DIY Beaded Baseball Hoop Earrings Craft

How to Make Beaded Baseball Hoop Earrings

Show team spirit when you make this cute (and easy!) beaded baseball hoop earrings craft with colors to match your favorite team.

Whether you are a professional baseball fan or support youth sports teams, these beaded hoops are a fun fan accessory.

This DIY jewelry making activity really is easy, so even beginners can craft them.

Of course, it’s fun to be able to say “I made them myself!” when people comment on how cute they are.

You can make a single pair of beaded hoops for yourself or you can set up a group jewelry making activity.

This could be a great money maker for a youth team looking to raise money or they can just be given as gifts to other baseball fans.

Sports Ball Beads

These baseball shaped beads look great and are easy to use, just like any other bead.

There are beads just like mine and others that have a slightly different size, color or style.

If you are just into baseball, you can get a whole pack of beads that are all white baseballs with red stitching.

Or you can also get a mixed package of beads that includes footballs, tennis balls, soccer balls and other sports balls, as well.

Colorful Polymer Clay Heishi Beads

I love the look of small, flat heishi beads for homemade jewelry, so I have a big supply in my craft stash.

Traditional heishi (pronounced hee-shee) beads are formed from a clay made from ground up shell or stone powder.

Today the term is used for a variety of flat disc shaped beads.

The most common type of heishi beads used for DIY jewelry crafts are made from polymer clay and come in a wide variety of colors.

They can be purchased as strands of beads, packages of loose beads and boxed jewelry making kits with beads organized by color.

Typical size of the beads is 6mm wide by 1mm thick with a hole that is 2mm in diameter.

Beads are readily available to match the team colors of your favorite team for the DIY baseball hoop earrings or you can just choose any colors you like.

Hoop Earrings for Jewelry Making

Earring beading hoops are readily available in a variety of sizes and finishes at very reasonable prices.

You can get a package that includes all the same size and shape hoops or an assorted multipack that you can use to make a lot of fun hoop earrings.

For this pair of baseball earrings I used round 1.2″ silver tone hoops, since that is a good size for me and many others – not too big and not too small.

You are welcome to use whatever size works for you.

If you are using bigger hoops, you may want to add more heishi beads than I did for the 1.2″ hoops.

Polymer clay beads are light, but if you are adding more than I did on a larger hoop make sure the earrings will still be comfortable for you.

If you want to use smaller hoops, make sure the hoops are still big enough to accommodate the cute baseball bead.

Where to Buy Jewelry Supplies Online

AliExpress has a huge selection of jewelry making supplies at super low prices – incredibly low prices. Plan ahead when you order, since shipping can take longer than local US based companies.
Amazon also has a good selection of supplies and shipping can be very fast.
Beebeecraft has beads from around the world, jewelry findings and craft supplies with free shipping on orders over $25.

Beaded Baseball Hoop Earrings Craft

Supplies / Materials

Red Polymer Clay Heishi Beads (12 for a pair of earrings)
Blue Polymer Clay Heishi Beads (16 for a pair of earrings)
Baseball Beads (2 for a pair of earrings)
1.2″ Ear Hoops (or another size)

Tools/Equipment

None

Instructions

1) Gather your supplies and make a plan for how you will arrange the colorful heishi beads and baseballs. Do yours exactly like mine or come up with your own unique design. This is the order of my beads:

3 Red Heishi Beads
4 Blue Heishi Beads
1 Baseball Bead
4 Blue Heishi Beads
3 Red Heishi Beads

2) Open up the hoops and slide the heishi beads and baseball beads onto the earrings.

3) Enjoy your new earrings!

DIY Beaded Baseball Hoop Earrings Craft