Lightsaber Earrings

Just like everyone else, I've caught Star Wars fever! I really wanted to make some earrings for my sister that were Star Wars-y but still classy enough not to be novelty.

This Instructable would be suitable for any crafter, but if you are a more experienced jewellery-maker then you may not need to read the instructions so carefully since I have made them quite detailed for beginners.

I really hope you like this project :)

Materials:

2 silver earring hooks.

2 silver head-pins.

2 bugle beads in whichever colour you want your lightsaber blade to be.

2 small silver beads for the handle of the lightsaber.

Equipment:

Small pliers for working with wire

Cutting pliers

I would recommend that you work on a tray or a large plate so you can't spill the beads too much!

Take one of your silver head-pins and thread one of your bugle beads onto it. Next, add your silver bead.

Snip the head-pin about 1 cm (0.4 in.) from the top of your silver bead.

Repeat this with both of your head-pins and beads.

This next step is quite fiddly, so don't worry if it takes you a while to get it right - keep trying!

Using your pliers, curve the part of the head-pin which doesn't have beads on it into a semicircle, but don't close the gap yet.

Next, add your earring hook, then curve the pin to completely close the gap. You may need to squidge the pin a bit to get the gap absolutely closed.

Hold your earring by the hook to check that it hangs properly - if it doesn't, try loosening the circle which has the hook on it and trying again.

Repeat this with your other earring.

Your earrings are now ready to wear! You might need to bend the earring hooks a little bit so that they stay on, depending on the type of hook that you bought.

I hope you liked this project!