These boho rainbow earrings are super easy to make with craft items you might already have around your house!

Supplies

You will need:

Scissors
White yarn (medium thickness)
Thin wire
4 Colours of embroidery thread (for my rainbows I used red, yellow, blue and purple... but feel free to be creative!)
Ruler
Hot glue gun
Bobby pins (optional)
2 Jumprings
2 Earring hooks / backings

Let's get started!

Step 1: Step 1: Cut the Yarn and Wire

Cut about a foot of white yarn. Remember, it's better to have more than not enough!

Cut 4 short pieces of wire. These will keep the structure of the rainbow's arches. You can always cut these shorter later as well.
- The longest piece will support the outermost and longest arch of the rainbow; the shortest piece will support the innermost and shortest arch of the rainbow.

Let's start with the shortest arch of the rainbow (in this case, it will be the purple arch). For this arch, we will need the shortest length of wire.

Carefully tuck the shortest length of wire through the middle of the white yarn.
- The start of the wire should be about an inch from one of the ends of yarn. You always want to leave a bit of space here!

Double-knot your first colour of embroidery thread around the yarn and wire and pull it tight.
- This knot should be quite close to the edge of the wire.
- It's okay if there is a tail

Wrap the embroidery thread carefully and tightly around the yarn and wire.
- Make sure the tail from the knot is also being wrapped with the yarn and wire.

Once you've wrapped about 1 inch, double knot (always nice and tight!) and cut the tails of thread.
- I always leave a tiny bit of a tail in case the knot gets loose. Once we glue everything together, these tails are easy to hide.

Now that we have our yarn and wire wrapped, we can finish the arch.
First, cut any wire that is visible. You don't want any excess wire popping out from under the wrap.
You can now bend the wrapped yarn into an arch shape. The wire should hold it in place.
Cut the yarn, leaving about half an inch visible. This excess yarn is our rainbow's cloud!

The hardest part is over! Now simply repeat steps 2-5 with the other 3 colours!

Your second arch (in this case, the blue arch) is a little longer than our first.
- This time, wrap the yarn and wire to a length of about 1 1/4 inches.
Your third arch (in this case, the yellow arch) is again a little longer than the last one.
- Wrap the yarn and wire to a length of about 1 1/2 inches.
Of course, your last arch ( in this case, the red arch), will be your longest.
- Wrap the yarn and wire to a length of about 1 3/4 inches.

You can always check to make sure your arches are the right length by placing them beside each other to make sure they all fit perfectly.
Once all your arches are ready to go, trim the excess white yarn (aka the 'cloud') so that it is the same length on all the arches.

For my rainbow earrings, I used epoxy glue. However I would strongly suggest instead using a hot glue gun.

Spread some glue across the inside edge of your longest arch. Quickly press the next arch into it and hold until the glue is set.
- Leave a dry, unglued spot in the middle between the top two arches. We will be using this space to insert our jump-ring in the next step.
- If you are using a glue that takes longer to set, use bobby pins to hold the arches together as the glue dries.
Continue this step for the remaining arches.
- If necessary, you can add some glue to the back of the rainbow to give it extra support.

Once the glue is completely dry, insert a jump-ring in the middle between the top two arches.
- You may need pliers to open and close the jump-ring.
Finally, attach your earring hook to the jump-rings!
If you prefer a stud style, you can instead glue a basic stud to the back of the rainbow pendant.