DIY | Earrings with glass charms

Smyks now offers a new selection of mounted glass charms and connectors. The faceted glass comes in a range of beautiful colours and can be combined in countless ways.

Below, we’ve put together a few suggestions that we hope will spark your creativity and inspire you to design your own earrings.

Earrings with glass charms are quick and easy to make, ensuring that anyone—regardless of experience—can create their own designs. In most cases, it’s simply a matter of opening a few jumprings and assembling the glass charms you want to use.

To open and close the jumprings, you’ll need two chain-nose pliers or two flat-nose pliers.

Earrings with round glass charms

For these earrings, we used the following materials:

1 pair of earstuds with flat pad, gold-plated sterling silver
2 pcs. gilded glass charm, London blue
2 pcs. gilded glass charm, black
2 pcs. gilded glass charm, cloudy light pink
4 pcs. jumpring, gilded sterling, 3mm

Each individual glass charm is combined with another, through a jumpring. Once this is done, you will have to apply the earstud through the eye of the blue glass charm.

Earrings with oval and round glass charms

For these earrings, we used the following materials:

1 pair of earstuds, gilded sterling silver, 4mm
2 pcs. glass charm, oval, grey
2 pcs. glass charm, frosted turquoise
2 pcs. glass charm, gilded, opaque black
4 pcs. gilded sterling silver jumprings

Each individual piece is connected to the next using a jumpring. Once you’ve assembled the components, insert the earstud through the eye of the blue glass charm.

Earrings with round and teardrop-shaped glass charms

For these earrings, we used the following materials:

1 pair of earwires, gilded sterling silver, long teardrop
2 pcs. glass charm, frosted turquoise
2 pcs. glass charm, blue teardrop
2 pcs. gilded jumprings, 3mm

You connect the two glass charms with a jumpring, then carefully open the eye of the earwire, place the upper charm into it, and close it again.

Earrings with aventurine cabochons and glass charms

For these earrings, we used the following materials:

1 pair of earstuds, gilded sterling silver
2 pcs. aventurine, cabochon, 10mm
2 pcs. glass charm, amethyst coloured
2 pcs. glass charm, dark blue teardrop
6 pcs. gilded jumprings, 3mm
2 cm  cable chain, gilded (doublé)
+ adhesive

You begin by gluing the cabochon onto the plate of the earstud. If you lightly scratch the plate first—using a nail file, for example—the adhesive will grip more effectively. Next, connect the two charms with a jumpring. You then need a 1 cm piece of chain, which you attach to the upper charm with another jumpring. Finally, place a jumpring on the opposite end of the chain and connect it to the earstud. Your earring is now complete.

Earrings with half-drilled smoky quartz and glass charms

For these earrings, we used the following DIY components:

1 pair of earstuds with cup, gold-plated
2 pcs. half-drilled smoky quartz, faceted, 6mm
2 pcs. glass charm, gilded, round, smoky quartz
2 pcs. glass charm, gilded, round, light pink
4 pcs. gilded jumprings, 3mm
2 pcs. gilded jumprings, 5mm

Start by gluing the half‑drilled smoky quartz onto the earstud. Double‑check that the length is correct before attaching the components, as you may need to trim a small piece off the earstud’s peg. Next, connect the two glass charms with a jumpring. After that, attach a 3 mm jumpring to the eye of the glass charm, followed by a 5 mm jumpring through the 3 mm ring. Finally, connect the earstud to the 5 mm jumpring — and your earring is complete.

Earrings with coins and glass charms

For these earrings, we used the following DIY materials:

1 pair of earstuds, gold-plated, with flat pad
2 pcs. glass charm, London blue
2 pcs. gilded sterling silver coin, rustique
2 pcs. gilded jumprings, 3mm

You begin by connecting the glass charm and the coin with a jumpring. Then insert the earstud through the eye of the charm — and your earring is complete.

Earrings with teardrop glass charms

For these earrings, we used the following materials:

1 pair of earwires, gold-plated long hammered drop-shape
2 pcs. glass charm, teardrop-shaped, cloudy light blue

Gently open the eye of the earwire, insert the glass charm and close the eye again. The earring is done.

Earrings with round and teardrop-shaped glass charms

For these earrings, we used the following materials:

1 pair of earstuds, brushed coins and eye
2 pcs. glass charm, champagne
2 pcs. glass charm, gilded teardrop, blue-green
2 pcs. gilded jumprings, 3mm

Step one: Connect the two charms with a jumpring. Step two: Gently open the eye of the earstud, insert the charm, and close the eye again.

Earrings with square glass charms

For these earrings, we used the following DIY materials:

1 pair of earstuds with 3mm ball
2 pcs. glass charm, square, blue-green

This earring is made simply by passing the earstud through the eye of the glass charm.

We hope, that you have gotten some creational inspiration and wish you good luck with your own earrings.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, we’d love to hear from you in the comment field below.