Cute and simple! Perhaps even bordering on plain but I love it.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
button earrings
I occasionally foray into the world of jewelery making but I have only made necklaces and bracelets. I first saw the idea for button earrings here. I like my earrings to be pretty simple and had a hard time finding buttons that I liked. When I spotted these tiny pale blue discs I thought they would be perfect.
I removed the button shank with a pair of jewelery making pliers.
Add a dollop of glue to the post (I bought my earring posts from Hobby Lobby). I used E-6000 an industrial strength glue. I am hoping that it will be more durable than hot glue. I have bad luck with hot glue in the past.
Repeat for the other button, let the glue set and you're done!
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17 comments:
oh my goodness! so simple. so sweet. so elegant! I am craft-challenged, but I think I can handle this one!!
I love to keep things simple and these are beautiful. I may need to make a few pairs. Thanks for sharing.
Erin those are so pretty! I love small simple earrings so I may have to give those a try. Thanks for sharing!
What an awesome idea! That would be a great use for vintage buttons or those stray pairs of buttons that I can't use that seem to multiply in my button box! It would also be really cute to use children's buttons for a pair for a little girl.
Awww, I think they're really cute. I wish I could wear studs but my ears were pierced completely incorrectly and crooked when I was young :( and it is most noticeable when I wear this type of earring. I wear mostly hoops...
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she's a crafty gal too! :)
Does the shank just twist off? These look darling!
Okay, I totally should have commented on those today! I thought they were really cute. I didn't realize you'd made them!
those are cute. i gave up my JLo-hoop earrings in favor of studs the last year, but I'm getting bored with the same CZ ones. these seem really easy!
erin i love them! I would easily pick those out at a store!
Very cute! I'm all about simple. I've never been able to pull off the big dangly stuff - as much as I like the way it looks on other people!
I like it. Simple is generally more classy (imo). These are.
adorable. i hate that i can't see your stuff in person now. . .
Love these! I, too, have lopsided pierced ears so can't wear these, but I wish I could!
Oh, nifty. I love them. You are so clever.
Oh wow, I love those...how simple and elegant! I may just have to try this some day too!
I loved this idea so much! I finally found the perfect buttons and made myself a pair of sweet pink rose earrings. I posted photos on my blog and linked to this post. I made an extra pair for a giveaway, too!
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