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who knew you can make some cute and unique earrings from some old car fresheners!
im using old car fresheners that i got from my sister while i helped clean her car. i chose to use black paint (you only need a small drop for this whole project) i took apart an old pukka shelled necklace to cover the new earring and im reusing some old earring posts. i originally was gunna make just the puka shell covered ones but when i first painted the "base" i really liked how it looked so i decided to make some just plain painted black ones!

Posted by blurrymind from Alameda, California, United States • Published 18th July 2011 • See blurrymind's 30 projects »

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Step 1
my supplies
Step 2
this is the car feshener i was talikng about. i recommend using old ones that dont smell anymore. i first pulled in opposite directions the legs then using my dikes (pliers that are used for cutting stuff) i cut off them off
Step 3
i used a piece of tape to hold them dowm and i painted them. let it dry and turn it over and paint the back, but dont tape it down again. just hold it so the back can be painted
Step 4
when its all dry and safe to work with, use a glue gun and put a dab of glue to the back and add your post
Step 5
on one pair i applied a nice amount of clear nail polish(optional) if you dont have any paint around you can use nail polish or maybe even spray paint
Step 6
i love how simple this looks, it reminds me of a button
Step 7
on my second pair, i applied some regular ol' white glue. after i dipped the earring in my pukka shells and adjusted them a bit, i applied some clear nail polish on top and stuck both pairs on my window sill to dry.not quite sure if the nail polish would really do anything but i guess its worth a try! (its night time when i did this so thats why i put them there otherwise they'd be outside)
Step 8
this is the end result! i love these and i wore them today and i already got complements!!