DIY | Ear Cuffs

In this blog post, we show you a range of designs you can create yourself using the popular jewellery piece known as ear cuffs – a stylish accessory that doesn’t even require pierced ears.

Ear cuffs are clever little pieces that can add a unique, personal touch to your look, and making them yourself is a brilliant idea for several reasons. They’re incredibly versatile and can be customised to suit your taste, allowing you to create something that truly reflects your own style.

You also don’t need many materials, and in terms of tools, a pair of flush-cutter pliers and chain-nose pliers will do the job. This makes ear cuffs perfect for DIY projects, even if you’re just starting out. Creating your own designs gives you the freedom to experiment with shapes, colours and textures, resulting in eye‑catching pieces that really stand out.

Below, our designer Charlotte shows you several designs you can easily make with our different types of earcuffs, as well as how to shape your own ear cuff from sterling silver wire. Have a look and start creating your own personalised ear cuffs!

Ear Cuffs with Cubic Zirconia

We used the following DIY components to assemble these ear cuffs:

• 1 pair of ear cuffs, rippled ring, gold-plated sterling silver
• approx. 30cm wire, 0.4mm, gold-plated sterling silver
• approx. 10 cubic zirconia, 3mm

+ chain-nose pliers

+ cutting pliers

First you wind the wire around the ear cuff a few times.

Then you thread the desired number of beads. For our example we used 10 cubic zirconia with a diameter of 3mm.

After that, you wind the other wire end around the other end of the ear cuff.

Now you wind the wire backwards around the ear cuff. The first winding is in between the 1. and 2. bead.

The next winding is around the 2. and 3. bead. Continue like this and wind the wire around between the beads.

Once you are done, you wind the wire around the ear cuff a few times behind the last bead.

Finally, you cut off the excess wire and press the wire ends carefully inwards with chain-nose pliers. 

Ear Cuffs with Gilded Beads

We used the following DIY components to assemble these ear cuffs:

• 1 pair of ear cuffs, gold-plated sterling silver
• 6 beads, 4mm, gold-plated sterling silver
• approx. 50cm wire, 0.4mm, gold-plated sterling silver

+ chain-nose pliers

+ cutting pliers

First you wind the wire around the ear cuff a few times.

Then you thread the first bead  ... and position it at the outside of the ear cuff.

Then you wind the wire around the bead...

... all in all 4 times ... and after that around the ear cuff again a couple of times.

Position the next bead in the same way.

Wind the wire around the bead 4 times again.

Once all the beads are fastened around the ear cuff, you finish by winding the wire around the ear cuff a few times.

Cut off the excess wire and press the wire ends inwards with chain-nose pliers.

Ear Cuffs with Amazonite Beads

We used the following DIY components to assemble these ear cuffs:

• approx. 6cm wire, 0.6mm, gold-plated sterling silver
• 2 locking beads, 3mm, gold-plated sterling silver
• 7 amazonit beads, 4mm

+ jewellery glue

+ cutting pliers

First you string a locking bead ....

... then the desired number of beads ... and finally one more locking bead.

Pull the locking bead a bit aside ... apply some glue on the wire ... and slide the bead back.

Then you glue the other locking bead to the wire in the same way.

Once the glue is dry, you bend the wire into ear cuff shape.

Finally, you cut off the excess wire.