DIY Christmas 2012 with Marianne Arkins

Christmas earrings that you can make yourself! Leave a comment for a chance to win your very own set of earrings made by DD Designs.

DD Designs is the brainchild of Marianne Arkin's child, a self-taught entrepreneur who's working her way through school. If you're looking for unique and inexpensive gifts, give her web site a visit.

Marianne Arkins is author and part owner of Goddess Fish Promotions.

DIY Christmas Earrings

1.You’ll start with earring wires, jump rings and beads (we used wire-wrapped red and green glass beads, and a bell in a similar size).  We used flat-nosed plier to do the work.

2.  Connect the beads and bell using a jump ring between each.  To properly open and close jump rings you actually twist them at the opening to make them gap a bit, and then twist them back.  Don’t actually pull the ring open (into a “C”) or you’ll never get it closed properly again.

3.  Then add the earring wire….

And voila!  You have an awesome pair of Christmas earrings.

Leave a comment for a chance to win your very own Christmas earrings.

Don't forget, you can leave a comment on any previous DIY Christmas 2012 post for a chance to win the prize on that post. Who knows? You might get lucky.

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There are more great posts to come. All contests end December 21, 2012.