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Two perfect jewelry making combinations - wire and beads - add them together to some up with a huge assortment of earring projects. Here are lots of wire and bead earrings, using materials such as gemstones, crystals, and precious metals, to get you started.
Silver and Crystal Autism Puzzle Earrings
Puzzle pieces are often symbolic of autism awareness, so there are a lot of charms like this available these days. In this project, I used two small puzzle charms and turned them into earrings.
Purple Pearl & Opal Cube Earrings
Mix it up with some faux purple pearls and cube-shaped opal-colored crystal earrings.
Purple Pearl & Opal Cube Earrings
Mix it up with some faux purple pearls and cube-shaped opal-colored crystal earrings.
Ethnic Style Purple & Turquoise Earrings
Mix ethnical style sterling silver beads with purple and turquoise crystal beads for these dynamic and sparkly earrings.
Gold Metal Clay Star Earrings
A little gold metal clay can go a long way in a pair of simple bead and wire earrings.
Medieval Earrings
After making these earrings, they reminded me of the large, steeple style hats worn by women during the Medieval period - thus the title of these earrings.
Olivine Briolette Crystal & Chain Earrings
Green briolette crystals dangle from fine link chain in these elegant earrings.
Black Diamonds Are Forever Earrings
Jet black bicone crystals (which are diamond-shaped of course) and diamond-shaped metal beads make up with dangle earrings you'll forever find yourself wearing.
More is Better Crystal Earrings
These crystal and wire two-tone earrings are perfect with my <a href="http://jewelrymaking.about.com/od/beadschainprojects/ss/071507.htm">More is Better Bead and Chain Necklace</a>.
Star Spangled Crystal Earrings
Mix colorful red, white, and blue crystals with hematite hearts to make a pair of patriotic earrings.
Daisy Lampwork & Butterfly Earrings
A little butterfly crystal dances around these lampwork daisy beads.
Rainbow Crystal Butterfly Earrings
You don't have to pick just one color with this earring project. Combine colorful crystal butterfly beads for a rainbow affect.
Czech Flower Earrings
Make some cute little flower earrings using beads and wire and match the necklace project I posted a little while back.
Flower Connection Earrings
Call it whatever you like, but it is a versatile piece that can be combined with other wire pieces and beads to create numerous designs.
Elizabeth Earrings
Crystal teardrop beads, a little chain, and a few findings are used to make these earrings of character.
Emma Earrings
The I can picture Emma, of Jane Austens' book by the same name, wearing these silver and crystal earrings over afternoon tea.
Sense & Sensibility Earrings
I’ve created two earring designs with similar characteristics: One for the head and one for the heart.
Persuasion Earrings
I tried to create earrings that would be appropriate for an older heroine to wear such as Anne Elliot in Jane Austen's book Persuasion. That is why I selected jet crystal beads to accent the sterling wire.
Mansfield Park
Pearls are believed to symbolize purity, and Fanny’s purity of heart is a perfect match to these sweet pearl earrings.
Medieval Earrings
After making these earrings, they reminded me of the large, steeple style hats worn by women during the Medieval period - thus the title of these earrings.
Blast from the Past
What's old is new again with these retro crysal, bead, and wire earrings.
Wrap & Curl Earrings
I combined a number of jewelry techniques to create these earrings, which make a matching set when combined with my Heart Throb Necklace and Flower & Bead Bracelet projects.
Princess Earrings
These earrings look like a princess would wear them. I use hematite and crystal beads along with sterling wire.
Gypsy Wire Earrings
Lots of loops create this wire design which looks great with lots of dangling beads.
No Wire Hanger Earrings
Unless you make them into a pretty pair of earrings like I did here. Use wire and beads to make a earring that will remind you of little wire earrings.

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