in addition to the earrings I bought a chain & jump rings at michaels
remove the clip-on component using a pair of needle nose pliers
sand down any raised or rough area that is exposed when the clip-on is removed
for the long piece to connect the two earrings I used part of a pin back
I cut off the pin & catch at either end
then sanded down the edges so they were nice & smooth
next I used e-6000 glue {be warned its stinky & toxic} to secure the pin back to the earrings
after it was dry I used more glue to add the jump rings - a stretched out paper clip provided support while it dried
finally I removed one link from the chain so I had two ends to attach to the jump rings & there you go...a necklace!
**edit to add: soldering the pin back & jump rings onto the earrings would be a more secure way to construct this but I don't know how yet. if you use glue, double check you've used enough on the jump rings especially & just keep in mind when you wear it that it is more delicate than soldered type jewelry.
53 comments:
Beautiful and thanks for the tutorial of the process!
oh it is *gorgeous*. You crafty gal. ;-)
danielle thompson
Wow, you are so creative! Very pretty necklace.
Very cool...thanks for the idea. Now I'll be looking a little closer for earrings at the thrift store.
wow thats so pretty! x
That is beautiful, and such a clever use for clip-on earrings, which I have always found have me whimpering with pain after five minutes on my ears.
Love it! Very creative, and a beautiful necklace!!
LOVE it!
That is amazing. Now I know what I can do if I see some really great clip ons at the antique and collectibles places I shop!
beautiful! thanks for sharing!
wow...that looks gorgeous
This is SO lovely and an amazing idea!! I'm definitely going to do this.
Thank you for this! I just found 2 vintage earrings I wanted to do this with, and now I know exactly how to do it!
woweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
this is cooooool!!!!
so beautiful! great job!
That's my sister!!! She's so crafty - isn't the necklace fabulous!
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what genius to come us with such an adorable idea!! thanks for showing us how :)
WHOA! That is gorgeous! I love the earrings you used, the result is really stunning. Thanks so much for this fabulous idea. I'll be linking to this if you don't mind.
Beautiful! I love this idea.
I love this! So, so pretty!
Very nice! And seems relatively easy, too!
Great idea, and great tutorial! Now I remember why I bought a tube of E6000... :)
The February issue of MSL has directions for turning old brooches into a necklace. I love the symmetry of your earring placement. :)
Excellent tutorial. Thanks so much for sharing. I love the modern look that you have created with a pair of outdated earrings. Here's hoping we all find such great earrings to work with in our treasure hunts.
you are amazing. before i saw the picture, i thought this is undoable by me. Thank you for the tutorial. It's kind of how I craft: pretty practical, with loads of recycling if at all possible.
then, when i read your post, I realize that I just made a great Peace necklace, also repurposing an earring for it. I have to say, I love how mine came out. It's on my blog.
GREAT doable project thanks to your tutorial! Love it!
oops, actually, I saw the link at Craftzine's blog, not Crafster.
This is such a great idea! I will have to do it with some earrings I have that are too heavy to wear on my earlobes.
Oh wow! I will definitely use this idea to re-purpose some of my grandmother's costume jewelery that is missing its mate or just too heavy for my ears. Awesome!
~Christine H.
This is a very clever tutorial. Loved it the minute I saw it on Craftgossip. Now I'm wondering if my mother kept her old clip ons!
OK to blog and link about your tutorial with the use of one photo? I couldn't find your email.
Pearl
uh---brilliant!
WOW this is stunning!!
Thank you!
Jenn
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Wow, that has resulted in a fantastic necklace, whereas I just can't see anyone wearing them as earrings. Brilliant!
i'd love to link over to this tutorial from my blog. i keep a special eye out for reusing materials in crafty projects! let me know if that'd be cool.
cheers,
rootmix
Wow what a good idea! I love anything which reuses unwanted materials and I always see clipon earrings in thrift stores. Once I've found something to sand with I'll be trying this out!
Wow! this is an awesome tutorial. such a great idea for re-purposing all of of those pretty clip-on earrings that languish in thrift store display cases.
So cool! Can you tell us more about the sanding tool you used? Where to find? Is it expensive/difficult to use?
Nice! I have several pair of vintage (code for old....and kinda cheap) earrings that I would never wear as earrings but as a centerpiece of a necklace they would be striking.
wowza - thank you everyone for all the nice comments!! :)
brooklynbee - the sanding tool I use is a black & ddecker RTX rotary tool. it's very easy to use but it was a hand-me-down so I don't know how much it costs or even if they make them anymore. sorry I don't have more info for you...
rootmix & the beading gem - I'm flattered you'd like to link, please feel free & thank you for asking :)
thanks for pointing out that MS feature laeroport - I'll have to check it out!
please let me know if any of you make & post a necklace inspired by this tutorial - I'd love to see & again thanks for leaving a comment, I loved them all :)
love this tutorial (so much so that I just tweeted about it @buttercupcaren). This is so perfectly inspiring to me, as I'm dying to do try out jewelry upcycling!
Thanks so much for sharing & making it so easy to understand! :)
I did something similar to this last year where I took a pin and turned it into a necklace! I wish I'd had that power tool though!
Also, I'd love to link this to my blog. Would you mind my using a picture?
I love your style..
So creative and so recycle..
Hugs,
The necklace is beautiful! I have a bunch of vintage jewelery i would love to refashion. Thank you for the inspiration! Hope you don't mind if I link to you if I ever make my own attempt(maybe in 2012...)
This is lovely and you are adorable! Thank you for your incredibly sweet feedback on etsy, look for the feature on you tomorrow! And you had to go and make a tote version didn't you?! Now, I am going to obsess about that until I get one! :)
xo
Melis
Wow! Truly lovely. I hope you will allow me to feature the design at
http://www.handmade-jewelry-club.com/
Thanks,
diylessonsassistant
http://diylessons.org/
Love love love it!!
Fabulous idea! I'm looking for repurposing projects for a community class and think this would be amazing! Thanks for sharing!
I just ran across this today, but it is a wonderful idea. I am excited to go through my old jewelry box and look for earrings at garage sales that I can use for this. Thanks for sharing.
Glue was the only option in this case. Jewelry soldering uses a torch and high heat. Those lovely earrings would've been turned into a base metal & white puddle of goo.
What a wonderful idea. I'm so glad i kept those old clip-ons! Thanks
oh this is so gorgeous :)
I cannot wait to try this out!!! Does this work with all size clip ons? ldavisitvc@gmail.com
You could also use a 20 gauge wire to create a bail with loops at the end so you could glue that, and then you don't have to worry about the small jump rings. Lovely repurposing job!
The necklace looks beautiful on you. I wish I could get something like this for my mom. Her month would jaw drop if she got a gift like this.
-Zane of ontario honey
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