Garnet & Chain Drop Earrings

These beautiful on trend garnet and chain drop earrings are glossy and rich in colour.  Adding a silver mini belcher chain has added a touch of glamour to the design.

Step By Step Instructions

1. To start, use side cutters to cut the silver belcher chain in half giving 2 equal halves of 5cm each.

2. Thread six beads onto the headpin.

3. Use side cutters to cut the excess headpin length leaving enough of the headpin to form a loop.

4. Using round nose pliers create a loop with the headpin at the end of the beads. 

5. Use snipe or flat nose pliers to twist open a jump ring. Link in the loop of the headpin and the end of the chain and close the jump ring.

Read our guide on how to open and close a jump ring here.

6. Twist open a second jump ring and link in the other end of the chain and the loop of the earwire. Close the jump ring. 

7. Repeat the process to create the second earring and your design is now complete.

Recommended Tools

Snipe nose pliers or flat nose pliers

Round nose pliers

You may like to get our pack of pliers & side cutters which is an economical way of buying all the pliers you will need for every project!

Customise Your Kit

Shop earwires

Shop beads

Shop metal beads

Helpful Pages

How to wire wrap a headpin

Read our wire wrapping advice pages with tutorials

Jewellery Making Books

The Basics of Bead Stringing by Debbie Kanan

Beading Design by Kim Glover

Kernowcraft's jewellery making kits are aimed to inspire you - therefore the step by step instructions are available online only with a shopping list, where you can easily customise the design to suit you. We recommend printing or bookmarking this page ready to follow.

The suggested products used in this project are suggestions to inspire you. Products used were compatible at the time of making but do be aware that gemstones are natural and hand cut stocks can vary, so do use your own common sense as to the compatibility of each item when making.