MONDIY ~ DIY Leather n Chain Fringe Earrings

Happy MonDIY, lovelies!  Inspired by all the leather fringe we've been seeing, well, everywhere, I thought I would use some of the spare leather I had leftover from my skirt refashion and make these earrings!  Here's what you'll need:

• Leather
• Chain
• Cone end caps
• Earring hooks
• Eye pins
• Scissors
• Jewelry pliers
• Measuring tape
• Seam ripper, or something sharp to poke little holes in the leather

Cut the leather into 3 inch long skinny strips, trying to angle the bottoms.

Use the seam ripper to poke a hole in the top center of a strip of leather, repeat for the desired number of fringe pieces for each earring.  I used 9 per earring.

Thread them onto the eye pin, suede side down, if that is the side you would like to face out on your finished earrings.

Cut two 3 inch long pieces of chain.

Thread a piece of chain onto the eye pin.

I did two pieces of leather, followed by a chain.  I repeated that twice, then finished with 5 pieces of leather.

Finished threading onto the eyepin.

Thread a cone end cap onto the eyepin, push it down so it covers all the tops.

Cut any excess wire from the headpin, and begin to turn the remaining wire into a loop.

Before closing the loop, slip on your earring hook, then pinch the wire closed.

Repeat for a second earring, and you're done!

What do you think of the finished product?  They're very light weight and gorgeous!!  Be sure to send me a pic if you make these, and if you're feeling a bit lazy, I've made 2 extra pairs and listed them for sale in my new etsy shop!  Check my shop out, and please let me know if there's anything you'd like to see me add!

I hope to add lots of new items soon, including some woven thread bangles as well as my studded friendship bracelets! >> Click here for my new etsy shop!

Don't forget to enter my Shabby Apple Cameo Necklace Giveaway!  It ends tomorrow night!!!

xxooxoxo

Lia