Drop earstuds with rhinestones

This tutorial will show you how to make your very own earrings in trendy colours with faux turquoise drop beads and luxurious rhinestones.
Last year I made a set of faux turquoise drop bead earrings, and these earrings are a sequel to that series.
The base for each pair is the same, namely a faux turquoise drop, an oval rhinestone connector and an earstud to which you can attach a rhinestone. I will show you 6 different colours, but you can easily adapt the design to your own liking. For example, use a different earhook, a different beadcap, or use contrasting colours for a fresh and completely different effect.

What do you need

• Gold coloured earstuds with room for a 5 mm rhinestone.
• Neon acrylic rhinestones, size 5 mm. One portion of this mix contains over 100 different stones, which means you have more than enough options to pick from.
• Connector setting for a 14x10 mm oval rhinestone.
• Oval rhinestones size 14x10 mm, such as this turquoise stone.
• Small beadcaps. I have opted for a filigree cap, but I think these would be very cute as well.
• Faux turquoise drop beads. One strand contains enough beads to make 8 sets of earrings in different colours.
• Headpins, size 30 mm.
• Open rings, size 4 mm.
• Glue. I have used rhinestone glue, particularly because of the applicationtip. If you use Hasulith or E6000 you might want to use a headpin to neatly apply the glue onto the earstud.
• Earnuts. To secure the back of the earstuds.

How do you proceed?
1. Make the drop pendant by placing the bead onto the headpin, finishing with a beadcap. I have cut off half a millimetre of the pin, because for me that is the ideal length to make an eyelet.

2. Place the rhinestone into the setting. It might feel a bit uncomfortable if you have not yet worked with rhinestones, so make sure you take your time. I prefer to hold down the stone at the sides while gently, one by one, pressing the little prongs down over the stone by using a set of pliers. Bear in mind, practice makes perfect!

3. Glue the rhinestone into the earstud. A small drop really is enough to do the trick – the rhinestone glue is quite liquid, which means you easily end up using too much of it!

4. Connect the separate parts with the rings.

5. Your earstuds are finished!

Here are some examples of earrings in different colours:

Items

Earnut for earstud gold 5x4 mm DOP006

Rhinestone glass oval topaz 14x10 mm PNS-OV010S

Rhinestone glass oval virtrail 14x10 mm PNS-OV010R

Rhinestone glass oval turquiose 14x10 mm PNS-OV010L

Rhinestone glass oval emerald green 14x10 mm PNS-OV010N

Rhinestone glass oval ruby red 14x10 mm PNS-OV010G

Jump ring gold 4 mm OR-G001

Headpin gold 30 mm NS-G001

Prong setting 2 loops oval brass 14x10 mm KLZ-OV002B

Faux turquoise drop beads in mixed colours 20x8 mm FTQ-DR001

Filligree beadcaps brass old gold 8,5x6 mm KK026

Acrylic simili rhinestones neon mix 5 mm PNS-R006

Earstuds gold with loop and room for rhinestone 5 mm OS009C

Agate Lantern earrings

In the picture, starting at the top and moving to the bottom, the following beads and materials were used: MK-SP006A, AG-R001, MK-SP004A, KK022A, AG-FR010, KK022A, MK-SP004A, MK-RD003A, MK-SP004A, MK-SP006A
How to make agate lantern earrings
This is a collection of earrings inspired by beautiful lanterns, such as the Moroccan hennalamp. I really wanted to work with agates and bronze-coloured metal, the large filigree beads in particular.
Consequently, I pulled about 30 boxes of beads from the shelves and started making combinations until I assembled this set of earrings. The agates always come in a natural variety of colours, which means that every item will always be unique. For example, the small 5 mm beads are India agate and all came from the same strand of beads. You can see in the picture they come in many different colours and I myself was quite surprised about the versatility of such a small bead.

What do you need?

• Bronze-coloured headpins, size 70 mm. This length of headpin will allow you to make every type of earring displayed on the page.
• Bronze-coloured earhooks. I have opted for a simple style, but you can choose any type of hook to your liking.
• Agate beads in different sizes.
• Bronze-coloured metal beads in different shapes and sizes.
• Beadcaps in different shapes and sizes.

How do you proceed? You can use the designs on the page as a base for your own earrings. The colours of the agate beads are interchangeable, which means you can vary the colours to suit your own preferences.
If you want to design your own earrings, make sure to bear in mind the balance of the different sizes. I always prefer to fit the agate beads with a beadcap. You can experiment with different metal beads and beadcaps; you will be surprised by the difference even a small spacer can accomplish!

In the picture, starting at the top and moving to the bottom, the following beads and materials were used: MK-LT001, MK-SP006A, AG-R001, MK-R008A, KK022A, AG-FR007, KK022A, KK021, AG-FR010, KK021

In the picture, starting at the top and moving to the bottom, the following beads and materials were used: AG-R001, KK022A, AG-FR009, KK022A, MK-R007, AG-R001

In the picture, starting at the top and moving to the bottom, the following beads and materials were used: AG-R001, MK-SP004A, AG-R005, MK-SP004A, KK027, AG-FR005, KK027, AG-R001

In the picture, starting at the top and moving to the bottom, the following beads and materials were used: KK022A, AG-FR004, KK022A, KK022A, AG-FR008, KK022A, KK022A, AG-R003, KK022A

In the picture, starting at the top and moving to the bottom, the following beads and materials were used: AG-R001, MK-SP004, MK-R007, MK-SP004, AG-R004, MK-SP004, AG-R001

In the picture, starting at the top and moving to the bottom, the following beads and materials were used: MK-TN001A, KK021, AG-R002, KK021, MK-R008B, AG-R001

Christmas jewel tone set

Over the past year my collection of rhinestones has grown quite extensively. I love these stones, for although the technique is quite simple, the effect is very elegant!
Bearing in mind the upcoming Christmas holidays I have created this set of earrings in Jewel tones. The colours ruby red, sapphire blue, emerald green, and amethyst purple prove an ever successful combination. You can achieve an antique look by combining them with gold-coloured materials.
The glass rhinestones have a decent weight, which means you will be wearing quite a substantial piece of jewelry.
If you need an accessory to match that special dress, a present for you mother-in-law, or if you are making a merry collection for your own line of jewelry, these Jewel tone earrings will be a guaranteed hit!
What do you need?

• Rhinestones in sets, different colours, shapes and sizes
• Prong settings for the rhinestones
• Open rings, size 4 mm, to connect the settings
• Ear hooks in a gold or brass colour
• A pair of pliers to close up the settings

How do you proceed?
I have put together a range of rhinestones in the Jewel tone colour palet and included a few different shapes and sizes. I started by piecing the stones together until I was fully content with the different combinations.
In previous tutorials I have shown how to fit the rhinestones into the prong settings. You can take a look here: Ombre rhinestone earrings.

Items

Brass setting with 1 loop for pear rhinestone 25x18 mm KLZ-P007A

Prong setting 1 loop octagon brass 18x13 mm KLZ-OC001A

Jump ring gold 4 mm OR-G001

Earring hooks brass OH009

Rhinestone foiled glass pear sapphire blue 18x13 mm PNS-P010JA

Rhinestone glass pear red 14x10 mm PNS-P012G

Glass rhinestone octagon ruby red 18x13 mm PNS-OC009F

Rhinestone foiled glass pear grape purple 18x13 mm PNS-P010H

Glass rhinestone octagon emerald green 18x13 mm PNS-OC009H

Large glass pear rhinestone sapphire blue 25x18 mm PNS-P011JA

Rhinestone foiled glass pear ruby red 18x13 mm PNS-P010G

Rhinestone glass large pear ruby red 25x18 mm PNS-P011G

Glass rhinestone octagon light sapphire blue 18x13 mm PNS-OC009J

Rhinestone foiled glass pear grape purple 18x13 mm PNS-P010H

Rhinestone foiled glass pear dark emerald green 18x13 mm PNS-P010P

Prong setting 2 loops oval brass 14x10 mm KLZ-OV002B

Retro spike earrings

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Date: 02-12-2013 by Elaine Zant

Aren't these earrings a cheerful bunch? These retro spike earrings are a combination of 10 mm cabochons and faux turquoise spike beads. As you can see, many different colour-combinations are possible, and I think a display of these earrings would be a great success at - for example - a Christmas market.

I started by matching different colours. The cabochons come in 10 different colours, and a strand of spike beads contains approximately 7 different colours. Each strand has a different colour-consistency, but since a strand contains over 80 beads, which means you'll have more than enough beads to make matching sets.

What do you need for 1 pair of earrings?

• 1 pair of ear hooks, I have chosen to use gold-coloured materials, but bronze is a good option as well.
• 2 retro cabochons, size 10 mm
• 2 lace edge settings for the cabochons
• 2 open rings, size 10 mm
• 2 faux turquoise spike beads
• Glue, I have used Hasulith glue
• Prongs to assemble the earrings

Fold down two of the eyelets of the lace edge setting to turn it into a connector. Apply a bit of glue and glue and fit the cabochon into the setting.

Use a 10 mm ring to make the pendant with the spike bead. It might be a bit of a struggle to fit the ring through the hole of the bead, but I found that you can usually solve this problem by turning the ring around.
Attach the ring to the setting. When I made the earrings I made sure the opening of the rings was located at the back.

Fold down the eyelet of the ear hook and attach the other side of the setting to the hook.

Items

Hasulith Glue 31 ml L001

French earring hooks gold OH015

Jump rings gold 10 mm OR-G004

Lace edge setting round gold for cabochon 10 mm Z053B

Small retro cabochon round aqua blue 10 mm CB-R007G

Small retro cabochon round yellow 10 mm CB-R007B

Faux turquoise spike beads mix 25x5 mm FTQ-SP003

Small retro cabochon round red 10 mm CB-R007C