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11/05/2013

Easy Cascade Dangle Earrings

I have a fun earring tutorial for you today, some cascading dangle earrings.  It’s an easy jewelry project that uses beads and chain to give different lengths to beaded charms.  (Yes, we’re making yet more charms today – if you have tried some of my other projects, you are practically a pro at charms by now, right?  Haha!)  If you ARE pretty well-versed at charms, you’ll find these earrings make up in about 10 minutes!  (If not – no worries, just a little bit of practice is all it takes!)

Cascading Dangle Earrings at www.happyhourprojects.com

What you will need:

Cascading Dangle Earrings at www.happyhourprojects.com

  • Earring wires
  • Chain (this can be loose chain or reclaimed from an old or broken necklace – you need roughly 5 total inches of chain to replicate this look)
  • Jewelry head pins
  • 8 beads – 6mm is a good size, it’s what I used
  • Jump rings – these are 6mm but anything smaller would also work
  • Round jewelry pliers
  • Wire cutters

Create your charms.  To do this, thread a bead onto a head pin, and wrap the end around your round pliers, creating a loop.  Now, wrap the excess around the “neck” of the loop you created a couple of times, closing it off.

Cascading Dangle Earrings at www.happyhourprojects.com

Nip off the excess with your wire cutters.  I made 8 charms.  You can experiment with more or less too!

Cascading Dangle Earrings at www.happyhourprojects.com

Cut your chain into 4 staggered lengths.  Mine are roughly 1/4 inch, 1/2 inch. 3/4 inch and 1 inch.  Attach them to an earring wire with a jump ring.  Then, attach a bead charm to the end of the each chain.

Cascading Dangle Earrings at www.happyhourprojects.com

Now, just repeat the process for your other earring! ( Be sure to add your chains in the opposite order for the second earring!)

And that is it!  Different kinds of beads will give you a different look, so you can make several different looks from one technique.  You can easily add a little (or a lot!) of sparkle to any outfit!

Cascading Dangle Earrings at www.happyhourprojects.com

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Filed Under: Earrings, Fashion, Jewelry, Tutorials Tagged With: 10-minute project, beads, charms, earrings

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Comments

  1. Malissa says

    01/28/2021 at 11:32 pm

    Lovely idea it is. Thank you for sharing

    Reply
  2. Sarah Gafter says

    12/14/2017 at 8:33 pm

    how thick is this chain used?

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  3. Jennifer says

    10/04/2016 at 1:48 pm

    Thank you for this tutorial. very pretty earrings and I can Hardly wait to make them(I have all the supplies!)

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  4. Rinah says

    08/09/2015 at 11:58 pm

    sarah,
    How I have loved your crafty hands!…lol, really it’s amazing, I would like to let my daughter know something like this to create an income as she has a lito one too and jobs a re hard to come by her end of the world…Uganda….lol

    Reply
  5. Rebecca says

    11/13/2013 at 9:36 am

    These turned out fab! Love how they cascade :)

    Reply
  6. Dana Strickland says

    11/09/2013 at 10:34 pm

    Just made these and they look awesome!!

    Reply
  7. Dana Strickland says

    11/09/2013 at 10:33 pm

    Just made these earrings and they look great!!

    Reply
  8. DEBBIE SOUTHERLAND says

    11/07/2013 at 1:55 pm

    Ok love these earrings Thanks for showing them My daughters will love them

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  9. Divya says

    11/07/2013 at 9:14 am

    Simple and sweet earrings

    Reply
  10. Runt says

    11/06/2013 at 9:27 am

    Wow those are really pretty!

    Reply
  11. Tara says

    11/06/2013 at 12:35 am

    These are beautiful, Adrianne! Perfect, go-with-everything-especially-the-little-black-dress holiday earrings! Pinned!

    Reply
  12. Crystal says

    11/05/2013 at 10:56 pm

    I love these earrings. Dangles are my fav!! Thanks for the tutorial!!

    Reply
  13. Kadie says

    11/05/2013 at 2:19 pm

    I LOVE these! They will go with EVERYTHING and look great. I’ve got them pinned and will be making some soon.:)

    Reply
  14. Melanie says

    11/05/2013 at 9:49 am

    Very pretty! I like earrings with different lengths. I’ll have to save it on my to-do list after the boy are out of the ‘tug your ear off’ stage.

    Reply

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Hello, and welcome! I'm Adrianne, an artist, author, designer, and blogger in mid Michigan. I work from home, chase my two kids, and this once-city-girl is learning how to care for chickens and adjusting to life out in the country. I have a compulsion for daily creativity... sometimes it's jewelry-making, paper crafting, metal stamping, mixing and baking, or giving new life to recycled items. But with 2 young kids, time is short! My goal here at Happy Hour Projects is to share projects and tips that you can do in an hour or less. The ideas you find here are designed to add a little creativity in your day, no matter how much (or how little) time you have!

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