How to Make Faux Leather Earrings

"Making earrings with your personal die cutting machine is a current hot topic in crafting. It is really fun to be able to make a pair of earrings to match an outfit or for a special occasion without having to pay a lot for a store-bought pair. I've done it before, but these leaf-like earrings are my newest design. The faux leather in blue and grey is cut on a personal die cutting machine. Then the layers are glued together and weighted down while drying. Finally, jewelry findings are used to finish off the earrings."

Project TypeMake a Project

Bead TypeMiscellaneous

Time to CompleteWeekend project

Bead Technique UsedMetalwork

Bead Project TypeEarrings

Materials List

• 2 colors of faux leather
  
• a personal cutting machine
• adhesive
• a weight (I used a tile)
• 2 crystal beads
• 2 silver jump rings
• 2 earring wires
• 2 fish hook ear wires
• jewelry making tools (wire cutter, round nose plier, flat plier)
• SVG file