Eye pins are small pins with a tiny loop at one end which come in various sizes and lengths. Eye pins are used for jewelry making to link two different components together to form necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Eye pins have the same basic function as head pins but are used for different projects. Follow the instructions below to use eye pins in jewelry making.

1. Gather your materials together, eye pins, two earring hooks, beads, flat pliers.

2. Straighten out the eye pin if it's bent or curved.

3. Use the wire cutter to cut off the excess eye pin leaving about 3/16-inches, which is standard procedure for bending pins. Place your beads on the eye pin.

4. Carefully bend the 3/16-inch piece of wire into a loop, but don't close it all the way. After making the loop, attach the loop to the earring and then close it gently.

5. Take your eye pin and, using the flat nose pliers, bend the about 90 degrees. Place the ear wire in the loop and then close tightly.

6. Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for the second earring.