No Sweat Easy Peasy Tutorial Doodle Earrings

It's so hot here!

However, the fun of making these earrings will take your mind off of the heat,

AND

you can make them without breaking into a sweat!

Don't these earrings look just like doodles?

Here's how you make them.

Here's what you need to make them:

a ruler, a wire cutter, a pair of round nose pliers, a file of some sort, a pair of premade earring wires.

You will also need 20 gauge wire.  

I use Para Wire. 

Begin by cutting 6, 6 inch pieces of wire.

Using your round nose pliers, make a loop at the end of one piece of wire.

Make a squirly-que near the loop at the end of the wire like you see in the picture.

Just use your imagination and form a shape.

See!  This is really easy!!!

Repeat these steps for the other 5 pieces of wire.

This step is optional.  I like to do a bit of gentle hammering on the wire to work harden it.

If you decide to do this, you will need a steel block and a rubber hammer. 

I bought mine at the local hardware store.

Here are my six pieces of wire.

They are finished.  Now, connect them by working the wires into each other like following a maze.

If one group of wires is longer than the other, gently pull until the columns are the same length.

Easy Peasy!

Add ear wires.

You're finished!

I told you that was easy. 

You can vary the pattern by making more or less links.

If you like shorter earrings, make one link for each ear.

Change the designs of each link!

Fun and easy peasy.

Other variations might include using a different type of wire such as colored craft wire or copper wire.

Just make sure it's 20 gauge.  

Enjoy, and please let me see your new earrings!!!

Easy Peasy Wire Earrings with Posts Tutorial

Generally, when I wear earrings, I prefer to wear earrings that hang on wires.

Sometimes, the design of an earring doesn't lend itself to a wire.

Here's an example.

These earrings work well with posts instead of wires.

Now here's how you make them.

I can make a pair in about 10 minutes after I organize my supplies.

You need these tools:  a ruler, wire cutters, round nose pliers, and (not shown) a file or an emery board to smooth the edges.

I used both 18 gauge wire to make the earrings.  I also used 20 gauge wire, but I liked the 18 gauge better.

 

 Cut 2 pieces of wire 4 1/4 inches long.

File the ends smooth and make one loop at the end of each wire.

Line your round nose pliers next to the wire. 

Bend the wire up at this point on each wire.

This is what your wire should look like.

Again, line your round nose pliers up next to the wire.

Make a bend in each wire.

This is what your wire should look like.  Continue lining up the round nose pliers next to the last bend.

Make another bend.

The following pictures are what your wire should look like as you continue to make bends.

Keep bending that wire!

When your wire looks like this, you stop bending.

Make sure your last bends in the wire are the same length.  If not trim the wire and smooth with your file.

Line up your round nose pliers with the first bend and bend the end of the wire up.

This is what your earrings look like at this point.

Bend the wires up.

Your earrings are finished!!!!

Add earring backs, and you are done!

See, didn't I tell you, they were easy?

Enjoy your new earrings!!!