How to Make Quilling Earrings?

Crafting earrings does not always involve the use of full beads. In my master class I will show you a simple way how to make quilling earrings from paper strips. And the suggested photos will be helpful in this.

Quilling earrings

Quilled earrings

Total Time: 20 minutes

Step 1: Get the materials

Materials

Prepare paper strips in the color you like. In my case it is yellow and red. You can also use any other shape of rhinestones.

Step 2: Make the loose coil

Make the loose coil

First take a red paper strip, roll it with a quilling tool, and then place it in a 12mm diameter quilling board.

Step 3: Fix the tip of the loose coil with glue

Fix the tip of the loose coil with glue

Carefully pull out the resulting coil, and fix the tip of the strip with PVA glue.

Step 4: Make a second loose coil

Make a second loose coil

Make a second loose coil from the yellow paper strip in the same way. Use the previous steps to do this.

Step 5: Make two drop coils

Make two drop coils

Now use your fingers to pinch each coil on one side to give them a drop shape.

Step 6: Roll a tight coil

Roll a tight coil

To create the connecting element, take another red colored paper strip and roll it tightly. You’ll have a tight coil (or tight roll) shape. Don’t forget to glue the tip.

Step 7: Connect the 2 drop coils

Connect the 2 drop coils

Using a drop of PVA glue, join the red and yellow drop coils with their round sides together.

Step 8: Connect the jump rings and tight coil

Connect the jump rings and tight coil

Using pliers, unclip the metal jump rings and insert them into the tight coil.

Step 9: Connect the jump rings and fishhook earwires

Connect the jump rings and fishhook earwires

Add fishhook earwires, then gently reconnect the ends of the jump rings.

Step 10: Assembling the earring

Assembling the earring

Now glue this piece to the glued drop coils you made earlier.

Step 11: Decorate your earring with a rhinestone

Decorate your earring with a rhinestone

All you have to do is decorate your earring with a decorative rhinestone. Attach it in the center using PVA glue.

Step 12: Make a second earring

13 Make a second earring

Repeat the previous steps to make another quilling earring in the same way.

Supply:

  • paper quilling strips;
  • findings for earrings (2 jump rings, 2 fishhook earwires);
  • decorative rhinestones.

Tools:

  • quilling board;
  • quilling tool;
  • PVA glue;
  • pliers.

You can make such a decoration in any color scheme, matching it to your outfit.