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Cute Lined Paper Printable (13 Free Designs)

Cute Lined Paper Printable (13 Free Designs)

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Looking for cute lined paper printable? Here are 13 of such printables you can choose and print for free for your personal use.

These printables come in a compilation of 6 designs ranging from flowers and butterflies, clouds and rainbows, animals, cactuses, bees and hearts. Some collections have up to 5 designs, and some only 1 design.

4 designs of cute lined paper printable templates.
Cute Lined Paper Printable Templates for Free

These cute lined paper printable designs consist of printable lined paper templates with straight lines (horizontal lines). The cute designs on these pages comes as borders (some in black and white and some in color), while some come as corner designs while the others as top and bottom borders.

All the templates on this page are PDF format and you will need Adobe reader to be able to open the files and print them. You can print and use these cute lined paper printables as single sheets of cute lined paper or printable lined notebook paper, or you can print a stack of them and make them into cute notebooks.

To make into notebooks, simply stack the papers together and staple the sides to form a booklet and hide the sides with a pretty tape. Another way would be to attached a ring binder to the printables and turn them into a binder notebook.

The Free Printable Lined Paper Templates

Rainbow Party Lined Paper Template

  • There are 4 designs in this rainbow party lined free printables. The designs come in cute animated and colorful rainbows, clouds, stars, buntings and party treats.
A cute lined paper with rainbows, stars and clouds.
1 - Rainbow, stars, cloud and bunting
A cute lined paper with bunting, doughnuts and cupcakes images.
2 - Bunting, doughnut, lollipop and cupcake
A lined paper with stars, balloons and buntings.
3 - Balloons and stars
A free lined paper template with rainbow border.
4 - Rainbows, clouds and raindrops

Cute dog lined paper template

  • These dog themed free printable paper templates come in a collection of 5 different free printable writing paper designs. The dog images are in color and therefore this printable templates are best printed on white sheets of paper.
Lined paper template with dog image.
1 - Orange Dog
Lined paper template with dog images.
2 - Be Happy Dog
Lined paper template with pink dog.
3 - Dog with Heart
Lined paper template with grey dog.
4 - Hello Dog
Lined paper template with cute dogs bottom border.
5 - Dog Bottom Border

Cactus border paper

  • This cactus themed paper design consist of a lined writing paper template with black and white cactus images. You can use it to write as it is, or can even choose to color the cactuses if you like.
Lined paper template with animated cactus border.
Lined Paper with Cactus Border

Bee border design writing paper

  • This free printable writing template comes with a bottom border of 6 different animated bees in color. Additionally, there are 2 more slightly larger bees, one on the top left corner of the page (where you start writing) and another one halfway through the page, on the right.
Line paper template with animated bees.
Cute Bees Lined Paper Template

Heart writing paper templates with lines

  • This heart writing paper collection comes in 4 different free lined paper designs - 3 in black and white and 1 in color.
  • You can exercise a little creativity with the black and white templates by coloring them to your liking.
1 - Hearts and envelopes
Printable writing template with flying envelope and hearts bottom border.
2 - Flying Envelope with Hearts
Cute lined paper printable template with envelope hearts border.
3 - Envelope Hearts Border
Pink hearts lined paper template.
4 - Pink Hearts

Butterfly lined paper

  • These pretty butterfly themed lined paper are all in color. There are a total of 3 designs on this collection.
  • One template has 2 butterflies, one the top left corner and bottom right corner of the page.
  • The other 2 templates have a butterfly on the top left corner of the template and a row of flowers border at the bottom.
Cute lined paper printable with butterflies.
1 - Purple and Yellow Butterflies
Lined paper template with yellow butterfly and yellow flowers.
2 - Yellow Butterfly and Yellow Flowers
Lined template with blue butterfly and yellow flowers.
3 - Blue Butterfly and Yellow Flowers

How to Print the Paper Templates

  • All the templates on this page are free for personal use. You can print and use them as many as you like.
  • Some are in black and white, and can be printed on blank sheets of white paper or even colored paper (A4 or letter size), provided the color is light enough for the black printing to show.
  • Some designs are colored and are best printed on blank white sheets of paper (A4 or letter size).
  • To print, simply click on each image and the pdf files will open.
  • Check your printer setting (paper size), place the correct paper size into your printer and choose the print option on the print menu to print your templates.

What can you do with these cute lined paper?

These cute lined paper printable templates are meant for writing. You can print and use them as individual sheets of paper for writing, or you can even print and compile them (especially those with more than one design in a collection) into a writing notebook. Here are some of the uses for these free lined printable template:

  • For writing letters - print the templates an use them to write letters to your friends and loved ones.
  • For high school projects, to practice hand writing for elementary schools (standard letter or cursive writing)
  • As bullet journals or junk
  • Compiled into blank notebooks
  • To write short stories
  • To write your to-do list or grocery list
  • As writing papers for college students

Like these cute paper templates? Here are my other crafts you might want to check out:

Enjoy!

Dove Template Printable (4 Free Designs)

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Looking for dove template that are printable and free? Check out these cool templates I have which you can download and print for your personal use.

I have a total of 4 different dove design templates on this page. Some are large and some are smaller, so you can use them for small and large projects alike.

A dove sitting on a branch, looking sideways.
Dove Template Printable

The doves also come is a number of various positions - the front profile of a flying dove with its wings wide open, the back profile of a dove sitting on a branch, the side profile of a flying dove on its own as well as another side profile against a background of a cross and wreath for Easter.

Printable Dove Template Idea

Dove with Open Wings Template

A dove template with an image of a dove with its wings wide open.
Template 1 - Dove with Open Wings
A template of 2 doves with wings wide open.
Template 2 - Doves with Open Wings
  • In this design, I have created 2 pages, one with a single large bird to be printed on a single sheet of paper, while the other page has 2 smaller version of the bird, each one looking into the opposite direction.
  • Click on each images to open the PDF file and print them.

Flying Dove Template (Side Profile)

Template 1 - Flying Dove (Side Profile)
Side profile of a dove template.
Template 2 - Flying Doves (Side Profiles)
  • Similar to the dove design above, I have created 2 templates for this dove design. One is a single large template on a piece of paper, while the other page consists of 2 dove templates each looking into the opposite direction.
  • To print these images, click on each image to open the PDF file for printing.

Dove Sitting on a Branch Template (Back Profile)

A dove sitting on a branch, looking sideways.
Simple Dove Sitting on a Branch Template
  • In this design, the dove template depicts the bird sitting on a branch, showing its back profile and looking sideways.
  • Unlike the 2 designs above, this design comes in a single size.

Easter Dove Template

Easter dove template with a dove against a cross backdrop and a round leaf wreath.
Dove Easter Template
  • In this design which is designed specially for Easter, the Dove is profiled sideways against the backdrop on a cross and a border of round leaves wreath. At the bottom of the template is the phrase "Easter".

How to Print the Templates

  • All the templates on this page are free for personal use. You can print and use them as many as you like.
  • All the templates are in black and white, and are best printed on blank sheets of white paper (A4 or letter size).
  • To print, simply click on each image and a pdf file will open.
  • Check your printer setting (paper size), place the correct paper size into your printer and choose the print option on the print menu to print your templates.

What Can You Use the Templates For?

1. Use as coloring pages

  • All the dove templates on this page are in black and white, and are therefore perfect to be used as coloring pages, both children and adults.
  • To use these templates as coloring pages, they are best printed on white paper.

2. Make a greeting card

  • These dove templates can also be used to make greeting cards. For this purpose, you may want to use the smaller bird images so that they can be cut and pasted onto the front a folded A4 size or letter size cardboard.
  • You can color the bird first and then cut it along the outline. Once cut, apply glue to the back and stick it to the front of your greeting card.
  • Proceed to write your message inside the card for a cute handmade greeting card.

3. Use as poster for symbol of peace

  • White dove birds are often used as a symbol of peace and freedom. And you can use the templates on this page as peace dove template for posters to symbolize peace and harmony.
  • Print your chosen template on a piece of white paper. Cut it out along its outline and paste it onto your poster template. Leave the dove white and for contrast, you can use a colored poster paper for the background.
  • Add a peace symbol or any wordings on the poster if you like (these can be drawn or written by hand).
  • Pin your poster onto a bulletin boards or a notice board for all to see.

4. Craft idea for children

  • In addition to using these templates as coloring pages, you can also use them to teach children about doves.
  • Additionally, you can also use the templates to train on children's motor skills. Trace the wings and eyes of the birds onto another paper and ask them to cut and paste the wings and the eyes onto the templates.
  • You can also cut out the dove template printables and use them as wall hangings. Cut a few strands of white ribbon and attach these strips to the tail with glue (use the template with the wings wide open). Attach another strip of ribbon (form it into a loop) at the back of the dove's head and use it to hang the dove on the wall or a door and see how the ribbon strips at the tail move as wind blows on them.

Like this free and easy printable template? Here are my other templates and crafts you might want to check out:

Enjoy!

Dotted Lined Paper (Printable)

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Looking for free dotted lined paper printable? Here are some really cool templates you can choose and print for free for your personal use.

These dotted lined paper templates comes is a variety of horizontal lines design, ranging from narrow lines to wide ones, as well as in combination of dotted and solid lines.

Images of 4 different designs of dotted lined paper.
Printable PDF Writing Paper Templates - Dotted Lined Paper

I also have templates with plain lines and dotted lines in different colors that are perfect for practicing handwriting, be it for young children or elementary school children who are learning to write or familiarize with letter formation or older children who wish to practice cursive handwriting.

What are dotted lined paper?

Dotted lined paper is generally the same as lined paper or ruled paper, but instead of the lines being solid, they are drawn as dots in a line or dashes in a line.

All the dotted lined paper templates on this page come with dashed lines instead of dots.

Types of Templates

I have a total of 12 different printable dotted lined paper designs for you to choose from on this page.

Plain Dotted Lines

Narrow Dotted Lines (6.35mm) - Black Lines
  • This template comes with dotted lines from top to bottom (with margins on the top, bottom, right and left.)
  • Each straight line is made up of dashes and are black in color.
  • The width between each dotted line is approximately 6.35mm.
Medium Dotted Lines (7.1mm) - Black Lines
  • Similar to the template above, this dotted line paper template comes with dashed lines from top to bottom (with margins on the top, bottom, right and left).
  • The lines are black in color.
  • The width between each dotted line is approximately 7.1mm.
Wide Dotted Lines (8.7mm) - Black Lines
  • This template comes with dotted lines from top to bottom (with margins on the top, bottom, right and left.)
  • Each line is made up of dashes and is black in color.
  • The width between each dotted line is approximately 8.7mm.
Wide Dotted Lines (8.7mm) Black Lines - (Half-page)
  • This template is similar to the one above except that the lines are only on the bottom half of the page. The top half is blank and suitable for drawing or sketches.
  • Each line is made up of dashes and is black in color and the width between each dotted line is approximately 8.7mm.

Combination Dotted Lines - Colored

Full Page Handwriting Template (Solid & Dotted Lines)- Blue & Red Lines
  • Also known as penmanship paper template, this template consists of groups of 3 lines. The top line is solid while the second line is dotted. Both are in blue.
  • The third line color is red and is a solid line.
Half Page Handwriting Template (Solid & Dotted Lines) - Blue and Red Lines
  • This dotted line and solid line paper design is similar to the template above, except that the lines are only half of the page. The remaining half page is left black for any drawings or sketches.
  • The template consists of groups of 3 lines starting with a solid plain line in blue, followed by the dotted (dashed) line in blue and finally, a solid line in red.

Combination Dotted Lines - Black

Handwriting Template (Solid & Dotted Lines) - Black Lines
  • This template consists of sets of 3 lines.
  • Each set consists on a black solid line on top, followed by a black dotted (dashed) line and finally a solid black bottom line like the first.

Half Page Handwriting Template (Solid & Dotted Lines) - Black Lines
  • Similar to the template above, the lines on this printable lined template consist of sets of 3 lines in solid, dotted and solid black lines.
  • However, the lines are present only on the bottom half of the paper template.
  • The top half of the paper is blank, and can be used to draw or sketch.

Full Page Handwriting Template (Double Dotted Lines) - Black Lines
  • This dotted lined paper printable consists of sets of 2 dotted lines in between 2 solid lines.
  • All lines are black in color.
Half Page Handwriting Template (Double Dotted Lines) - Black Lines
  • Similar to the above design, however, instead of the lines appearing full page, this template on has them bottom half of the page.
  • The top half of the page is black, suitable for sketching or drawing and coloring.
Full Page Handwriting Template (Alternate Dotted and Solid Lines) - Black Lines
  • This dotted line page template consists of sets of plain lines and dotted lines alternated.
  • All the lines are black in color.
Half Page Handwriting Template (Alternate Dotted and Solid Lines) - Black Lines
  • This paper template is similar to the above, expect that the lines only appear on the bottom half of the page.
  • The top half is left black to allow space for drawing or sketching and coloring.

How to Print the Templates

All the templates provided above are printable for free and come in PDF format (PDF files). You can either print them as a single page, or multiple pages.

To print the templates, you can either download them onto your PC first or print them directly from this page.

To download, click on the download arrow on the top right corner of the templates and save them on your computer.

If you wish to print directly from this page, click on the print button. On your print menu, choose the correct printer settings, i.e. the paper size (the templates are all set for A4 size paper) and color setting (choose color setting for the blue and red lines templates) before printing.

You can print these dotted lined paper printable templates on any light colored blank pages of paper. They are best printed on white papers. However, if you want them on any other designed or color or themed paper, you can also use them.

What can you use these free printable template for?

You can use these dotted lines papers as practice sheets or handwriting paper to practice handwriting especially those with a combination of solid plain lines and dotted lines.

Having said that, you can also use these printable lined papers for bullet journal, to write down your to-do list, as academic paper, to write friendly letters,

Like this free printable paper? Here are my other crafts you might want to check out:

4 designs of dotted lined paper.
Dotted Lined Paper Printable for Free

Enjoy!

Free Printable Lined Paper (Ruled Paper)

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If you are looking for free printable lined papers, this is the right place for you. I have here, free printable lined paper templates of straight lines and dotted lines in different row heights and colors for you to print and use, as many as you like.

These free printable lined paper templates (also often called ruled papers) can be put to a whole lot of good use. You can use them for school projects, as academic papers, to practice handwriting (for creative writing process), for writing out your grocery list or your to-do list. You can also print a stack of these templates and staple them together to make lined notebook.

Images of free printable lined paper with dotted lines, manuscript lines and ruled lines.
Free Printable Lined Paper

Each free printable lined paper template comes in PDF format (can be opened with an Adobe reader). All you need to do is click on the printer icon on each template to open the print menu. If you choose the colored line pages, choose color option on your printer settings or menu. Otherwise, you can leave it black and white. Click on the print button to print your free pdf file templates.

What is Lined Paper?

Lined paper (also known as ruled paper) is simply a piece of paper with evenly spaced horizontal lines printed or drawn on it. As simple as it may sound, you can find a wide variety of lined paper in the market.

Most common lined papers or ruled papers come in the form of white paper with fine horizontal lines. The lines are mostly black or blue lines, but you can also find some in other different colors and in dotted line. Some even come with a red vertical line on the side.

Lined paper is often used in schools, colleges, kindergartens and also by professionals for formal write-ups. The lines serve as a guide to write and are perfect to practice handwriting among elementary school children. Lined papers are also great for practicing cursive writing.

Here are the factors you need to consider in choosing the free printables (paper templates):

Different line heights

  • The wider the space between each line , the lesser lines you will get on your paper and the narrower the lines, the more lines you will get, which means you can write more on a single piece of paper.
  • Wide ruled or lined papers are best for children who tend to write in bigger font sizes as compared to college students and adults. Having said that, wide lined papers are also suitable for people with generally large handwriting, vice versa.

Paper sizes

  • The free printable paper templates I have on this page are for standard A4 sized sheets of paper.

Color of the lines and style

  • Most of the templates on this page come with black lines. I also have some templates in blue lines.
  • Some templates come in fine solid lines, while others are drawn in dotted lines and a combination of both.

Types of Lined Paper

Wide lined paper ( wide-ruled paper or legal paper) - these are templates with lines that are 8.7mm apart. In a typical A4 sized paper, you will get approximately 28 lines on a each sheet of paper.

Medium lined paper (medium-ruled paper or College paper) - these are templates with lines that are approximately 7.1mm wide. In a typical A4 sized paper, you will get 37 number of lines on each sheet of paper.

Narrow lined paper (narrow-ruled paper) - these are templates with the most number of horizontal lines. Each line is 6.35mm apart and there are a total of 53 lines on each sheet of paper.

Manuscript paper - There are 2 different types of manuscript paper. The first type is a writing template with groups of 3 lines known as penmanship paper. In this type of manuscript paper, the middle line of each of the group of 3 lines is in dotted form while the remaining top and bottom lines are in straight lines. This paper is perfect for children to practice handwriting. The other type of manuscript paper comes in groups of 5 lines . Also known as music paper, this type of manuscript paper is typically used to draw or write musical notes.

How to choose the free paper printables

As provided above, the printable lined paper templates I have on this page vary by line height, line type and line color and designs. In choosing the templates for printing, make sure you choose the type of template with the correct line height. Here are the free printable writing paper in pdf version for you to download or print directly:

Medium Lined Paper 7.1mm - Black Lines
Narrow Lined Paper 6.35mm - Black Lines
Wide Lined Paper 8.7mm - Black Lines
Medium Lined Paper 7.1mm - Blue
Narrow Lined Paper 6.35mm- Blue
Wide Lined Paper 8.7mm - Blue
Medium Lined Paper 7.1mm -Blue & Red
Narrow Lined Paper 6.35mm -Blue & Red
Wide Lined Paper 8.7mm - Blue & Red
Medium Lined Paper 7.1mm -Dotted
Narrow Lined Paper 6.35mm - Dotted
Wide Lined Paper 8.7mm - Dotted
Handwriting Template
Music Paper

Best type of paper to print the writing paper templates

All the free printable lined paper templates on this page are perfect for printing on blank white paper. You can also print them on themed paper or papers with designs on them.

In printing these paper templates, make sure you choose the correct paper size. Also check your printer setting to match your paper size.

And that's pretty much my free printable lined paper templates for you!

Like this page? Here are my other crafts you might want to check out:

Happy Crafting 🙂

Earring Making for Beginners (2 Easy Projects)

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This tutorial on earring making for beginners is an excellent place to start if you would like to venture into earring making.

I will start with the basic tools you need to have and then show the supplies and simple wire loops technique you need to make 2 very easy and beautiful designs every beginner can start with.

A pair of fish earrings with charms.
Project 1: Easy earrings with charms
A pair of white and pink earrings.
Project 2: Beginner earrings with beads

The first earring design is made using charms. These are simple pair of earrings, and can be customized in many ways by simply using different types of charms. You can even make this without any special jewelry making tools.

The second design is also a perfect idea when it comes to earring making for beginners, and in this design, I will show you how to use simple looping technique to make pretty and elegant pearl earrings.

Table of contents

Tools you need

Earring making for beginners will be a lot easier with these basic must-have tools:

Flat nose plier.
Flat nose plier
Round nose plier.
Round nose plier
Wire cutter.
Wire cutter
  • Flat nose pliers
  • Round nose pliers
  • Wire cutter

These are easily available in any local craft store and make jewelry making an easy process.

Nevertheless, you can still make your own handmade earrings without these essential tools and I will show you how in my first diy earrings design.

Basic supplies to make earrings:

These are the commonly used supplies in making earrings, and eventhough not all will be used in the earrings designs on this page.

  • Jewelry Wire – These jewelry making wires are often sold in spools and come in different thickness and hardness (gauge). You can find them in gold, silver and bronze. Some as special for beading and called beading wire.
  • Jump rings – These are wires that are formed into small circles and used to connect charms and beads in making jewelry. Jump rings come is various different sizes and are all commonly within 1cm in diameter. They also come in various thickness.
  • Head pins – These are long pins with a small stud at one end. Headpins are often used to make bead dangles and the studs on one end help to hold the beads.
  • Eye pins – Eye pins are also similar to headpins, however, instead of a stud on one end, they have a loop. Eyepins are useful for making dangles that can be attached on both sides.
  • Earring Hooks/ Ear Wires – Earring hooks come in various shapes and patterns. They most commonly have a loop at the end to allow attachment of dangles.

Design 1 – Easy Charm Earrings

A pair of fish earrings with charms.
Handmade Jewelry - Simple Dangle Earrings

These first earrings design does not require any special tools. All you need are the supplies below and very easy steps:

Supplies

Supplies for making charm jewelry.
  • Earring hooks
  • Charms

Video:

Here the full video with complete tutorials on how to make these easy charm earrings. And get the full, step by step images and instructions right in the next section below:

Instructions:

A poster of 4 images showing how to make earrings for beginners without tools.
  1. Twist open the small loop of the earring hooks.
  2. Attach the charm to it.
  3. Twist the earring hook loop to close.
  4. Repeat the process to make another earring and and your easy charm earrings are ready.
Earring making for beginners - A pair of fish earrings.
Earring Making for Beginners - Earrings with Charms

Options:

  • You can use this technique to create charm earrings in any pattern or design. Simply choose your favourite charm and make your charm earrings.
  • You can also add more than one charm to make your charm earrings. Simply attach both charms to the earring hooks.
2 pairs of charm jewelry.
2 pairs of easy earrings for beginners - Simple Designs

Design 2 – Easy pearl earring making for beginners

Earring making for beginners - A pair of white and pink earrings.
Easy Handmade Earrings for Beginners - Gorgeous Beaded Jewelry

In this easy beginner earring design, you need to use simple looping techniques. Check out how to make these in the video below. The full supply list and step by step instruction are right below the video.

Video

Here is my video featuring detailed instructions of basic techniques for making this piece of jewelry.

Supplies:

Supplies for making earrings for beginners.
  • 2 Earring hooks
  • Pink pearl beads (2 beads measuring 12mm in diameter each)
  • White pearl beads (2 beads measuring 8mm in diameter each)
  • 2 headpins (measuring approximate 35mm in diameter)
  • 2 bead caps in gold (measuring 6mm in diameter)

Jewelry Tools:

  • Round nose plier

Step one: Making the pearl dangles

A poster of 6 images showing how to make pearl dangles.
  1. Insert the bead cap into the head pin.
  2. Next, insert the pink bead.
  3. Follow with a white bead.
  4. Top the white bead with a bead cap.
  5. Form a loop with the remaining headpin wire.
  6. Repeat the process to make the other pearl dangle.

Step 2: Attaching the dangle to the earring hook

Attaching pearl dangle to earring hook.
  1. Twist open the loop at the end of the earring hook with a round rose plier.
  2. Insert the bead dangle.
  3. Twist the loop of the earring hook close, again with a round nose plier.
  4. Repeat the process for the other earring to complete the pair.
Earring making for beginners - A pair of white and pink earrings.
Earring Making for Beginners - Easy Pearl Earrings

Options:

  • Colors of beads and size – These easy earrings can be customized to different bead sizes and colors. Choose any size you like or any color to suit your personal style. You can even use glass beads, wood beads, plastic beads, crystal beads or other decorative beads. All these will make perfect beads for these earrings.
  • Earrings length – I made these earrings with 2 pearl beads on each side. If you prefer longer earrings, you can make yours with 3 beads. Just make sure you use a long enough headpin that can fit all 3 beads and still form a loop at the end. And if you prefer shorter earrings, use just one bead. Just remember to cut off the excess wire so that your loop at the end of the dangle is not too big.
  • Earring Findings - If you are not a fan of fish earring hooks, simply replace them with any other kind of earring wires you like.
A pair of white and pink earrings.
Earring Making for Beginners - Easy Dangle Earrings
A pair of red and grey earrings.
Basic Earring Making for Beginners - Easy Dangle Earrings

And that's pretty much my easy tutorial on earring making for beginners.

Like these earrings designs? Here are my other easy DIY jewelry projects you might want to check out

Happy Crafting and Good Luck 😊

How to Make Faux Leather Earrings (without Cricut)

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Learn how to make faux leather earrings with this easy tutorial. Using faux leather and seed beads, you can DIY these lovely pair of handmade teardrop shaped earrings in no time at all. And you don't need a Cricut machine too!

A pair of faux leather earrings in grey and yellow.
Faux Leather DIY Earrings without Cricut Maker - A New Jewelry Craft Project

These pretty pair of leather earrings are made using faux leather. I am not a fan of animal leather and prefer to use faux leather. Having said that, you can also make these pair of earrings with genuine leather if you like.

The earrings consist of grey and yellow leather cut into teardrop shapes and glued together. Seed bead dangles in blue, orange and turquoise are then added to the bottom of each earring, forming cute bead dangles. The completed leather and bead dangles are then attached to thin earring hooks, for a perfectly gorgeous pair of DIY handmade leather earrings. All the materials needed for this project can be easily found in your local craft store.

Each earring measure 7.5cm long and 3cm wide.

How to Make

Video Tutorial

Here is my Youtube video tutorial on how to make the faux leather earrings. The complete list of tools and supplies needed to make your own leather earrings are provided right below, including step by step images for making these pretty handmade faux leather earrings.

Supplies (Materials List)

Supplies to make faux leather earrings.
Supplies to make faux leather earrings
  • Grey faux leather (approximately 5 cm by 8 cm sized piece of faux leather)
  • Yellow faux leather (approximately 3cm by 5cm sized piece of faux leather)
  • 22 small jump rings (approximately 0.4cm in diameter)
  • 2 large jump rings (approximately 1cm in diameter)
  • 2 earring hooks
  • Seed beads (10 turquoise, 10 orange and 10 dark blue beads)

Tools

  • Teardrop shaped mold or paper earring template (in 2 different sizes measuring 4cm by 2.75cm and 2.5cm by 1.75cm)
  • Leather punch
  • Scissors
  • Flat nose jewelry pliers
  • Round nose jewelry pliers
  • Glue

Cutting the faux leather

A poster of 4 images showing how to cut leather.
  1. Turn the grey leather piece over. Place the larger of the 2 teardrop shaped mold (or a paper template) onto the back of the faux leather sheets and mark the outline. Make 2 teardrop shapes.
  2. Repeat the process on the back of the yellow leather piece for the top layer of the earring design. Trace out 2 pieces of teardrop shapes.
  3. Cut out the teardrop shares with a pair of scissors (or a deep cut blade or knife blade).
  4. This is how the cut faux leather piece should look like.

Punch the holes (part 1)

A poster of 4 images showing how to punch holes for jewelry.
  1. Before punching the holes, mark the position of the holes on your faux leather piece. To make sure the holes are perfectly centered, fold the leather piece into 2 as shown.
  2. Holding the leather piece in the folded position, mark 2 dots. One close to the pointed end of the shape, and another one exactly the opposite.
  3. Use a leather puncher to punch out the first small hole at the top. Use the smallest setting for the hole.
  4. Repeat the hole punching at the bottom.

Punch the holes (part 2)

A poster of 4 images showing how to mark dots.
  1. Mark 2 dots next to the hole at the bottom.
  2. Punch the holes out.
  3. Fold the leather piece into 2 again, and holding it folded, mark the 2 dots on the other side, using the punched holes as a guide.
  4. Punch the holes out. This is how it should look like.

Repeat punching holes for the 2nd leather piece

A poster of 6 images showing how to stick leather to make earrings.
  1. Place the 2nd piece of the teardrop shaped grey faux leather piece underneath the earlier one. Make sure the backs are facing together and the shapes are perfectly aligned.
  2. Using the holes as a guide, mark small dots on the bottom leather piece.
  3. Remove the top leather piece and punch out the holes on the bottom piece.
  4. Next, turn the yellow teardrop leather piece over. Apply glue to the back.
  5. Attach it to the grey leather piece as shown.
  6. Repeat the process with the other side of the earring.

Make the seed bead dangles

A poster of 4 images showing how to make seed bead dangles.
  1. Insert the blue, orange and turquoise seed beads into a head pin in the order shown.
  2. Bend the excess pin to about 45 degrees.
  3. Form a loop with a round nose plier.
  4. Repeat the process to make 5 dangles for each earrings, and in total 10 for both sides.

Attach the dangles to the earrings

A poster of 6 images showing how to attached beads.
  1. Insert each dangle into a jump ring.
  2. Close the jump rings with a flat nose plier.
  3. Repeat the process for all the dangles.
  4. Next, open up a jump ring and insert into the first hole in the leather as shown.
  5. Keeping the jump ring open, insert one seed bead dangle.
  6. Close the jump ring. Repeat the process for all the 5 holes at the bottom of both the leather teardrops.

Attach the earring hook

A poster of 6 images showing how to attach earring hooks.

  1. Open the smaller size jump ring.
  2. Insert the earring hook and close it.
  3. Next is fixing the bigger jump rings. Insert a large jump ring into the closed smaller jump ring.
  4. Keeping the large jump ring open, insert the leather piece into it.
  5. Close the jump ring with a flat nose plier.
  6. Repeat the process for the other side of the earring to complete the faux leather pair of earrings.
A pair of faux leather earrings in teardrop shape.
Pretty Faux Leather Earrings - An Easy Project on How to Make Your Own Earrings

Options

Here are some of the different options in making these earrings project:

Leather type and color

  • I used faux leather to make these leather earrings. You can always use genuine leather if you like.
  • And I chose to combine grey and yellow to make my leather earrings. These colors can easily be customized to the variety of colors that you like.

Earrings shape

  • I choose to make my earrings in teardrop shape. If you are not a fan of teardrop shape or wish to try out other different shapes, you can always do that. You can choose to cut your leather into circles, squares, rectangles and even diamond shapes.

Metal color

  • I made my faux leather earrings in bronze metal. This means that the earring hooks, the jump rings and the head pins are all in bronze.
  • If you like to make your leather earrings in gold, simply replace all the metal color to gold ones. Likewise if you prefer silver metal.

Beads size and color

  • For the size of these earrings, the dangles are best made with small beads like seed beads. If you like, you can replace seed beads with other similar sized beads such as pearl beads, or even crystal beads.
  • As for the color, these are totally customizable. Choose the colors you like to make your leather earrings.

And that's pretty much my earring tutorial how to make leather earrings with faux leather and seed beads.

A pair of faux leather earrings in grey and yellow.
DIY Leather Earrings with Faux Leather and Beads - Perfect for Personal Use or As Great Gifts

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How to Make Origami Fish (Paper Fish)

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Learn how to make origami fish with this easy origami fish paper craft idea. With simple art of paper folding technique and just a single piece of square paper, make a very cute paper fish in less than 5 minutes!

3 origami fish.
How to Make Origami Fish - Easy Tutorial.

This easy origami fish is made using a single sheet of square craft paper and can be very quickly folded even by those without any origami skills. I used pre-cut origami paper measuring 15cm by 15cm. The paper is double sided, with pretty floral pattern on one side and plain red background on the other side. Nevertheless, depending on which side of the paper you choose for your fish, only one side will show on the finished origami fish.

The finished origami fish measures 15cm long and 10.5cm wide.

You can make this paper fish as a simple paper folding craft session with your children. You can also use this origami fish to decorate a handmade greeting card (by making the fish is a smaller piece of square paper and sticking it to the front of the card), or make pretty wall deco (by using blue tac to stick it to the wall). Make a school of paper fish and decorate your kid's room!

How to Make

Video Tutorial

Check out my video tutorial below on how to make this easy origami fish. And don't miss the section right below for the list of materials and step by step guide and images to make the paper fish.

Supplies

  • One sheet of square origami paper (measuring 15cm by 15cm).
  • Black marker

Instructions:

I have broken down the folding instructions into 5 steps as follows:

Making the folds

A poster 4 images showing how to fold a paper.

Place the paper on a flat workspace. The front section has floral design. The back section in plain maroon in color.

  1. First step is to fold the paper by bringing the opposite corners of the square sheet together. With the floral side facing up, fold the paper diagonally by bringing the bottom edge on the left to the top right corner. Make sure the corners are aligned. Unfold.
  2. Fold it diagonally again, this time by bringing the top right edge to the bottom left corner. Unfold.
  3. Turn the paper over. Fold it into 2 vertically. Unfold.
  4. Fold it into 2, horizontally. Unfold.

Forming a triangular tab for the body

Form a triangle as shown in the 4 steps below:

A poster of 4 images showing how to fold a triangle.
  1. Place the entire paper with the maroon side facing down on a flat surface. On the bottom half of the paper, fold along the diagonal lines formed earlier that run from both the bottom corner to the center of the paper into a triangle.
  2. As you do this, you will see that the top half of the paper also forming into a triangle.
  3. Press the paper along the folded lines to form a complete triangle.
  4. Lift the triangle and this is how it should look like.

Folding the tail

A poster of 6 images showing how to make paper fish tail.
  1. Position the triangle on your workspace as shown.
  2. Lift the top section of the triangle as shown.
  3. Fold it to the center of the triangle.
  4. And then fold the folded section into half.
  5. Press the folds firmly.
  6. This is how the paper should look like after the folding.

Completing the fish tail

A poster of 6 images showing how to make paper fish tail.
  1. Unfold the section. You will see 3 folded lines.
  2. With that section of the triangle still unfolded, bring the bottom flap (opposite section of the triangle) to the first line as shown. This makes half of the tail fin.
  3. Press it down firmly.
  4. Next, refold the earlier unfolded section along the first folded line (also where the opposite section of the triangle folded in the step above ends).
  5. This is how it should look like.
  6. Turn the folded paper over.

Marking the eyes

Use a black marker to mark the eyes on a paper fish.
  1. To complete the paper fish, mark its eye in black marker.
  2. And this is how the completed fish should look like.

2 paper fishes.
How to Make Origami Fish - Origami Fish Tutorial

Options

Paper size

  • The most important factor in making this fish craft is to make sure you use a perfectly square piece of paper. I used a medium sized 15 cm by 15 cm origami paper.
  • While I used pre-cut origami paper, you can always make these fishes in any other craft paper or color papers like blue paper or white paper or even colorful wrapping papers. All you need to make sure is to cut the paper into a perfect square.
  • To adjust the size of the completed fish, use correspondingly different sized square papers. A larger square will make a larger fish and a smaller square will make a smaller paper fish.

Color and patterns

  • If you use origami papers, you will notice that they are often sold with colors or patterns on both sides.
  • For this origami fish, suffice if the paper is colored or patterned only on one side. This is because, the completed paper fish will only show one color, while the other side will be completely hidden.

What can you do with the fish origami

Make it as a crafting activity with your children

  • This origami fish paper craft is a beginner origami project. It is also easy for children to make this craft. You can simply make this as a crafting activity with your children.

Use it to decorate a greeting card

  • The completed paper fish or fishes can be used to decorate a greeting card. Make the fish as per the tutorial above in vibrant colors.
  • Once completed, stick it onto a thick folded A4 sized paper. You can stick the fish right in front on even on the inside. Decorate it further with a border and complete the card with a handwritten message for a perfectly cute handmade greeting card.

Make it into a bookmark

Using a paper fish a corner bookmark.
Origami Fish Bookmark
  • This paper fish can also be turned into a bookmark.
  • Simply attach a string to the mouth and use it to mark the top edge of the pages your book.
  • Alternatively, you can also use this origami fish as a corner bookmark.
  • To use the paper fish as a bookmark, it is best made in a smaller size paper to ensure it can be used for both small and large books.

Make a school of paper fish in different sizes and decorate your kids' bedroom wall

  • The paper fish is also a creative idea to make pretty wall deco, especially for kids room.
  • Make the fishes with your child in different sizes and colors.
  • Find a wall spot in your child's room and attach them to wall with blue tack.

Like this easy paper fish? Here are my other craft ideas you might want to check out:

Happy Crafting 🙂

How to Make Pearl Earrings - Easy Handmade Earrings

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In this tutorial on how to make pearl earrings, I will show you how to make your own pearl earrings that are pretty, long and colorful. These handmade earrings are very easy to put together, and you can customize the length and colors as you wish.

A pair of long earrings in green, pink and champagne.
How to Make Pearl Earrings - An Easy Tutorial.

These pearl earrings are made using faux pearl beads and gold metal. Each earring consists of 3 round pearls in green, pink and champagne. Each pearl is decorated with 2 bead caps and is individually looped with gold wire and head pins. These beads are then hooked into a long dangle and attached to the earring hook to make a pretty pair of long dangling, handmade earrings.

Each of these earrings measure 6cm in length. The width of the pearls are 1cm. These pretty pair of easy to make pearl earrings are suitable for casual wear and for parties. You can match these with a strand of pearl necklace for a perfect set of pearl jewelry.

How to Make

Video Tutorial

Check out my video tutorial on how to make the pearl earrings, step by step. And right below in the next section of this page is the full list of supplies needed to make these pearl earrings as well as step by step written tutorial with images on how to the pearl earrings.

Supplies

Supplies to make earrings.
  • 2 pink pearl beads, 2 green pearl beads and 2 champagne pearl beads (1cm in diameter each)
  • 12 gold bead caps (approximately 0.6cm in diameter)
  • 11cm gold wire (0.6mm)
  • 2 gold head pins
  • 2 gold earring hooks

Tools

  • Round nose pliers
  • Wire cutter

Cutting the gold wire

A poster of 2 images showing how to cut wire.
  1. Measure at cut the gold wire to 2.75cm length.
  2. Cut out 4 pieces of equal length.

Looping the green pearl bead

A poster of 6 images showing how to wire pearl beads.
  1. Insert a bead cap into the head pin.
  2. Next, insert the green pearl bead.
  3. Follow with another bead cap.
  4. Bend the wire.
  5. Cut it off at 1cm mark.
  6. Loop the wire with a round nose plier. Repeat the process for the other green bead.

Forming the bead loops

A poster of 6 images showing how to loop beads.
  1. Make a loop at the end of the first gold wire.
  2. Insert a bead cap.
  3. And then a pink pearl bead.
  4. Follow with another bead cap. Bend the wire to a 45 degrees angle.
  5. Form a simple loop with the excess wire.
  6. Hold both the loops and twist to align them. If they are already aligned, no need to twist. Repeat the process for the other pink bead as well as both the champagne beads.

Assembling the pearl dangle

A poster of 4 images showing how to loop and attach beads in a dangle.
  1. Using the round nose plier, open the loop on one end of the pink bead slightly.
  2. Insert the green pearl loop. Close the loop.
  3. Open up the other side of the pink pearl bead loop.
  4. Insert the champagne pearl bead loop. Close the loop.

Repeat the process for the other dangle.

Assembling the earrings

A poster of 2 images showing how to attach pearl dangle to earring hook.
  1. Insert the pearl dangle into the earring hook.
  2. Use the round nose plier to press the opening tight.

And that completes the steps on how to make the pearl earrings. Repeat the steps above to complete the other side of the earring.

A pair of homemade pearl earrings in green, pink and champagne.
Handmade Pearl Earrings - A Pretty Pair of Pearl Earrings

Options

Pearls size and type

  • These handmade earrings are made using 3 round faux pearl beads measuring 1cm in diameter each. You can always use real pearls beads of a larger or smaller size. You can also choose your own colors.
  • I used champagne, pink and green. You can make your earrings in one color if you like or use any other color combination.
  • And if you are not a fan of faux beads, you can always replace the beads with freshwater pearls. Freshwater pearls are often smaller in size but would be a great option to make these handmade earrings, nevertheless.

Metal color

  • I used gold metal for these pair of pearl dangle earrings. If you are not a fan of gold, you can change the metal color to silver or bronze.
  • This would mean, whichever color you choose, all the earring hooks, wire, headpins and the bead caps need to be chosen in the same color you prefer.

Earring hook

  • I used a simple wire earring hook to make this earrings. You can change it to a lever back hoop, a stud earring post or a simple fish earring hook if you like.

Earrings length

  • The length of each of these earrings is 6cm. If you use smaller beads, the length be shorter and if you use larger pearls, the length will be longer.
  • In any case, you can also adjust the length of these pair of elegant handmade earrings by adding an extra or two beads to make longer earrings. And if you prefer shorter earrings, you can reduce the pearls from 3 to 2.

And that's my 5 steps, easy tutorial on how to make pearl earrings.

A pair of DIY pearl earrings in green, pink and champagne.
A pair of pearls dangle earrings with pearl beads.

Like these easy pearl earrings design? Here are my other crafts you might want to check out:

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DIY Dangle Earrings with Chain - How to Make

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These gorgeous pair of DIY dangle earrings with chain in gold are made with white pearl beads and long gold chain. These pretty pearl homemade dangle earrings are fairly easy to make and you can make them in under 30 minutes. Get the full video and step by step picture tutorial right below!

A pair of long white and gold freshwater pearl earrings.
How to Make DIY Dangle Earrings - Handmade Freshwater Pearl Earrings.

These DIY dangle earrings are made using white freshwater pearls and gold colored link chain. The pearls are in circle shapes but slightly flat. Each earring consists of 2 dangles of 3 pearl beads that are attached to 2 long (one shorter than the other) strands of link chain in gold metal. The chains are attached to a jump ring and hooked into a gold earring hook.

Each of these pearl dangle earrings measure approximately 8.25cm long. The width of the pearl dangles are approximately 0.75cm. They are perfect for casual wear as well as any parties.

How to Make the DIY Dangle Earrings

Video Tutorial

Check out my video tutorial on how to make these pretty freshwater pearl DIY dangle earrings, step by step. The full list of supplies and tools are in the next section below, included step by step images for making these easy handmade earrings.

Supplies

Freshwater pearls, headpins, jump rings, earring hooks and gold link chains.
  • 12 white freshwater pearl beads (0.75cm in diameter, 0.5cm depth)
  • Gold link chain (2 strands of 7cm)
  • 4 gold jump rings ( measuring 0.5cm)
  • 2 gold jump rings (measuring 0.7cm)
  • 4 gold head pins (measuring 3cm each)

Tools

  • Round rose plier
  • Wire cutter
  • Flat nose plier

Step 1: Making the pearl dangles

You will need a total of 4 pearl dangles, with each dangle made up of 3 pearl beads.

A poster of 4 images showing how to make freshwater pearl dangle for DIY dangle earrings.
  1. Insert 3 pearl beads into a headpin.
  2. Push the pearls to the end, bend the wire slightly and cut off approximately 0.75cm of the headpin.
  3. Form a loop with the headpin wire.
  4. Repeat the process to make all the 4 pearl dangles.

Step 2: Cutting the chain and attaching it to the jump ring

A poster of 4 images showing how to insert a jump ring into a link chain.
  1. Measure the chain and cut out 2 strands measuring approximately 7cm each. Next, you need to insert a jump ring into the chain. To do this, measure the chain to a 4cm mark. Insert a small wire or headpin to help with the marking.
  2. Open the jump ring (use the larger of the 2 types of jump rings, i.e. the ones that measure 0.7cm in diameter). You can twist the jump ring open with your finger, but if you find it hard, hold the jump ring with the flat nose plier on one hand and the round nose plier on the other hand and twist them the opposite direction to open the jump ring. You need not open it too wide, suffice if it is wide enough to be inserted into the chain.
  3. Insert the jump ring at the 4 cm mark on the chain. You can remove the headpin or the wire you used to mark the chain earlier.
  4. Twist the jump ring to close.

Repeat the process for the other side of the earrings pair.

Step 3: Attaching the smaller jump rings and the pearl dangles

Next step is to attach the smaller jump rings and the pearl dangles at the end of each strand of chain.

A poster of 2 images showing how to insert pearl dangle into a link chain.
  1. Start by opening the jump rings. You can twist them open with your fingers or use the pliers as described in step 2 above. Insert one jump ring on one end of the chain.
  2. With the jump ring still open, attach one pearl dangle into it as well. Close the jump ring.

Repeat the process for the other end of the chain as well as both ends of the other strand of link chain.

Step 4: Attaching the earring hook

The final step in making these DIY dangle earrings is to attach the earring hook.

A poster of 2 images showing how to attached earring hook to a jump ring.
  1. Twist open the larger jump ring attached at the 4cm mark on the chains earlier.
  2. Insert the earring hook and close the jump ring.

Repeat the same for the other side of the DIY dangle earrings pair. And that completes these making of these gorgeous homemade pearl dangle earrings.

A pair of long white and gold freshwater pearl DIY dangle earrings.
DIY dangle earrings in white pearls and gold chain.

Options

Length of the chain

  • The length of the chain used will determine the length of your earrings. I choose to make really long earrings (the finished pearl earrings measure 8.5cm in length), but if you want them to be short, you can always use a shorter wire.

Type of the chain

  • I used link chain to make these pearl DIY dangle earrings. The links are large enough for me to easily insert the jump rings.
  • If you choose chain with smaller links, do take note to sure the links are large enough to enable the jump rings to be inserted into them.

The metal color

  • These handmade pearl earrings are made with gold colored metal. Hence the jump rings, the chains, the headpins and the earring hooks are all in gold.
  • If you wish to make these white freshwater pearl earrings in silver or bronze metal, replace accordingly with those colors.

Size and color of the pearls

  • These DIY homemade dangle earrings are made using white pearl beads measuring 0.75 in diameter. They are not completely round, and the thickness is only about 0.5cm.
  • You can always you round pearls, and can also adjust the size of the pearls used. If you like larger ones or smaller ones, simply change accordingly.
  • I used white pearls, and you can replace with any other colors you like.

Count of the pearls

  • Each pearl dangle in these DIY dangle earrings consists of 3 pearl beads. you can also choose to increase the number of pearls in each dangle or reduce them to just 2 or 1.
  • Any changes to the number of pearls used will have an impact on the length of the earrings.

Pearls type

  • I used freshwater pearls, but you can always replace with faux pearl beads to make these long earrings. You can also use any other types of beads to make these DIY dangle earrings.

Earring hook

  • I used simple wire hooks, and you can always change the hook to a lever back hoop or studs or any other types of earring hooks you like.

And that's my super easy tutorial on how to make dangle earrings.

A pair of long white and gold freshwater pearl DIY dangle earrings.
Long freshwater pearl DIY dangle earrings - easy handmade jewelry idea.

Like this DIY dangle earrings tutorial? Here are my other posts you might want to check out:

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Pearl Earrings DIY - How to Make Pearl Drop Earrings

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These elegant blue pearl earrings DIY in gold are easy to make. Made using fresh water pearls, these dark blue pearl drop earrings can be put together in less than 15 minutes. Perfect tutorial on how to make pearl drop earrings for beginner handmade jewelers!

A pair of blue pearl earrings in gold lever back hoop.
Pearl Earrings DIY - Elegant handmade blue pearl drop earrings with lever back hoops.

These blue pearl earrings DIY are made with fresh water blue pearl beads. The earrings consist of 2 blue pearls on each side, and are held together with a gold headpin. The beads are alternated with tiny gold beads and attached to a small gold lever back earring hoop.

The finished earrings measure 4cm long. The pearl beads are approximately 0.6cm wide while the lever back hoops are 1cm in diameter. These easy lever back pearl earrings are not only easy to make, they are absolutely pretty and make perfect earrings for wedding and bridal wear.

How to Make the Blue Pearl Earrings DIY

Video Tutorial

Here's my quick video on how to make these pearl drop earrings. Get the full list of supplies and step by step tutorial right below this section:

Supplies

4 blue pearls, 2 headpins, 4 gold filler beads and 2 gold lever back earring hoops.
  • 2 lever back earring hoops in gold colored metal (1 cm in diameter).
  • 4 blue pearl beads (oval shaped)
  • 4 round gold filler beads (approximately 2mm to 3mm in diameter)
  • 2 gold headpins (measuring 3cm each)

Tools

  • Round nose pliers
  • Flat nose pliers

Step 1: Making the pearl beads dangle

I used freshwater pearl bead to make these blue pearl earrings DIY. The pearls are naturally not consistent in shape. While they are all approximately the same size, the shapes are not exactly consistent.

When using these sort of inconsistently shaped beads, it is important to choose the ones that are of the closest same shape for both sides of the earrings. This will ensure you earrings look the same on both side.

For these earrings, I had 2 blue pearls on each side. I choose a slightly teardrop shaped beads for the bottom pearl and a more rounded shaped beads for the top ones.

A poster of 4 images showing how to make a blue pearl earring dangle.
  1. To make the dangle, insert the gold headpin into the teardrop shaped blue pearl bead from the wider end of the pearl.
  2. Next, add a gold filler bead.
  3. Follow with the more rounded blue pearl bead.
  4. And top it with another gold filler bead.

Step 2: Attaching the pearl dangle onto the lever back earring hoop.

A poster of 2 images showing how to insert a lever back earring hoop into a handmade earring.
  1. Using the round nose plier, form a loop at the top of the pearl dangle with the excess head pin wire, but do not close the loop completely. Leave a small gap to insert the lever back hoop.
  2. Finally, insert the lever back hoop and using the round nose pliers, close the gap in the wire loop.

Repeat the same steps to make the other side of the earring to complete the handmade blue pearl earrings DIY.

A pair of blue pearl earrings in gold lever back hoop.
How to Make Pearl Drop Earrings - Easy Pearl Earrings DIY.

Options

Pearl types

  • These handmade pearl earrings DIY can be make with any types of pearl beads. I used fresh water pearl beads, and you can also use faux pearl beads.

Metal color

  • These blue pearl earrings are set together in gold colored metal. Blue and gold make a pretty match.
  • If you are not a fan of gold, you can also make these earrings in silver color metal or even bronze metal.
  • If you choose to change the metal, make sure the lever back hoops, the headpins and the filler beads are of the same color.

Beads size and count

  • The pearl beads I used for these project come is slightly different sizes. The bottom pearls are slightly teardrop shaped and measure approximately 0.9cm long and 0.6cm wide (at its widest point). The top pearls are oval shaped and measure approximately 0.7cm long and 0.5cm wide.
  • You can always use same shaped beads, but if you are using different sized ones, it is always nicer to put the larger ones at the bottom and the smaller ones on top.
  • Also, you can add more pearl beads in you like your earrings to be longer. Just use a longer head pin that can fit all your beads in making the pearl dangle for the earrings.

Earring length

  • These earrings measure 4cm long. If you wish to make yours longer, you can always do so by adding another layer or 2 of the pearl beads.
  • You can also shorten it by using only one pearl bead on each side.

Earring hoop

  • I used gold lever back earring hoops to make these DIY blue pearl earrings. The hoops measure 1cm in diameter.
  • If you are not a fan of lever back earrings, you can always replace the hoops with earring hooks.

And that's that on how to make these pretty blue pearl earrings DIY.

A pair of blue pearl earrings in gold lever back hoop.
Pearl Earrings DIY - Blue pearl drop earrings with freshwater pearls and gold lever back hoop.

Here are my other earring projects you might want to check out:

A pair of seed bead earrings in purple and green
Seed Bead Earrings
Beaded Hoop Earrings
Beaded Teardrop Earrings

Happy Crafting 🙂

Origami Koi Fish - How to Make

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Learn how to make origami koi fish with these detailed step by step guide and video. With simple paper folding techniques, you can make these pretty paper fish in just a few minutes!

Paper fish in pink, green, red and yellow.
Pretty Origami Koi Fish - Easy Fish Craft Idea

These easy origami koi fish are made using rectangle sheets of paper. Each fish requires a single sheet of colored paper measuring 10 cm by 15 cm. The paper should ideally be double sided. I made mine with a sheet that is red on one side and yellow on another. The completed origami fish is made up of both colors. If you prefer your origami koi fish to in a single color, choose a paper that is of the same color on both sides.

Each completed origami koi fish measure 12.5cm long (with the tails stretched out straight) and 6.5cm wide (the widest part of the fish, ie at the fins).

These origami koi fish are a great paper craft idea. Make them in different sizes and colors and enjoy!

How to Make Origami Koi Fish

Video Tutorial

Here's my detailed video tutorial on how to make the koi paper fish. The full list of supplies and step by step written guide follows right below that.

Supplies

  • One sheet of square origami paper (measuring 10 cm by 15cm).
  • Glue

Instructions:

For easy reference, I have broken down this paper fish craft tutorial into 14 steps.

Cutting the paper

If you are using a square piece of paper to make the origami koi fish, you need to cut it into a rectangle. I used a 15cm by 15cm square sheet and cut it into 10cm by 15cm.

A poster of 4 images showing how to fold a red and yellow paper to make origami koi fish.
  1. Measure and mark the 10cm point on both edges of the square paper.
  2. Fold it along the markings.
  3. Use a paper knife to cut the paper at the fold. Discard the smaller cut out section.
  4. This is how the larger section of the cut paper should look like.

Making the folds

A poster of 6 images of a yellow paper folding images.
  1. Fold the paper into half, horizontally.
  2. Fold the folded paper into half again, horizontally.
  3. Unfold.
  4. Fold the top corner into a triangle.
  5. Repeat with the other corner.
  6. Unfold.

Folding the base of the origami koi fish body

A poster of 4 images showing how to fold a red paper.
  1. Bring both sides of the rectangle paper to the center, horizontally. Fold and press the along the lines that were folded in the steps above.
  2. Fold both the top corners into a triangle.
  3. Next, fold the pointed end of the triangle towards the other end of the rectangle.
  4. Lift and open the corners up as shown.

Making the paper fish fins

A poster of 6 images showing how to fold a red origami fish.
  1. Turn the folded paper over.
  2. Fold the extended sections of the paper towards the center line.
  3. This is how it should look like.
  4. Fold open the first flap.
  5. Repeat with the second.
  6. Turn the folded paper over.

Dividing the body and the tail

A poster of 6 images showing a red paper folding.
  1. Fold the folded rectangle into half, ending the fold at the base of the folded fins.
  2. Unfold.

Shaping the body of the paper fish (Part 1)

4A poster of 2 images showing how to fold the body of a paper fish.
  1. Fold a diagonal line on body section of the folded paper. Unfold.
  2. This is how the line should look like.
  3. Bring the folded line to the center of the rectangle and press it down.
  4. This is how it should look like.

Shaping the body of the paper fish (Part 2)

A poster of 4 images showing how to fold the body of a paper fish.
  1. Repeat the same process as the step above. Start by folding a diagonal line on the body section of the origami koi fish.
  2. This is how it should look like.
  3. Bring the folded line to the center of the rectangle.
  4. Press it down firmly.

Completing the fish body

A poster of 2 images showing how to fold the body of a paper fish.
  1. Bring the folded line on the left to the center.
  2. Repeat the same for the right. This steps completes the body of the origami koi fish. Next is the tail.

Forming the tail

A poster of 4 images showing how to make the tail of an origami koi fish.
  1. Once you have completed the body, place the fish down as shown.
  2. Fold the top most piece of paper in the tail section as shown.
  3. Do the same for the next section of the tail.
  4. Turn the fish to the other side and fold the remaining one section of the tail down.

Folding the tail (Part 1)

A poster of 6 images showing how to make the tail of an origami koi fish.
  1. Hold the fish in your hands and open up the tail. This is how it should look like after the folding steps above.
  2. Push the middle section of the tail down along the lines folded earlier.
  3. Press the tail to close. You will see the excess of the folded down paper at the bottom.
  4. Fold the access up as shown.
  5. Open up the tail, and push the folded section up as shown.
  6. Press the tail to close again. You will see a tiny triangle excess of the paper you folded in the earlier step.

Folding the tail (Part 2)

A poster of 4 images showing how to make the tail of an origami koi fish.
  1. Press the triangle section down.
  2. Open up the tail again. Push the folded triangle down.
  3. Press the tail close firmly along all the folded lines.
  4. Open the tail. This is how it should look like.

Completing the tail

A poster of 4 images showing how to make the tail of an origami koi fish.
  1. Next steps are to tidy the sides of the tail. Place the fish down. Fold the sides of the tail up as shown.
  2. Repeat on the other side as well.
  3. This is how the folded sides should look like.
  4. Press the tail to bend at the end of the body.

Folding the origami koi fish face

A poster of 2 images showing how to fold a paper koi face.
  1. Fold a small triangle at the corner of the fish's face.
  2. Do the same on the other side. This is how the back of the face should look like after folding. And that completes all the folding steps to make the origami paper fish.

Gluing the body (optional)

The final step is to glue the body. This is an optional step if you want to keep the folded paper, especially the body part, intact.

A poster of 4 images showing how to apply glue to paper koi fish.
  1. Start by opening up the folds and applying glue to the top section of the body.
  2. Fold the paper to stick as shown.
  3. Next, apply glue to the inner section of the body.
  4. Bring all the folds together to form the body and hold it in place for a few seconds to allow the glue to dry.
A red and yellow origami koi fish.
Origami Koi Fish in Red and Yellow.

Options

Paper size

  • This origami koi fish is best made in a rectangle piece of paper with a ratio of 2:3. That means, the length of the vertical side of the paper should be two thirds of its horizontal length. For example, if you are using a standard origami paper measuring 15cm by 15cm, cut the paper into 15cm by 10cm.
  • This proportion will enable you to make your origami paper fish to the same size and proportion as shown in this guide.
  • You can choose to make larger or smaller fishes and it is advisable to keep the proportion of the length and width of the paper you use to the same as mentioned above.

Colors and patterns

  • This paper fish craft is best made on a double sided (colored) paper. Both sides of the paper will show on the finished fish.
  • If you prefer the fish to be in the same color use a paper with the same color on both sides. If you prefer to make the fish in dual colors as shown in this tutorial, choose a paper that is dual colored.
  • You can also make the fish in patterned paper if you like.
2 origami koi fish in pink and green.
Origami Koi Fish Tutorial.

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How to Make Seed Bead Earrings (Hoops)

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If you are looking for tutorials on how to make seed bead earrings, this DIY seed bead hoop earrings tutorial is easy and very beginner friendly.

Learn simple beading and looping technique to make these gorgeous pair of deep purple and pale moss green seed bead hoops in under 30 minutes.

A pair of seed bead earrings in purple and green.
Easy Seed Bead Earrings Tutorial

These seed bead earrings are made using pre-made round hoops in silver metals. The hoop earrings design consist of clusters of 3mm round purple seed beads at the bottom of the hoops. These gorgeous deep purple clusters are alternated between a row of similar sized seed beads in pale moss green, forming a pretty row of seed bead clusters on each hoop. The row of seed bead clusters are ended with 4mm round antique silver beads on each side.

The finished seed bead earrings measure 3.5 cm in width and 4.25cm in length. These lovely pair of hoops are perfect for casual wear. They also make a lovely pair for any special occasion.

How to Make

Video Tutorial

Here's my video on how to make these pretty pair of seed bead earrings. And get the full list of supplies and step by step instructions right below, in the section section on this page:

Supplies

  • 2 premade hoop earrings in silver colored metal
  • 4 antique silver colored round beads
  • 20 round pearl lustre seed beads in pale moss green (3mm in diameter)
  • 66 round pearl luster seed beads in purple (3mm in diameter)
  • 66 head pins in silver metal with round heads (I used 2cm long, round back headpins, but you only need about the headpins to be 1 cm long. You can use 2cm or longer headpins and cut off the excess or get exactly 1cm headpins to make these cluster seed bead earrings)

Tools

  • Round nose pliers
  • Wire cutter
  • Flat nose pliers

Preparing the purple seed beads for the clusters

A poster of 4 images showing how to make looped bead.
  1. If you are using headpins that are longer than 1cm, cut the headpin wire to a 1cm length. Discard the excess.
  2. Next, insert one purple bead into each headpin.
  3. Holding the bead close to the end with one hand, bend the excess head pin wire to a 45 degrees angle with the other hand. If your head pin wire is hard to bend with fingers, use a flat nose plier.
  4. Next, using a round rose plier, form a loop with the bent wire. Bending the wire to a 45 degrees angle helps to ensure the loop is centered above the bead. If it is not, simply adjust (either with your fingers or with a flat nose plier) to make it centered. Try to push the end of the wire into the bead hole. Repeat the process for all the 66 purple beads.

Preparing the hoops

A poster of 2 images showing how to bend a hoop earring wire.
  1. The hoops I used for this project are simple round shape hook hoops that come with a loop on one end and a 45 degrees bent end on the other end. There is no need to use other earring hook for this project. To insert the beads into the hoop, you will need to do it though the bent end. While larger beads can be inserted through the bent wire, smaller beads like the seed beads used for this seed bead earrings will not go through. Hence, you will need to straighten the wire to allow the beads to get into the wire and the hoop.
  2. To do this, simply use a flat nose plier to flatten the bended end of the hoop. It need to be perfectly flat, suffice if it is flat enough to let the seed beads pass through.

Assembling the purple and moss green hoop earrings

  • Start by inserting one antique silver bead (the first bead) into the hoop.
A silver bead in a hoop.
  • Follow by 3 purple bead dangles.
A silver bead and 3 purple beads in a hoop.
  • And then insert a moss green bead as the spacer bead.
A silver bead, 3 purple beads and one green bead in a hoop.
  • Repeat with another 3 purple bead dangle.
Beads in a hoop.
  • Continue the process until you have inserted 10 green beads and 11 clusters of purple beads (33 purple beads in total). At this stage, the row of green seed beads in the hoop should begin and end with a cluster of purple beads on each side.
Beads in a hoop.
  • To finish the first side of the seed bead earrings, insert another antique silver bead as the last bead to the end of the row of bead.
Beads in a hoop for seed bead earrings.

  1. Use a flat nose plier to bend the end of the hoop back to its original 45 degrees angle.
  2. As a last step, to ensure the beads do to roll out through the bent wire, try to push the silver bead out after bending the wire. If it can come out, bend the wire a bit more until the bead can no longer come out.
A poster of 2 images showing how to bend a hoop with a plier.
  • Repeat all the steps above for to make the second earring to complete the pair of seed bead earrings.
Beaded hoop earrings.
A pair of beautiful earrings

Options

  • Metal color - I used silver toned metal to make these seed bead earring. The hoops are in silver color and the head pins are also chose to match the silver color. You can easily replace the silver with gold or bronze metal.
  • Hoop Size - These earrings are made using medium sized hoops measuring 3.5cm in diameter. You can adjust the size of the hoops to make smaller or large hoop earrings, however, do take note that the size of the seed beads may also need to be adjusted to make the size of the hoops.
  • Beads color - I used a combination of purple and moss green to make these hoops. You can make them in any other different colors you like. It does not have to be a mere 2 color combination. You can use white seed bead or turquoise bead, transparent beads in seed bead sizes or even czech beads. You can even make the clusters in a multi color combination of colorful seed beads.
  • Number of beads cluster and length of the beads row - you can adjust the row of beads on these seed bead earrings to your liking. The ones on this page have a row of beads at approximately 4 to 4.5cm. If you like a longer row of beads, simply make more bead dangles and add them to the earrings. If you like shorter, you can also reduce the number of the green beads and the purple clusters accordingly.

Seed bead earrings in purple and green.
Seed Bead Pair of Earrings - Easy Tutorial

How to wear the hoop earrings

  • To put on these bead earrings, open up the hoops.
  • Holding your earlobe on one hand, stretch it down gently. In doing this, make sure you hold your ear lobe below your earring hole.
  • Next, gently insert the bent end of the hoop earring into your earring hole. Once the wire is in, push the wire in a little more until the ends of the hoop are well hidden behind your ear.
  • Hook the ends to hold the earrings in place.
  • You can adjust the hoops further so that the beads are well positioned into a close row of clusters towards the bottom of the hoops.

How to avoid the beads from falling out

  • These beaded hoop earrings do not have any stoppers on the sides to hold the beads in place. This means the beads are not held tightly in place, but can move freely in the hoop. This is not really a problem as the beads will fall well in place once the earrings are put on (thanks to gravity).

The looped end of the hoop

  • The loop on one end of the pre made hoops prevent the beads from falling out from that end.

The bent end of the hoop earrings

  • The 90 degrees bent end on the other end of the metal hoop also prevent the beads from falling out from that end.
  • Having said that, larger beads have the tendency to be able to fall out even with the bent end, and this is especially so if the wire is bent at a lesser than 90 degrees angle.
  • In the case of the handmade beaded hoop earrings in this tutorial, if the last silver bead in each of the earring is of the exact same size as provided in this tutorial (ie 4mm) and is with a hole that is not too large, the bead should not all out of the hoop, provided the end of the hoop is bent at a 90 degree angle.
  • To be absolutely sure that the silver bead does not fall though the bend loop, try to push it out gently through it. If it is able to fall out, use a flat nosed plier to bend the bent end to a larger degree. That way, you can be sure that the beads, despite being able to move freely in the hoop, will not roll out it when the hoops are open.
A pair of seed bead earrings in purple and green.
Seed Bead Earrings - How to Make

And that's pretty much my simple beginner tutorial for seed bead earrings!

Like this easy DIY earrings tutorial? Here are my other projects you might want to check out:

Happy crafting 🙂