How to Make Sparkling Star Dangle Earrings with Glass Beads and Bugle Beads

Summary: Today we’ll show you how to make a pair of beaded star earrings, which could be a perfect accessory for Christmas.

How to Make Sparkling Star Dangle Earrings with Glass Beads and Bugle Beads

To make these star dangle earrings, you just need to get some bright colored glass beads, seed beads, and bugle beads. It won’t ask too much beading skills to make them, if you want to know how, just follow me to see the details.

Supplies needed to make the star earrings:

Fishing Wire or 0.2mm Tiger Tail Wire
Jump rings
4mm Red Bicone Glass Beads
4mm Blue Bicone Glass Beads
Earring Hooks
2mm Golden Seed Beads
6mm Golden Bugle Beads
Long Nose Pliers
Scissors

Supplies needed to make the star earrings

How to make beaded star earrings:

Step 1: Make the basic bead units

1st, successively thread one red bicone glass bead, one blue bicone glass bead, one red bicone glass bead, one blue bicone glass bead onto a tiger wire, then cross the wire end through the first red bead to make a bead loop;
2nd, add one blue bicone bead to each wire and thread both wire ends through a red bicone bead, then tighten the wires.

Make the basic bead units

Step 2: Complete the center bead pattern

1st, add one blue bicone bead to each wire and cross both wires through a red bicone bead, then repeat it one more time to add three more beads;
2nd, add one blue bicone bead to each wire and cross both wires through the very first red bicone bead, tighten the wires to finish the center bead pattern of the star.

Complete the center bead pattern

Step 3: Add bugle beads to make the star

1st, add one golden bugle bead, one golden seed bead, and another golden seed bead to the wire and cross both wires through the red bicone bead;
2nd, cross one wire (as working wire) through the nearby blue bead and add a golden bugle bead to this wire, then cross the wire through the seed bead.

Add bugle beads to make the star

Step 4: Complete the star

1st, add one golden bugle bead to the working wire and cross the wire through the nearby red bicone bead, tighten the wire;
2nd, repeat to add more bugle beads to finish the star pattern;
3rd, add a jump ring to the star top and attach an earring hook to the jump ring;
4th, repeat to make another star earring in the same way.

Complete the star

Here comes the final look of these beaded star earrings:

final look of these beaded star earrings

And this is how it looks like when you’re wearing it:

how it looks like when you’re wearing it

Wow! So beautiful! Isn’t it? And it won’t take long to make them. If you like the design, just try to make a pair by yourself!

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