Yo-Yo Earrings

Thoughtful, hand-made gifts do not need to be extremely elaborate or difficult to make. Here are a couple of ideas for some fun earrings any young lady will be delighted to wear. This is a great stocking stuffer!

Here are two easy ideas, but don't limit yourself to only these two. This is a chance to play around and experiment, and make each set unique!

For this first pair of earrings, simply take a fabric yo-yo (any size you like!) and sew beads around the edges. Sew a button or large bead in the center of the gathers, and attach to an earring wire. Can't get easier than that, yet these sure are fun!

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For my second pair of earrings I used 1-inch square yo-yos. I took a three-strand length of embroidery floss and tied a large knot in the middle (you may have to knot it several times to make it large enough). I then threaded the six strands of floss so that the knot was left at the bottom. I then threaded a tiny silver bead, a small green bead, a large glass bead, a ribbon made of metallic gold ribbon, and a second green bead. I then threaded the yo-yo and another green bead at the top, tying the thread off and loosing it inside the yo-yo. The earring wire was then attached through the top green bead. Pretty easy and what a nice result!