March 26, 2025 / Resources

Earring Making

Earring making is one of the first skills people learn in jewelry making. This primer will help you to get acquainted with the different kinds of earrings and techniques used for earring making. Be inspired and have fun! ...

With so many styles of earrings out there, where to start? Check out this resource hub to get started making earrings to sell as a collection or to give as gifts.

Creating a collection of earrings is a smart way to add to your jewelry line. You can offer earrings at an accessible price point to coordinate with your other jewelry. Earrings make great add-on purchases. Assemble yours from premade earring findings or get inspired to make your own statement designs at the bench. We also offer ready-to-wear basics for resale including earring posts and endless hoop earrings.

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Earring Making Supplies

We sell time saving earring findings for jewelers, from simple earring hooks to hoop findings and chandeliers. You can shop for a wide variety of styles in sterling silver, gold-filled and other metals in our earring making supplies sections.

Our earring materials online also include unconventional earring findings like ear threads, cuffs, ear climbers and earring jackets. Let these components spark your imagination as you create your own unique earring designs. Watch our videos on the product pages to learn about ear threads and earring jackets.

Earring Making Techniques

If you're just learning how to make jewelry, earrings are the perfect beginner project. Try our beaded hoop earrings kit to learn wire wrapping & beading techniques. Or, if you are ready to learn how to solder, try our post earring making kit.

Fabricating Earrings at the Bench

We also sell all the supplies you need to make custom earrings from scratch using traditional metalsmithing skills. One of our favorite techniques is soldering a double notched post to the back of a charm or metal blank. This opens a world of possibilities because we have so many different charms. Or, explore a new fabrication technique by making earrings from our metal blanks or sheet.

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Shop Kits For Easy Earring Making

If you're looking for an easy place to start making earrings, try one of our earring making kits. Shop our hoop earring making kit to make beaded and dangly hoop earrings or try soldering new post earrings with our post earring making kit using solder charms and posts. For the tools you'll need, we recommend our beading tools kit. It includes flush cutters, round nose pliers, chain nose pliers, and crimping pliers as well as scoops to easily keep your beads organized.

Selling Earrings

Once you've made your earrings, it's easy to make your own earring display cards using earring punch tools. You can use your business card or cardstock that reflects your brand, so it's a great way to customize your look. Punches are available with tabs for leverback findings or without tabs for post earrings and ear wires. You can also shop our selection of ready-to-sell wholesale jewelry for easy upsell items to stock your shop.

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Check out these articles about earring making techniques and supplies.

Guide to Types of Earring Findings

Learn about the different types of earring findings and how each can be used for unique jewelry making ideas.

How To Create Your Own Earring Collection

Here are some tips and tricks for pumping up your jewelry collection with an infusion of handmade earring designs..

How to Solder Earring Posts

Learn how to solder earring posts on blanks or other ornaments in this 6-stop how-to guide.

Written By: Ashley Maldonado
Ashley is the Content & Digital Marketing Specialist at Halstead. She grew up in the Prescott area and holds degrees in Strategic Communications and International Affairs. She and studio dog Mavis enjoy spending as much time as possible in the employee studio at Halstead.