DIY Simple Pretty Earrings Craft Box

With DIY craft box delivered to you

Learn how to make drop beaded earrings

Christine Smalley
(Etelage)

5.0 (12)

75 mins

$49 or 4 payments of $12.25 with - Afterpay

How it works

This is a ClassBento VideoBox class! From the comfort of your home, share an artisan experience with your friends, family or colleagues, or just enjoy it yourself. As seen on The Guardian, TimeOut, Broadsheet, Concrete Playground, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and more. Here's how it works:

We'll deliver a ClassBento Box to you - this is a physical DIY craft box containing the materials you'll need. Shipping is free, and it should arrive within 3-5 business days. We ship nationwide.
Enjoy the online class. You'll receive a pre-recorded video with instructions. You're welcome to contact the teacher if you have any questions about it.

What you'll do

Earrings are easy to make and whether you are a first-time crafter or love DIY these are both stunning and original designs by Christine Smalley from Etelage. Make two pairs of designer earrings and follow Christine in a pre-recorded step by step online class.

With your craft box, you can make up to two pairs of earrings in your choice of colour.
- 'Florentine' drop earrings
- 'Fan' charm drop earrings

'Florentine' earrings are pretty and delicate but still pack an elegant statement. Aptly named after the ancient technique of metal engraving with a fringe of Czech glass crystal drops.

The 'Fan' earrings are made from a delicately brass vintage element combined with a solo accent cloisonne enamel bead with a pretty floral pattern. Gilded metallics make this vintage modern earring design an elegant statement. Plus, they are so lightweight and therefore incredibly comfortable to wear!

Both designs are sustainable with brass being the most eco of all metals as it has a small footprint. If you're looking for fun things to do at home, reach out for one of our jewellery making DIY kits which are just like making from scratch, only easier! Plus this earring kit comes with a step by step video tutorial in these times of physical distancing.

ALL MATERIALS FOR THE KIT DESIGN ARE SUPPLIED.

Please choose from the below colours at checkout: (see photos)

'Florentine' length 7cm
Colour Options:
1. Turquoise
2. Pink
3. Black (not shown)

'Fan' length: 6.5cm
Colour Options:
1. White
2 Mauve
3. Black (not shown)

You will learn:
- How to link beads and filigree charms together.
- Professional tips on earring assembly and design.
- About jewellery parts and how to use them.
- Different elements from beads to charms and why they are your sustainable and ethical style choice.

We believe in the power of adornment and creativity and have designed a craft box for you to design, make and play using beautiful and original elements sourced ethically and globally.
We inspire your notable style and embrace the maker culture: seeking beauty, slow, ethical and local.

Make it. Wear it. Live it.

Christine xx
EDUCATOR + DESIGNER
ETELAGE
since 2002

Add-ons available for this class

Bead Mat ($3)

Czech Glass Bead Mix ($10)

Earring Kit brass 5pr ($6)

Earring Kit 5 pr surgical steel ($6)

Round Nose Pliers w Side Cutter ($18)

You can add these when you book (optional).

Knowledge Required

No jewellery making experience is required. Beginner-friendly.

What you'll get in your craft box

- Earring kit with all materials to make your projects (brass stampings, Czech glass beads, ear parts, headpins and eye pins)
- Step by step instructions on how to link beads together
- Handy ruler and jewellery lengths calculator
- Colour booklet (softcover – 26 pages) on how beads are made, basic jewellery making techniques and design inspiration
- Video tutorial running time: 13 minutes
- Optional add ons may be purchased at check-out such as tools, earring parts and Czech glass beads to make additional earrings

What you'll need

- Round nose pliers
- Wire cutters

Your teacher

Christine Smalley
(Etelage)

Inspiring Jewellery Designer, Educator and Stylist

5.0 (12)

I founded Etelage (French for adornment) in 2002, fueled with a passion for women to exude their notable and authentic style through jewellery.
I am a local inner west, Sydney jewellery designer, passionate educator, author, community-spirited and sustainable style advocate. My ambition is to help you develop excellent technical jewellery making and design skills and inspire you to greater creative depth in your jewellery making adventures using beautiful modern and vintage elements sourced ethically and sustainably.
I observe that generally as a society we are becoming more mindful about our choices: conscious of choosing products which are made using artisan traditions and not mass produced, and seeking quality over quantity. So it is with that philosophy that I share my skills and knowledge of jewellery design to encourage all my students to awaken their creative soul and seek beauty, slow, artisan and local.
My goal always is to create a teaching environment where participants can share ideas, be inspired and let their imaginations run wild! With over 17 years teaching experience I am dedicated to empowering my students to become better designers and better makers, equipping them with skills and confidence to create whatever my students dream!
Learn how to string chunky necklaces, knot eclectic beads, link chandelier earrings, use buttons and buckles in jewellery design, and more at our friendly and intimate studio spaces in Rozelle and Summer Hill (April 2020). Alternatively we can travel to your venue. (for group bookings only)

I invite you to come and learn some simple jewellery making techniques with a local jeweller, which will impress you as well as your friends.

Etelage jewellery workshops are perfect for individuals, corporate bookings or a group of friends.

Let's make and play together and unlock your inner creative!

Chris
xx