D.I.Y upcycle earrings... into better bling.

Hello friends!  Today I am excited to share with you a fun, easy, and thrifty way to accessorize your life.  We'll be taking clip-on earrings.. and turning them into funky brooches.

I just scored - and adored - these beauties the other day in my treasure hunt.  I'm just a little bit crazy obsessed with all things turquoise/robin's egg blue (as you may have guessed)... so finding these earrings with 'tree-like' gold veins was such a delight.

So here's the quick do.it.yourself tutorial for you eager bling'ers out there.  Simply find a fun pair of clip-on earrings... and Snip, Slip and Flip them!

Supplies needed are:

clip-on earrings

felt (..or fleece or wool)

scissors

brooch pin/fastener

1. Snip a circle of felt all around the edge (think flower petals).

You can also layer as many colours/patterns of felt as you like. 

2. Cut  a small snip into centre of fabric and slip the clip-on earring through it.

3. Flip earring to 'closed' position which also secures it to the brooch pin.

Voila!  There, wasn't that easy .. and such a fun way to up-cycle old unwanted clip-ons.  The options are endless really.... [one could make 'cuff-links'/book-marks/necklaces/head-band bling...etc from these wee treasures].

                                                                                                    

 

In fact ... if you look closely.. my past neck-laces had a 'stray' earring or two on display.  I tend to lose one half of my pairs often... (like the case of the missing sock partner)... so I opted to incorporate them into another version of jewellery.  A happy solution for all.

A stray earring... becomes the centrepiece to this neck-lace.

Hope this inspires some creative upcycling for your day.  

Happy crafting!

Mel :o)