Shoot For the Stars Earrings

by Natalie Patten

Category: Holiday Designs
Technique(s): Making Loops, Design, Beading
Skill Level: Beginner

Get ready to celebrate with these easy to make earrings! They can be assembled with ready made components and minimal materials and adapted to suit your occasion with your favorite color crystals and beads to really sparkle in the light! Using ball pins, as dangling drops, adds movement to the earrings and creates a firework or shooting star like effect. Using red, white and blue colors will add a touch of sparkle to any patriotic party!

Materials

Beads - Wide variety of sizes, shapes and material

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Sterling Silver Earwire 24mm w/ 2.5mm Ball Long - Pack of 2

K19-37

Lesson Quantity: 2.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $2.79
Gold Club Price: $2.09

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Sterling Silver Head Pin 24GA w/ 2mm Ball 2 inch - Pack of 10

K8-30

Lesson Quantity: 10.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $19.61
Gold Club Price: $14.71

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Optional Materials

24 Gauge Round Half Hard .925 Sterling Silver Wire

H8-24H

Lesson Quantity: 24.00 inches
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 5FT
Price: $13.99
Gold Club Price: $10.49

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Tools

WireJewelry - Ultimate Wire-Pliers Jewelry Pliers with Case, Set of 5

G15-20

G15-20
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $170.72
Gold Club Price: $128.04

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20 X 15 Inch Padded Work Mat

MAT-620.00

MAT-620.00
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $14.95
Gold Club Price: $11.21

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Optional Tools

Starter Jewelry Soldering Kit

G32-STARTER

Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $81.26
Gold Club Price: $60.95

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Instructions

Step 1

Start by making ball pins, by balling up the ends of the wire with the heat of a butane torch or select 10 ready-made ball pins to use.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, Start by making ball pins

Step 2

Then take a piece of 24-gauge wire approximately one inch long and turn a small loop at one end.

(The length of the wire can be adjusted to accommodate the size of the star shaped bead.)

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, turn a small loop at one end

Step 3

Position the round nose pliers back into the loop to reposition the loop so that it sits in the centre at the top of the pin.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, Position the round nose pliers

Step 4

Next, slide the star bead onto the pin so that it sits underneath the loop.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, slide the star bead onto the pin

Step 5

Bend the pin on the opposite side of the star bead.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, Bend the pin on the opposite side

Step 6

Position the cutters approximately 1cm up the pin from the bead and trim off the excess.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, trim off the excess.

Step 7

Position the pin between the jaws of the round nose pliers, so that it is flush and there is no pin sticking out, so that you can turn the whole pin.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, Position the pin between the jaws

Step 8

Turn the pin with the round nose pliers into a small loop on this side of the star bead, so that you have created a double connector.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, Turn the pin with the round nose pliers into a small loop

Step 9

Now repeat this with another inch of 24-gauge wire, so that you have two connecting stars, one for each earring.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, Now repeat this with another inch of 24-gauge wire

Step 10

Using chain nose pliers to open and close the loop, attach the earring hooks to one of the loops on the star bead connectors (making sure that the point of the star is at the top.)

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, attach the earring hooks

Step 11

Now add the crystals and beads onto the pins.

These can be arranged in a mix of colours and amounts to create a graduated look.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, Now add the crystals and beads onto the pins

Step 12

For example, the centre pin can be made the longest by adding on more beads and crystals, the outer pins have the least amount of crystals and beads to make them shorter in length.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, make them shorter in length

Step 13

When you are happy with your arrangement of colour and length, bend the pin closely at the top of the last bead.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, bend the pin closely

Step 14

Cut off the pin, leaving 1cm from the bend.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, Cut off the pin

Step 15

Turn the pin into a loop using round nose pliers.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, Turn the pin into a loop

Step 16

Repeat this to turn a loop at the top of each pin.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, Repeat this to turn a loop

Step 17

Attach the pins in order onto the jump ring.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, Attach the pins in order

Step 18

Attach the bottom connector of the star to the jumpring.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, Attach the bottom connector

Step 19

Complete the other earring by adding the same colour and size pattern of beads and crystals on the remaining 5 ball pins to make your earrings symmetrical and assemble to the connecting star on the other earring hook.

Natalie Patten's Shoot For the Stars Earrings - , Holiday Designs, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Design, Beads, assemble to the connecting star

Step 20

Your earrings are now ready to wear!

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Natalie Patten

I'm Natalie Patten, I'm from Liverpool in the UK. I first discovered my love of wire work during lockdown and this hobby quickly spiralled into a huge passion and obsession, for wire wrapping crystal gemstones. So much so, that I changed my career working in education, to become a jewellery designer and set up my business Rock, Scissors, Paper specialising in wire wrapped, ethically sourced gemstone jewellery. I also secured my dream job designing and teaching for the UK's largest supplier of beads for jewellery making! I make lots of different jewellery designs with a variety of techniques but my absolute favourite is wire work and I feel absolutely blessed that I can spend my time creating, learning and sharing my passion with others!