Updated 9/2026
I have loved beading since I was a little girl…there’s something so satisfying about it. I used to make seed bead daisy chains constantly for myself and for my friends, and I now I make all kinds of jewelry for friends and family.
One thing I really enjoy beading is fringe earrings. I found this awesome tutorial from Olivya LeBlanc from Harvest Moon Designs on YouTube. She is an excellent teacher…thank you Olivya!
I was inspired by the new Barbie movie and made mine pink on top and changing to orange, yellow, then gold like a sunset, and I like to call the design “Malibu Sunset.” You can use my pattern here, or create your own with this graph paper here.
Materials
15/0 Size Delica Seed Beads (Pink/Orange/Yellow/Gold)
Bugle Beads (Gold, for fringe ends)
Nymo Beading Thread
Gold Wire Guards (2)
Gold Earring Hooks (2)
Supplies
Scissors
Beading Needle
Beading Mat
The reason you’ll want to use Delicas instead of just regular round seed beads is the Delicas are very uniform in shape. You can still make the earrings with round beads but the shape may look wonky.
Also be sure to use flexible thread which is necessary for the fringe to hang right. You can use stronger thread (like Fireline) for the upper, triangular part, but not for the fringe. I used Nymo thread (per the video recommendation.
Lastly, you don’t have to add bugle (tube) beads on the ends, but they sure do help the fringe hang nice and straight. If you don’t use them, you’ll need to be extra careful with the tension.
The earrings are made starting first with the foundation row, which is between the triangular top and the fringe bottom. You can make whichever size you like (I did 13 wide), but as she says in the video, it will need to be an odd number in order to by symmetrical.
You can also choose whichever color combination you like. Pink is definitely the in-style color right now but make it YOU! I wanted to do an ombre look, and I learned the hard way how to accomplish that instead of stripes, because I was adding only 1 more bead each row, but you actually add 2 each time.
What color of fringe earrings will you do? How did they turn out? LMK with a comment and don’t worry, BEAD HAPPY!
