Star power earrings

Show your megawatt style with easy star-shaped earrings.

How much easier can it get than one piece of wire and ten beads? Metal tube beads are always a good option — try Hill Tribes silver for its earthy, oxidized finish. Vintage tubes in a funky color are also fun. If you use glass beads, bend the wire carefully to avoid breaking the beads.

SUPPLIES

20 10–12 mm tube beads (Fire Mountain Gems and Beads, firemountaingems.com)
18 in. (46 cm) 22-gauge half-hard wire
pair of earring wires
chainnose and roundnose pliers
diagonal wire cutters

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut a 9-in. (23 cm) piece of wire. String a tube bead, leaving 2 in. (5 cm) of wire above the bead. Bend the wire next to the bead. String nine more tubes, bending the wire next to each bead to form a star shape.

2. Bend the wire’s longer end upward to make a stem. Wrap the shorter end around the stem as in a wrapped loop.

3. Complete the wrapped loop.

4. Open the loop of an earring wire. Attach the dangle and close the loop. Make a second earring to match the first.

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Try using vintage tube beads in various colors for a different look.

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Star power earrings

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