Make a gift in less than 10 minutes? Something someone would actually want? Yes you can. Take a look at this:
If you do any beading at all you will have the supplies on hand, if not you can find what you need at a craft store or even wal*mart. You will need:
Silver headpins, French ear wires, small round metal beads, metal bead caps, round or oval beads (I used resin since they are beautiful and lightweight but you can use whatever you have on hand, beware glass and stone beads may be too heavy with the thick metal bead caps), round nose pliers and a wire cutter. BTW I got my flush wire cutter at wal-mart for $4 and it is high quality and a dream to use, also you can get a kit for about $4 that will let you make 6 pairs of earrings, I like to buy in bulk for the best prices though.
On a bead board or towel (so the beads don’t roll away) lay out your design.
Slide the beads on the headpin.
Use the plyers to make a loop in the headpin 1/8″ above the beadcap.
Slip on the earwire. Wrap the headpin wire under the loop.
Repeat for the other earring.
Who wouldn’t love that! The blue and pink beads I used are from Fire Mountain Gems. I received a gift certificate to them as compensation from Bead Trends Magazine when they published some of my Jewelery last summer (July August 2008). They have million of beads to choose from, I was overwhelmed so I vent to the value pack section and found these cute lightweight resin beads that looked like jellybeans! how cute! I got a lot of other stuff too with my $20 gift certificate and they sent a free strand of beads with my order!
Well, I’d better start making rolls for our Christmas celebrations around here (I’d rather make some more earrings though LOL) Have a happy safe Christmas Eve!