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3D Glasses Earrings

  • Completed Project: 3D Glasses Earrings Picture #1

Super retro and easy earrings

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Start off by drawing a template of 3D glasses, remember to make the template a lot bigger than you want the final earrings to be. Cut this out.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Draw around the template on to the wrong side of white shrink plastic.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Cut out the white shrink plastic glasses. Use an xacto cutting knife to cut the lens parts out.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Place small dots of blue tack around the glasses.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Stick the glasses on to a sheet of clear shrink plastic. Cut around the outside of the glasses through the clear plastic, but don't cut out the lenses.

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Use a hole punch to make a hole through the center of the glasses. Punch through both the white and clear plastic.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Remove the white from the clear plastic and peel off the blue tack.

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    Repeat the previous steps so that you have two sets of glasses.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    Shrink down in an oven until small.

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    Cut out small squares of red and blue (or green) acetate to fit behind the glasses as lenses.

  11. Step 11

    Step 11

    Glue these in place to the clear shrink plastic.

  12. Step 12

    Step 12

    Glue the white glasses on top of the clear plastic. You've now made a pair of mini 3D glasses.

  13. Step 13

    Step 13

    Cut a length of chain, attach to a jump ring and attach on to the glasses. Attach an earring hook in the middle of the chain.

  14. Step 14

    Step 14

    Attach a charm to the loose end of the chain. Repeat this to make a second earring and you're all done.

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ʎǝɔɐɹƃ

ʎǝɔɐɹƃ

August 25th, 2008 19:09

Oh my goodness, I love these so much. I need shrink plastic so much now haha

Shivi

Shivi

August 26th, 2008 08:09

cool idea, where do you get the acetate from?

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

August 26th, 2008 23:27

Someone left the acetate in my house, so I have no idea where they got it from. Sorry!

'Gemyz

'Gemyz

August 27th, 2008 05:43

cute! :]

Taz

Taz

August 27th, 2008 14:04

aceness!

minty

minty

August 27th, 2008 19:12

very cute :D

Sky V.

Sky V.

August 28th, 2008 00:56

WANT SHRINK PLASTIC

Sky V.

Sky V.

September 7th, 2008 20:40

Awesome! I just got shrink plastic!