Easy Wire Wrap Earring Tutorial with Gemstone Beads

In this tutorial I use hobby Lobby gemstone beads and bare copper wire to create four different styles of earrings. Follow along with me as I show you how to make your own earring wires and show you step by step how to make each pair of earrings.

If you’d like to watch the bead haul from hobby lobby you can find it here on this playlist    • Bead Haul and Organization  

All the materials for each set of earrings is listed below. Let me know which pair you like the best!

Times to better navigate the long video. I hope this helps!
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
0:10 Materials
0:42 Earring Hooks
8:16 File the Hooks
8:29 Hammering
10:23 First Set: Swirl Earrings⬅️
11:31 Making Wrapped Loops
15:10 Adding Beads
16:22 Wire Wrap Beads
23:10 Finishing the Wrap
25:06 Cut and Tuck Ends
26:42 Add Hooks
27:37 Second Set: Wrap Around Earrings⬅️
28:00 Making Wrapped Loops
30:57 Add Beads
31:12 Begin Wrapping
32:44 Finishing the Wrap
34:25 Cut and Tuck Ends
35:20 Add Hooks
36:00 Mistakes Were Made
36:11 Third Set: Wrap Around Earrings with Dangles⬅️
36:48 Wrapped Loops
38:34 Add Beads
39:24 Bottom Wrapped Loops
41:58 Wrap Design
42:42 Ending the Design
44:35 Cut and Tuck Ends
45:48 Cut wire for Dangle Portion
46:34 Add Bead
46:46 Bend Wire Against Bead
47:53 Making Wrapped Loop
53:39 STOP HERE IF YOU DONT WANT DAINTY DANGLE EARRINGS
54:00 Finishing Wrapped Loop
54:55 Realizing My Mistake
55:41 Cut and Tuck Ends
56:01 Add Earring Hooks
56:36 Fourth Set: Impromptu Dainty Dangle Earrings⬅️
56:46 Cut Wire To Finish Third Set of Earrings
57:19 Add Bead
57:31 Bend Wire
01:00:40 Begin Loop
01:02:06 Attach Dangles
01:03:01 Finish wrapped Loop
01:03:58 Cut and Tuck Ends
01:04:15 Add Earring Hooks
01:04:46 Adjust Loops


⭐️Required Tools:⭐️
Round nose
6 step bail making pliers
Chain nose or bent nose
Flush cutters or side cutters
Hammer and bench block
Ruler or tape measure

⭐️Materials:⭐️
➡️Earring Hooks
20ga copper wire cut at 2.75 inches x8 to make 4 pairs

➡️First pair: Swirl Earrings
Earring hooks if you dont wish to make your own
22ga wire- 7 inches long x2
6 heishi beads 6.5mmx6.5mm

➡️Second pair: Wrap Around Earrings
Earring hooks if you dont wish to make your own
22ga wire- 5.5 inches long x2
4 heishi beads 6.5mmx6.5mm

➡️Impromptu Dainty Earrings - whooops 😅
Earring hooks if you dont wish to make your own
22ga wire- 5 inches long x2
2 heishi beads 6.5mmx6.5mm

➡️Third pair: Wrap Around Earrings with Dangles
Earring hooks if you dont wish to make your own
22ga wire- 7 inches x2
22ga wire- 6 inches x2
6 heishi beads 6.5mmx6.5mm

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The gemstones I got are apparently not a common size, and unfortunately I cant find them anywhere.

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You would use two of these to equal the size of one of my beads

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