Dangle in a Hoop Beaded Earrings

Materials:

• two ear wires
• two round hammered metal rings, approximately 1 inch across
• four jump rings
• two headpins, decorative or plain
• small beads and/or chips
• round nose pliers
• two pair chain nose pliers
• flush wire cutters

Instructions:

1. Add enough beads or chips to a headpin so it’s ¼ inch shorter than inside diameter of hammered metal ring.
    
2. Grasp headpin with pliers just at top of last bead. Bend pin at a 90° angle.
   
    
3. Use round nose pliers to form a loop from remainder of headpin. Use flush cutters to trim off excess headpin wire.
   
   
    
4. Using two pairs of chain nose pliers, open a jump ring.
    
5. To this jump ring add beaded dangle you just made, the hammered metal ring, and another jump ring. Close jump ring.
   
    
6. Open hanging loop of an ear wire and thread through second jump ring added in step 5.
    
7. Repeat to make second earring.