Gemstones and Tassel Necklace
  7. Diakonos Kits