Make your own earrings!

Here’s another satisfied customer!

Mom says: "Meara did most of the work herself (I bent the wire for her to connect the findings). She had a good time piecing it together. What a fantastic idea to sell the kits at your shows.”

Before I started selling the kits at shows, I “tried it out” on two 11 year old twins. They did great! With very little instruction, they each produced a pair of unique and artful earrings. Since then I have sold many many kits, not only for 11 year old girls, but to women who wanted a fun craft for ladies night out, for birthday parties, for stocking stuffers, for grandmas to make with her grandkids, for jewelry makers to add to their repertoire with new materials, and to jewelry lovers of all ages.

At a recent show, one of my customers came by who had purchased a kit the year before. She was wearing the pair of earrings she had made from the kit, and was ready to purchase again. I loved seeing how she took the contents of the kit and made something totally unique!

Would you like to make your own very one of a kind earrings?

If you want to order a kit go to my Etsy shop. There are many color combinations available there, but you can request whatever colors you want. You can also customize whether you want gold or silver posts, or clip ons.

Check out the video on how to make them from the kit.

Send me a picture of the finished product and I will post you on my blog!

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