Hi friends! It’s been awhile since I’ve shared a DIY here, for many reasons.
Life took over for awhile.
But I’m back – with a fun and easy DIY for you all to try out!
Big, bejeweled pendant chandelier earrings have been on-trend for awhile now…but unless you’re planning on whipping out that soldering torch and applying to your rhinestones…they’re a little hard to make. 
Enter translucent vinyl PVC as a backing – plus some strong glue – and you don’t ever need to pick up that pesky torch. Here’s how to make your own designer-style illusion jeweled chandelier-style dangle earrings:
You Need:
PandaHall Acrylic Beads (I used the Mixed Color Transparent Acrylic Faceted Drop Pendants in light pink / PandaHall Mixed Acrylic Rhinestone Montee Beads in light pink, hot pink, and champagne / earring pads with backs / large jumprings (I actually used 2 per earring so 4 total) / transparent PVC vinyl / pliers and jumpring tool / glue for plastics and metals (I recommend Loctite but had run out when I made this project!) / awl or needle / scissors (smaller scissors are better I found, like nail scissors)
How To: 
1. Lay out the beads on a flat surface to determine placement of the rhinestones.
2. Use a generous dab of glue on the back of each rhinestone to glue it onto the transparent PVC vinyl. Space your rhinestones apart to allow for cutting them into separate pieces if you desire.
3. Once dry, use scissors to cut around the rhinestones. (I chose to cut around some clusters of rhinestones separately so I could join them with jumprings for more dangle.) Make sure to round your corners.
4. Glue the earring pad onto the back of the earrings, and allow to dry.
5. Use an awl to pierce the vinyl for each separate rhinestone cluster that you want to connect, and at the middle of the bottommost rhinestone cluster, near the edge.
6. Connect a Drop Pendant to the bottom of the earring with a large jumpring.
7. Connect all the pieces with jumprings to complete your earrings.
And that’s it! They’re surprisingly stable and will withstand some wear (though I wouldn’t recommend running obstacle courses in them).
I also made some alternate-colored ones in the trendy asymmetrical earring style.
I love how they look disconnected – almost floating – above your shoulders – utterly utterly chic with a backswept ‘do and a pretty necklace for Spring.
Happy DIY’ing!
xo
Carly
This is an amazing idea, Carly! Thanks for sharing such an easy and pretty project.
Thanks, Ren! You are sweet 🙂
The earrings are super cute! and I can’t believe it’s so easy to make. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thanks Gabby! They were so easy and have such impact. Thanks for your comment!!
Carly, such a cool idea! Have never seen anything like this. The earrings look so airy and weightless. I have not done a jewelry DIY since a while, and I think I have just got inspired for a new one… 😉
Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you, Nadya! I appreciate it 🙂 Hope you have fun trying it out!!
What a creative idea for earrings! There are so many different ways you could experiment with this design. I really want to do something like this and have a Swarvoski crystal drop at the bottom. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks, Wendy! I think they would look lovely with a Swarovski crystal drop at the bottom – if you make them I’d love to see! Thanks for your comment 🙂
Hey Carly, that’s really creative and makes me think that I can even create some earrings to match my official dress code. Form the first glance, I would say that is something straight out of Etsy. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Cindy
You’re welcome, Cindy! They’re so easy to make, and you could make really any design you want…and they hold up pretty well as long as you use good glue and don’t yank on them. Hope that helps!