DIY Christmas Gift: Star Dangle Earrings & Printables

I’ve loved star shapes for as long as I can remember. If you go check my blog out, you’ll see a couple of different star projects (mostly jewelry and hair pieces). I also hoard (and yes, I mean HOARD) star shapes – plastic glow in the dark stars, wooden stars, glass stars, metal stars – you name it, I most likely will have it, and if not, I’ll be compelled to get it. Same thing happened when I saw these stars – they’re so pretty and with dimensional details to boot. I wondered what I was going to make with them, but it seemed apt to make these really easy-to-assemble DIY Christmas gift earrings – looks festive enough to wear throughout the holiday season, no?

Star Dangle Earrings DIY Christmas Gift Supplies:

Darice Tin Stars
1/8″ Metal Puncher
Darice Gold Spray Paint
Darice Semi-Precious Stone Beads
Head Pins
Round Nose Pliers
Wire Cutter
Earring Hooks
Jump Rings
DIY Christmas Gift Free Printable Earring Cards < click to print

Step 1. Get your stars and pick out what size you want to use. For the pair I have made, I used two of the second-to-the-smallest ones.

Step 2. Use your metal puncher to punch the top hole (one of the star tips) and a hole directly opposite that top hole as well. Alternatively, you can drill these holes with a really small bit, but it’s much easier to use the metal puncher.

Step 3. Paint your stars. I spray painted mine, but you can also use Rub n Buff or nail polish. Make sure to spray the backside first before spraying the front.

Step 4. Now it’s time to assemble the bead dangle – just thread it through the head pin, bend at the top, cut off the excess wire and loop to seal it. Easy peasy!

Step 5. Attach your bead dangle onto the bottom hole with a jump ring…

Step 6. And attach an earring hook on the top hole.

Step 7. Repeat steps 4-6 for the other DIY Christmas gift earring and you are done!

Step 8. Optional – If you’re going to give these out as stocking stuffers, a small DIY Christmas gift for friends or whatever, you may want to download these earring tags I’ve made. They come in grey, red and navy blue and they’re about 3″ x 4.5″ in size. You can also use these tags as mini Christmas cards! Download them here.

Are you ready for Christmas? I’m not yet – but I’m getting there! I hope you’ll love this easy DIY Christmas gift craft, and don’t forget to check out my blog for similar tutorials and printables! 🙂