Earring Gallery

Rainy Day Afternoon  It rained yesterday. Perfect time to get some good work done for the next big holiday. Can you guess which one it is?

Lynda Carson Fresh Baked Designs ...

Memory's Mirror Earrings In Sterling Silver and Garnet  I wove strands of sterling silver wire together with fine-gauge sterling silver, forming circles as I wove. Stitched together the circles, then used the ...

Spotted Brass  A couple of weeks ago I was putting some lotion on my hands and when I set the bottle down it burped. The burped lotion landed on a brass bracelet that ...

Amber Lights  Another earring frame, this time in copper with faceted amber glass briolettes.

The bright copper didn't do it for me, so I oxidized them, turning the ...

Genie in a Bottle  It wasn't planned, but as I was putting these earrings together, I kept thinking they reminded me of a genie's bottle! They're made with some tiny metal ...

Green aventurine and cornelian earrings  This is my first earrings ever! I used sterling silver 22g wire, SS chain and SS flower spacers with aventurine and cornelian beads. I am painting, knitting,...

Frame Up  I’ve had these briolette beads for quite along time. Wrapping briolettes the traditional way is not something I’m super confident with. Using them in ...

Vieques Coral Reef  These earrings are a knock out! They are shiny silver plated chandeliers with genuine branch red coral, with touches of red glass beads.

They measure ...

Snow White  These earrings are made adding white faux pearls to a heart & flower shaped base.

I think they're light and romantic enough to be worn by all "Snow ...

Star Earrings  I used Swarovski pearls with size 11, 15 silver seed beads. Also used size 15 silver peanut beads. I have also used Swarovski crystals instead of the pearls....

Czech Fire Polished Glass and Swarovski Earrings  These earrings are made from clear A/B finished Czech fire polished glass beads and peach and lavender Swarovski crystal pearls wrapped with pure copper ...

Hill Tribe Sterling Silver Leaf with Purple Lampwork Glass Earrings  A stunning Hill Tribe Sterling Silver leaf hangs below a purple swirled lampwork glass bead, which is surrounded by sterling silver discs. Just under 3"...

Gift Box Earrings  These earrings are made with Sterling Silver filled wire and components, with a Swarovski Crystal Emerald color bead. The earring wire is made with Silver ...

Five Minute Earrings  These were literally five minutes to make. I cut one piece of wire about 3 inches. Made a simple loop on one end. Strung on the beads. Another simple ...

Fairy Princess Earrings  These earrings were fun! I found these vintage flower glass beads and was trying different ideas when this piece formed and it reminds me of a fairy with ...

Tiger's Eye Dangles  These earrings are made from a piece of broken belt and vintage tiger's eye dangles. I think they're elegant and hand fun making them. I just love re-...

Fall is coming...  These earrings are very easy-to-do, I used a brown mother of pearl flower, czech faceted bead and brown and gold chain rings; they're fancy but not too ...

Fresh from the kitchen...  These are some recent additions to my inventory in preparation for some Fall and Holiday Market events.

Using copper, sterling, and 14k gold filled ...

BOO! A Trio of Halloween Earrings  I was fiddling around with wire the other day making ear wires and went from a fish hook to a hoop. How? Don't know, just happened, and I wasn't even ...

Rustic Copper Earrings   Being resourceful (or cheap), I dislike wastefulness and often save scraps of leftover wire or metal sheet from my jewelry projects. These always seem ...

Christmas Earrings  Its really not too early to start making earrings for the holidays. Sometimes the charms are sold out so I always start making them at this time of the ...

Gemstone Cluster Dangle Earrings in Fall Colors  Since Fall is right around the corner I wanted to make a pair of earrings that was neutral enough to wear with all fall colors and came up with this design!...

Fun Earrings For Xmas  There really isn't much to say about a technique used to make these earrings.

The largest amount of time was spent trying to find something fun and ...

Swarovski Elements and Czech beads  Always tinkering with something new! Its what all of us do !

What do you think?

Paul and Sandy SMSdesigns

Chandelier  I found these copper pieces (usually I don't use copper in my jewellery). I thought they might make some fun earrings for a younger person. For the earwires ...

Amber Leaf Earrings  These earrings remind me of fall and Thanksgiving. They would make a great hostess gift for Thanksgiving or great Thanksgiving gifts for the women in ...

I Need A Little Help From My Friends!  Making jewelry for me is a pretty solitary process. I by choice and physical disability can spend days in my home hunkered down in my studio happy as ...

Sweet Turquoise  I think Turquoise is one of the most beautiful!

I made these earrings with 8mm and 6mm Swarovski crystals. I used 6 clear Swarovski crystals with silver ...

Golden Rutilated Quartz Earrings  The earrings are composed of faceted, golden rutilated quartz and labradorite rondelles- two stones that I am obsessed with at the moment. They are suspended ...

Meadow Earrings  I wasn’t sure how the finished product was going to look when I started these but WOW did they turn out better than I had imagined!

The combination ...

Sterling Swirls and the Blog Give Away  This is a simple earring design, made from sterling wire and blue fresh water pearls. The ear wires are also hand made. I do not sell online, but do ...

The Story of "The Dowry" Earrings  I just had an interesting experience in how the creative mind (mine) works and I have this wonderful blog just sitting here doing nothing that I thought ...

Midnight Black  I went to Maine on vacation and checked out a local bead shop.
I came across these silver with black crystal rondell caps. They were a bit pricey but ...

Copper Heart Earrings  Don't we all love the earthy feeling of copper, especially to wear in Autumn? I was quite taken with with the interesting patina finish on these open hearts....

Blue Jade and Sterling Silver Hooks by sarah berries  I hand-shaped and hammered these sterling silver earrings from 20 gauge wire. The focal is a beautiful blue Jade bead.

Blue Jade is peaceful and passive ...

Beautiful Trendy Feather Earrings  Feathers are everywhere right now! In everyone's hair, clothes and jewelry. These super trendy and fun earrings make a cute and fashionable statement.

I ...

Mixed metal earrings  I found these hard to photograph, in daylight they really sparkle!

I decided to make a pair of earrings using the same materials that I have been using ...

Fun with Fire  It's always a joy to learn something new ( or get a second chance to relearn something), especially when it comes to jewelry. Yesterday, I retook a class ...

Pink Ice   I had the raindrop shaped beads and absolutely adored them, but did not know what I was going to do with them, so I made these earrings. They are simple ...

Garden Trellis Lampwork earings  These lamp-work beads are handmade in beautiful quality garden colors of (mix of opaques) turquoise blue, olive green, Lavender, teal, cream, and leaf ...

Summer Is Here  Its summer, the sun is shining, the days are beautiful, and it’s time to have some fun. So we designed these fruity earrings in bright and bold colors....

Carnelian Heart Dangle Earrings  ORANGE CARNELIAN HEARTS! I just love this color! I've taken juicy bright orange carnelian hearts and combined them with tiny blue glass seed beads. A little ...

Teardrop White Pearl Earrings  These elegant earrings are made with round white glass pearls, white glass teardrop pearls and silver bead caps.

Rita Jewelry Designs By Rita

Earrings from the unsold lariats  So, I have dismantled my unsold lariats--and made them into earrings--they are nice, I think--it's similar to a style I made years ago. Not what I've ...

Agate Buddha Earrings  These Peaceful Beauties are made of hand carved agate. These earrings show the many faces of Buddha. They hang gracefully from hand bent, 100% Copper Ear ...

The Third Eye  I have gotten in the habit of photographing each of the jewelry pieces I make. Not my favorite thing to do, but I have gotten better at it. I do this ...

A little dreamcatcher  I had done a jewelry show a few years back and had a customer that wanted a dream catcher earring. I had no idea where to purchase the materials needed....

Major Bling!  This pair of earrings was a special order from a good friend. She's going to a family wedding and said that because her dress is very simple, she wanted ...

Rooster Feather Earring  A simple natural feather earring made from rooster tail, saddle and hackle feathers! Wrapped in Australian Kangaroo leather =)

Kimberley McClean
ArtFire ...

Lady Amhearst Feather Earring  A beautiful feather earring made with love from Lady Amhearst
Pheasant feathers, macaw and rooster feathers, a concho and
Australian kangaroo leather....

Pink Flowered Earrings  Pink glass flowered beads, small pink glass beads and gold spacer beads make up these pretty earrings.

For more handmade necklaces, bracelets, earrings ...

Confession  Did everyone but me know about these incredible seed beads?! I confess that I always passed by the seed bead displays on the way to the pearls, stones,...

Asymmetrical Wire Wrap Earrings  Wire wrapping small beads to an earring frame is very popular now and here is one of my favorite styles, inspired by some in a great book, The Earring ...

Bleeding Drops Earrings  Hi everyone!

These were pretty simple to make.

I made a chain of jump rings with a hook attached then added red beads and some beads that can drop ...

Torched Copper Earrings  Chapter Three or Four of An Adventure in Copper: Today was a day to get brave. I got out my micro torch which had not seen the light of day in two ...

Bone & Jasper Earrings with Pink Crystal  These handmade earrings are one of my favorites. They are a delightful and neutral combination of Bone, Picture Jasper and a lovely shade of pink in a ...

Butterscotch Drops  It was love at first sight when I saw these tortoise beads and wanted to use them in something special.

I love wire work and this was only my second ...

Leaves of Glass  I saw these pretty two color leaf beads at a recent show and couldn't resist buying a few pair. I added a couple of Montana Moss agate beads, gold filled ...

A Spiral Earring  I made this earring with wire ( 1 mm ) and semi precious black stones.

It's easily made, doesn't take time and gives a new and unique look.

Aya ...

Beach Glass from Costa Rica  When in Costa Rica last year, I would come away from my favorite morning stroll on the beach with beautiful, smooth beach glass gathered along the way....

Finished Textured Copper Earrings  In a recent posting, I shared a story about how my brother and I are collaborating on techniques to flatten and texture copper tubing and washers .

Here ...

Red Twist - Sterling Silver Artisan Lampwork Coiled Earrings  There is approximately 2.5 metres of Sterling Silver coiled into these compact earrings!

It is so much fun to make these beads, and I really like how ...

Abalone Spiral Earrings  Another version of hammered copper washers (I think there's only 82 left in the box!).

Abalone beads were wired onto the circles with 22 gauge sterling ...

Filigree Rose earrings  I love these lightweight fan shaped filigree pieces and use them often in my earring designs.

For this romantic pair, I glued on a vintage resin rose ...

Sticks and Stones  These pieces were inspired by the work of Sharilyn Miller , who makes amazing mixed metal jewelry.

These four pair are hand forged copper and sterling ...

Sterling Pendants with Opalite Drops  Here's another example of what can be done with my fairly mediocre photos of jewelry pieces using the on line photo editing site. . . Picnik .

I am ...

Vintage Pure Burnished 1960s Copper Spheres  I hope you love them from my own collection of beads and things:
Memories of the Beatles - 1960s
I am a vocalist and sang in many bands in the 1960s....

Peridot Swarovski® Crystal with Handcrafted Eternity Knot Earrings  This beautiful handcrafted gold filled earring is made with Peridot Swarovski® Bicone Crystals. The single crystal is surrounded with two gold filled beads....

Copper and Sterling Earrings  Sharilyn Miller is one of my favorite wire jewelry designers. These two pair of earrings were inspired by her work.

The copper parts were hammered ...

Something Old Something New  This piece was recycled from an old broken Chanel crystal and pearls circle necklace.

Also added were faux large drop pearls and austrian crystal bicones....

Haidea - Sterling Silver and Magma Beads Artisan Lampwork Earrings  These earrings were designed as part of the "Operation Tackle That Bead Stash" monthly challenge. See the last picture (above) for our inspiration for ...

Shocking Pink Swarovski Crystal Tube Earrings   These earrings are made with Swarovski bicones that have a double arura borealis coating, making them ultra sparkly!

I wove the bicones into a 3-dimensional ...

Two little faeries  These are my very first selfmade earrings. I think they look okay :p.

I always like cute things in jewels, so these faeries are just what I like.

Now ...

Mannikin Earrings  These were fun to create. Pewter doll findings, brass nuggets and silver-plated findings. I should probably redo them with sterling silver. Everything ...

Blue Sapphire Sterling Lace Earrings  I love mixing metals, especially silver and bronze. For me, the contrast of the particular two colors are striking and beautiful.

In this pair of earrings,...

Earrings Miniature Oilpaintings Poppies  I love to make tiny oil paintings for wearable art such as earrings, necklaces and brooches.

I enjoy to share them with you here!

I painted directly ...

Star mile   This is made of black glass beads and a plastic star bead. The technique is a simple stringing method.

Julz

Glass and Copper Dangle Earrings  I love these beauties. They were inspired by a life event as I have come to realize all of my creations are - naturally.

This time I found a great fusion ...

Buttons, Buttons, Part 2  Okay, here is the information requested on my original posting, Button, Button, Who's Got the... , about using buttons for quick and easy earrings and ...

Yellow and Blue Crystals with Amber Shells  These earrings have yellow and blue Swarovski crystals on sterling silver butterfly headpins. I fell in love with the butterflies and thought they looked ...

Summer Daze!  I was feeling like some long, breezy pearl earrings and these just appeared as I started creating!

Made with white freshwater cultured stick and coin ...

Button, Button, Who's Got the ...  Buttons come in so many wonderful materials, colors, sizes, and designs. And they're ready made for easy, inexpensive, 5 minute earrings or ring projects....

Moonlight Opalite and Silver Earrings  Opalite faceted large drops are the central player in these fabulous earrings.

Their luminous quality is like moonlight reflection off water. I have ...

Purple Midnight Pearl and Silver Earrings  Stunning Deep Midnight Purple Pearls team beautifully with hammered, rippled Sterling Silver coils to create these gorgeous drop earrings.

The Freshwater ...

Purple Wine and Silver Twirl Earrings  Freely wound Sterling Silver Wire sets the stage for a beautiful Freshwater Pearl in a Deep Wine Purple.

The Pearl is topped by a Wine Swarovski Crystal ...

Opalite and Silver Earrings  The colors of the rainbow sparkle and shimmer in these lovely faceted Opalite teardrop earrings.

The beads are 3/4"( 2cm) X 1/2"(1.3cm) and are wrapped ...

Garnet and Gold Earrings  I love the way these earrings came out. I think I must have wrapped them at least 3 different times.

I bought some half round gold filled wire and ...

Copper Hoops  I love these antique copper hoops! I added some wire with tiny Iolite gemstones which are a Denim Blue. Fun!

Sheila Davis
Stone Designs on etsy
Stone ...

Vintage Gold  I wanted to make hoop earrings with an edge. I've been inspired by gold lately and since I had to make a custom jewellery for someone who adores all things ...

Midnight Kite Earrings  I came up with the idea for these earrings after making a beaded "finding" for square Swarovski crystals.

I made the triangle base using a square stitch,...

Asian Inspired Earrings  I found these wonderful ceramic beads at a bead shop in Berkeley, CA.

Paired them with a few lime green seed beads and some copper coils and ear wires....

Sunburst Threader Earrings  I have been making earrings since I was 11, and I am 16, almost 17 now. This pair was made for my mom :)

I love how the yellow crystals are so bright ...

Twisted Earrings with Red Gems  Red is a hot color for this fall.

I have a line coming out called Inspired by You... customers tell me what they like, and I make jewelry that was inspired ...

The Roller Coaster  The person who purchased the Roller Coaster ring immediately commissioned me to make her a pair of earrings with the same lovely swirls, and here they ...

Red Flower Earrings  These handcrafted polymer clay earrings are bright and perfect for summer.

The rectangle tiles have been cured, hand sanded and treated with sealer ...

Outer Space Earrings  I love polka dots! When I saw these lamp-work disk beads by Fairhill Designs of Minnesota, my heart said "yes, yes" and my pocket book said "no, no."

You ...

Light and Dark Green Glass Earrings  The beads are light and dark green glass beads. Not the typical shape of bead either.

I used a green tubular shape in the middle. And I made an s-shape ...

Out of Africa  I'm fascinated by African trade beads and have been collecting them for years. When I came across these brass Ethiopian cross pendants recently, I thought ...

Lapis Glow earrings  I love these beautiful lapis beads and paired them with brass filigree and faceted pyrite beads.

They swing from hammered brass hoops for earrings that ...

Blooming Cascade  When making earrings like these, I let the bead inspire me. I am always surprised how the color of gems resemble the colors of a handmade bead.

Earrings ...

ONE DROP OF LIGHT  I have had an affinity for Sea Glass my whole life - finding bits and pieces of it at the beach as a child was like treasure hunting.

Recently a friend ...

Men in Blue  I like to experiment with different beads and my bugle beads caught my eye one day. I decided to make these earrings out of bugle beads and sterling silver ...

Decoupage Earrings  I have begun to make earrings designed with decoupage / collage papers. I do not cut the paper.

Each earring is unique to the wearer as each collage ...

Lampwork Post Earrings  I came up with this idea and had to try it! I made the lampwork "cabochon" in my studio and glued it to a metal post with jewelers glue.

I love the ...

Bamboo Leaf Daisy Earrings  I like earrings that dangle! And these certainly do! Plus, they are fun earrings as they are whimsical in nature.

I'm also a big lover of anything made ...

SUNSET ~ Jewels2LiveBy  I found these beads when on vacation a few years ago in Key West Florida - they screamed Sunset to me when I saw them and I knew I had to have them.

They ...

Heart and Vintage Crystal Earrings  Filigree fans, patinaed brass hearts and vintage crystals from one of my Grandma's old necklaces came together for these romantic earrings that have just ...

Fairy clovers earrings  Very simple and colourful sterling silver earrings for a sunny summer.

Each flower is handmade petal by petal and assembled like a fairy clover.

I'...

512 Floran Resin Focal Earrings  These light weight earrings feature floran painted resin components that hangs down from an antique brass ear wire.

Floran resin is two-sided, a unique ...

413 Flower Applique Earrings  These delicate earrings are perfect for a touch of elegance.

I have created these earrings from a beautiful applique flowers and I have added an antique ...

April Frost  I just love the lucite flowers that are out now. I've combined them with antique brass for a vintage look.

Sheila Davis
Stone Designs on etsy
Stone ...

Poppy   I really liked these poppy jasper beads that are diagonally cut. I used an eye pin so I could attach a couple dangles.

One is a 4mm peach cat-eye bead ...

Mexican Siesta Ear Hoops ~ Jewels2LiveBy  I started these earrings not knowing what I would end up with.

I had a bunch of small Turquoise, Mexican Fire Opal, Peridot, Pearl and Carnelian beads,...

Citrine and Jasper Earrings   I bought these Picasso Jasper beads at a bead show in Lexington last fall.

Each bead is a little different in color and markings so they can be used ...

Ava's  We just had to name these after little Ava. While creating this set we thought, what color should we add?

Little 5 year old Ava's suggestion?

"Purple ...

Peace Earrings  It's been a long time since I wore peace signs but I couldn't resist making earrings from these cute magnesite ones.

I added some little czech glass ...

"Matryoshka" Earrings  First I crocheted the 'nests' for them and filled with with wool, wrapped into the silk.

Seed beads decorate the golden nests; silver hooks.

Jurate ...

Black Beauty Earring  I wanted to make a simple yet elegant looking earring that could be a staple for your wardrobe.

These earrings are made with mystic black swarovski ...

227 Lavender Earrings  This lovely earrings are so delicate and light weight.

It's made with cultured freshwater (dyed), 6-7mm rice, lilac pearls, semiprecious stone, Amethyst ...

Sea Sprite earrings  The swirls in these openwork pewter beads reminded me of ocean waves - all I needed to do was add Czech glass beads in an ocean green color.

Joan Williams
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SunKist Earrings  Unique brush textured leaf charm, 16K gold plating over brass / 10mm x 25mm and lovely Czech glass 3 petals flowers in Clear and Orange hanged on kidney ...

Queen of the Kingdom  For this pair of earrings I used Swarovski crystals, chain and connectors.

The connectors were extra in my bead drawers and I was not sure what to do ...

Jewel of the Nile Earrings  I had some leftover pieces of a toggle and wanted to do something with them so I incorporated them into these lightweight aluminum earrings.

They are ...

Faceted Tigers Eye Earrings  I love Tigers Eye and when I saw these Faceted Rounds I had to have them!

These Earrings are made with a 8mm Faceted Round Tigers Eye and 4mm Swarovski ...

Flamenco Earrings  These earrings are quite simple, yet the color contrast makes them also dramatic.

The round beads remind me of the billowing skirts of twirling Flamenco ...

Cotton Candy Earrings  With their antique finish, these delicate earrings can look like something you can wear at night for that special occasion or fun to wear at the office....

Space Odyssey  When I saw these handmade lamp-work beads by Minnesota artisan Jennifer Ionta, I had to have them.

After adding spun lamp-work disks and an 8mm Amethyst ...

Chocolate Raspberry Sundae Earrings  This is an elegant earring design with gold and raspberry colored foil and a chocolate brown swirl.

They are accented with 6mm AB bicones, and the
earring ...

Blue Lace Teardrop Earrings  These earrings are designed with beautiful 18mm Blue Lace teardrop agate gemstones, for someone who likes baby blue.

Bernadette LaSorsa
Bela Designs ...

Urban Chaos Amber Drop Hoops  I call this series "Urban Chaos" because of the way I've chaotically wire wrapped the hoops.

They each have an amber bead dangling from the hoop and ...

Belle Star Earrings  These earrings make me think of something a saloon girl of the Old West might have worn but with a touch of steampunk - made with czech glass, brass filigree ...

Christmas Vintage Bell Earrings  I've been trying to get something close to perfect photos for my jewelry so I can put them on certain websites.

They gave a description on how they ...

Boho Chic Earrings  These earrings were entirely hand formed and wrapped with 925 Sterling Silver wire, goldstone chips and quartz crystal.

Melissa
Uniquely You Handcrafted ...

Pink Tornado Earrings  These earrings remind me of tornadoes. I had no plan when I made these - I just kept playing with the wire and this is the outcome.

I used freshwater ...

Swirling Crystals  I had seen a pair of earrings that had used the Dutch spiral weave and wanted to create a pair of earrings that used silver and crystals.

I had already ...

Ode To Sunset Earrings  Nothing makes me happier than creating unique jewelry and experimenting with new ways to challenge myself.

Whether it's using new materials or new approaches ...

Coin Toss earrings  I liked both sides of these Asian inspired charms, so I decided to use them both in this pair of earrings.

The brass charms are paired with dangles ...

Jeff Gordon #24  A huge Jeff Gordon fan so wanted to make a pair of earrings for "Race Day". This was my first attempt at designing my own pattern and early in my learning ...

Lovebird's Gift  I made these earrings with my cute little pets' feathers. I have seven Peach Face Lovebirds and they throw out these beautiful colored feathers.

I just ...

Rabbit Earrings Made from Irish Coins  I have collected coins for 15 years, so it probably isn't surprising that I finally figured out how to combine my passion for coins with my passion for ...

Pink Passion  This set of earrings were created with a swirling pink bead and a clear glittery heart attatched to the end. I only had the two pink beads, so basically ...

Creme Caramel Earrings  Here is a pair of gorgeous earrings that feature a set of my handmade lampwork beads, whose mottled surface in warm golden brown makes me think of all ...

Cruise Ship Tango!  This design was very organic from the start and so, was very fun to make! I used chipped glass in lemon yellow, acrylic apple green round beads and plated ...

Copper Hardware Store Earrings  I recently received several tips from Making Jewelry Now readers about Harbor Freight as a source for copper washers. They sell a box of 110 various sized ...

Holiday Party Earrings  I wanted to make s pair of holiday party earrings. The kind that go perfectly with a great dress and your hair up to really show them off!

When I saw ...

Opalite Glass Chandelier Earrings  Opalite ("sea opal glass") teardrops and small faceted crystals dangle from diamond-shaped, filigree jewelry findings.

I love opalite - it always draws ...