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DIY: Paint Chip Ombre Earrings. I like candy corn - but I would not dare wear candy corn-colored earrings.

DIY: Paint Chip Ombre Earrings

So I figured orange ombre can be a good substitute, you know, for Halloween festivities. It's pretty easy, takes about 15 minutes (or less) to whip up. Ready to start this project? Here's what you do: No need to explain, right? If you want, you could also glaze it with diamond glaze or a similar paper glaze to be more sturdy and glossy. Quick Jump Ring Earrings Tutorial + Chic Earring Storage. I wrote this review and tutorial behalf of Lori Leigh Designs and received product to facilitate my post.

Quick Jump Ring Earrings Tutorial + Chic Earring Storage

Did you know that you can knock out a pair of custom made earrings in only about 2 minutes? And did you know that if you asked random people they wouldn’t guess that they were homemade? The secret is JUMP RINGS! If you’ve ever perused the findings area of a craft store you might have noticed that there are lots and lots of jump rings.

Not only varying sizes but also square ones and oval ones and in special cases, decorative ones. For this project you will need: Put each earring together as you see on the left. This pair is made simply with three differently sized jump rings starting at 6mm. Here you’ll need 8 – 6mm jump rings and two larger, textured rings for each. And last, but definitely not least these require two ornate jump rings and two 6mm jump rings each. But now let’s get to the whole reason I had making earrings on the brain! And here is what arrived in the mail. Tassel Earring DIY. I have a lot of earrings, but always seem to forget to wear them.

Tassel Earring DIY

But lately I have been in the 'earring wearing mood', and that called for a new crafty tutorial featuring earrings! I found these tassels on sale in a store that sells about anything (xenos for the Dutch people among us). And I am sure that they are not supposed to be worn in someones ear, but I just saw so much earring potential in them that I decided to buy them :) Here's how I made the tassel earrings: Easy right?!

Funky Junk Jewelry JOTW #10. Hello buddies :) This week I made a Funky earring made out of pure junk.

Funky Junk Jewelry JOTW #10

Its made of a completely surprising material :) Guess what ? Pista Shells and old resistors looted from college lab ;) See how I made these Supplies Required : Shells of one pistaTwo resistorsBell pinsEar hooksPliers and wire cutter My Method : Drill a small hole on the pista shell such that a bell pin goes through itI did this very slowly by hammering on the shell with paper weight as hammer and a small needle as nailInsert the Bell pin through this hole and bend it as shown in the picture Take the resistor. Do you like these stuff ? Like this: DIY Painted Earrings. These gorgeous DIY Painted Earrings are easy to make, and add a perfect pop of color to your wardrobe.

DIY Painted Earrings

For this project, you can recycle earrings from your stash that have begun to tarnish, like the yellow ones in the picture, or buy the findings from Michael’s or Etsy. The best part of this project is it uses acrylic craft paint, so the color options are endless and inexpensive! Supplies needed: Earring hooks – found at Michael’s Filigree/Laser Cut style earring findings – found at Michael’s, Etsy, or recycled Acrylic Craft Paint – I used Apple Barrel paints from Plaid, they are inexpensive and the colors are bright and fun Tweezers Stencil brush Acrylic Spray Sealer in glossy finish Step One: Lay the earrings on a disposable work surface and use a stencil brush to dab paint on.