you can make a pair of dangle earrings in your favorite colors then dangle earrings are made up of overlapping semi-transparent circles these earrings are so lightweight you won't even feel them this tutorial is sponsored by Sakura of America comm and graphics arts comm the best base material for these earrings is clear medium weight dural are film made by graphics it looks a lot like typical transparency film but it isn't as flimsy this material is lightweight making it a comfortable choice for jewelry but strong so it won't rip the best part about these earrings is that you can make them in any color combination you'd like I'm using glazed pins by Sakura which are special depends designed for coloring on glass and plastic when the ink dries its translucent which is a very cool effect when you overlap different layers like with these earrings I'm using pins from both the basic color pack and the bright color pack color the dural are film with the glazed pens I've chosen a peacock color palette for this first pair I'll be using a half inch circle paper punch for this pair of earrings punch out the colored areas with your circle punch I found it helpful to lay a piece of scrap paper on top of the dural arc as it helps the punch gain traction if you have an older punch that's dull you can sharpen it by punching through a piece of aluminum foil now it can assemble the earrings first lay out a design you can use one of mine or create your own use a 1/8 inch hole punch to make holes in the circles for the jump rings note that this is smaller than a standard single hole punch you'll need small jump rings to join your earring pieces together you'll also need fish hook earrings jewelry pliers are useful as well you can find all of these supplies in the jewelry or beading section of your craft store open the jump ring and attach the earring pieces when opening jump rings it's important that you twist the opening to the side rather than pulling the ring apart from the center pulling outward from the center will weaken the ring pinch the opening closed add the fish hook earring in the same manner assemble is shown on the diagram or following your own pattern for my second pair of earrings I've chosen a sunset color palette I'm also using a one inch circle hole punch in addition to the half inch punch it's best to hang these earrings when not in use to keep the pieces from tangling or sticking together I am fond of the overlapping circles you're not just limited to circles take a look at your paper punches butterflies stars dragonflies and flowers would all make gorgeous earrings with graphics dural art and Sakura glaze pens you can create custom jewelry that's just your style for more information about dural or film please visit graphics arts comm to learn more about glaze pens visit Sakura of america.com for hundreds more crafting tutorials please visit my website made by marzipan calm