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Metal and Wire Earring Projects

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Use silver, copper, brass, and gold to fabricate fabulous earrings. Materials choices include sheet metal and wire.

Black and Brass Fabricated Earrings

Black and Brass Fabricated EarringsTammy Powley

By using some basic fabrication techniques, you can make just about every single part of these earrings, from the ear hooks to the diamond-shaped brass components.

Hammered Dangle Earrings

Hammered Dangle EarringsTammy Powley
Use simple fabrication techniques combined with pre-fabricated jewelry components to make these dangling earrings.

Bahamas Souvenir Penny Earrings

Bahama Penny EarringsTammy Powley

I had a few Bahamian pennies in my purse after taking a short cruise to the islands and thought they were so pretty that I turned them into wearable memories of my trip.

Metal Paddle Pieces

paddle head pinsTammy Powley
I used some 16 gage sterling wire to make these pieces that work great as findings for a pair of earrings.

Textured Brass and Bamboo Earrings

Textured Brass and Bamboo EarringsTammy Powley

Bamboo and metal are combined in these earth-tone earrings. The textured teardrops, chain, and findings are brass, and the tube-shaped beads are bamboo.

Wire and Chain Briolette Earrings

Wire Coil and Chain Briolette EarringsTammy Powley
Use your metal fabrication skills (or learn some new ones) along with chain, wire, and smoky quartz briolette beads to make these fashion-forward earrings.

Amazing Butterfly Crystal Dangle Hoop Earrings

Butterfly Crystal Dangle Hoop EarringsTammy Powley
These are amazingly easy to make and amazingly pretty to wear.

Wrap and Curl Earrings

Wrap and Curl EarringsTammy Powley
Make these carnelian and poppy jasper bead and wire earrings using some simple wire wrapping techniques.

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