Easy Beaded Earring Projects to Make

Brick Stitch Tassel Earrings

This twist on classic brick stitch earrings makes it more contemporary and much faster to make. Substitute the beaded tassels with cut pieces of chain and your earrings will shine while they swing and be just a little faster to make.

The top portion of the earrings is a standard brick stitch with a decrease to make the familiar triangle shape. Using a larger bead for this portion will also cut your bead stitching time.

Brick Stitch Tassel Earrings from The Spruce

Peyote Tube Bead Earrings

Peyote tube beads may look complicated, but they are made with a swatch of flat peyote with the ends woven (or zipped) together. Using even count peyote will make the project even faster.

Peyote tube beads are a great way to use leftover beads and the skies the limit when it comes to patterns. You'll be amazed at how many different patterns you can come up with for these little beads. If you find yourself with a lack of inspiration for patterns, there's an entire book filled with tube bead patterns and jewelry made with them.

Peyote Tube Bead Earrings from The Spruce

Circular Brick Stitch Earrings

A circular brick stitch is a fast and fun way to make beaded earrings. You can bead a circle around a bead, bead around a drop bead, or bead around a wire ring—all using the same stitch.

One of the best things is you can make components anytime you have some spare time and connect them later to make finished jewelry. Elaborate results that are easily achieved with little portions of beading time.

Circular Brick Stitch Earrings from Lisa Yang Jewelry

Gemstone Wrapped Hoops

Dressing up store-bought hoops with your own beads is a great time-saver and way to add variety to your jewelry making. Round gemstone beads look great attached to the outside edge of hoops with craft wire. With a little bit of practice, your earrings will rival ones sold in upscale boutiques. Round crystal beads are another great choice to add to hoop earrings.

Gemstone Wrapped Hoops from The Spruce

DIY Headpin Earrings

Headpin earrings are a great way to highlight a special bead, but you can step up ho-hum headpins by making your own headpins from a wire. A simple twist on headpins is to add a small spiral to the end and hammer it lightly to harden the wire. Add a beaded dangle (or several) for extra movement and sparkle.

Once you've learned to make the spiral headpins, experiments with other shapes—loops, swirls, triangles, and diamonds are a few that come to mind.

DIY Headpin Earrings from The Spruce

Crystal and Bead Hoops

More wire bending fun is in store with these simple wire beaded loops. All it takes is a round mandrel to bend the wire loop around and some special beads to thread on the hoop. Choose crystal beads to make a sparkling statement. Then, join the ends of the wire hoop with a jump ring and add ear wires. 

Crystal and Bead Hoops from The Spruce