Long Statement Earrings DIY

My concert outfit was entirely self-made. I made my dress, I did my own hair, and I also made my own jewelry. These are the earrings I made for this special occasion. Since the dress has a lot of sparkling around the neckline, the only other piece of jewelry I added was a pair of earrings. And I wanted the earrings to compliment the dress.

I'm very happy with the result, so I thought I'd share the process with you in case you'd like to make yourself a pair of fabulous earrings.

Here's what you need:

1. 2 big rhinestones that have sewing holes.
2. Beads -  I used 2 different kind, smaller transparent ones, and bigger metallic grey ones
3. Fishing cord - mine was a size 30, what ever that means :)
4. 2 earring studs
5. Bead stoppers - again, I used bigger ones for securing the cords, and smaller ones for the beads
6. Flat-nosed pliers
7. Super glue

The process is rather simple:
1. Cut 3 strands (you could use more or less, 3 will give you 6 bead strands in the end) of fishing cord about 20cm each. Put them together and pull them half way through one of the sewing holes on the rhinestones.
2. Fold the cords in half so that you'll get 6 strands in your hand.
3. Pull the 6 strands through one bead stopper and secure it as close to the rhinestone as possible.
4. Start beading the strands. Add a bead and then secure a bead stopper after it.
5. I differentiated between the order of the beads and their distance, and also their number, so that some of the strands ended up shorter than the others. Just cut the cord ends about 1 cm from the last bead stopper.
6. Lastly glue a stud onto the back of the rhinestone, let dry, and you're done.

Enjoy making yourself a pair of statement earrings!