I recommend using old earbuds for this project. If you end up making these, please take a picture and show me!


I recommend using old earbuds for this project. If you end up making these, please take a picture and show me!
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Cut earbuds from wires, right at the base of the earbud (where the wire goes into the earbud).

Open crimps wide using pliers.

Use pliers to shape crimps around earbuds.

Using super glue (or whatever type you have handy - the stronger the better) glue crimps to earbuds.

Insert earring hooks through holes in crimps, and viola! Two new earbud earrings. :D
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Cat Morley
24 Nov 01:02
Those are amazing and I've got loads of iPod headphones hanging around. I wish they would invent headphones without the wires, that would be cool!
Erika A.
24 Nov 01:25
I keep hoping for that too. I guess we just have to keep on dreaming!
Cat Morley
24 Nov 01:35
Yeah, for now we'll just have to invent new and better ways of keeping the wires untangled.
northernstar
24 Nov 09:07
I think I kept my broken ones, very good idea :) There are wireless headphones, sadly you can only use them in close proximity to a base station, so basically indoors. They are very cool though!
Knittin' Kitten
24 Nov 18:48
Wow that's super-cool, I'll steal my brother's headphones and tell him he left them on the bus
Darling Niki
24 Nov 22:33
finally a use for those uncomfortable earbuds! I love using my bluetooth headset with my iTouch :-)
Carli
27 Nov 09:06
woo! will have to try this. I bought some DJ style earphones cos I guess my ears are totally the wrong shape for that kind n they hurt.. glad i have a use for my old ones now :)
maybe even a charm bracelet if i can find all the different kinds I've had.
Yay for inspiration!
Cat Morley
27 Nov 18:44
Yeah those headphones were too big for my ears and hurt when I wore them too. The new shape, iPhone ones are perfect though.
RenJac1301
27 Nov 21:36
hey now thats a cool idea
Jess
12 Dec 17:23
i love these earing and reli wana make some.. but i cant c what type of jewelry clasp youve used.. could you let me no plz, ty
Lola
17 Dec 14:34
hha so cool
Lola
17 Dec 14:47
I think headphones without wires already exist.
There just very expensive I guess...
Actualy I think they wouldn't be very handy..
Suddenly you'd just hear nothing but noise telling you there's a bad connection...
And you would probably lose them falling out of your ears..
But yes you wouldn't have to untangle the wires anymore ;D
Love these, defenitly gonna make them when my headphones are broken ;D
x
Erika A.
18 Dec 23:06
Jess: I suppose I should have called it a "jewelry crimp". If you ask to be shown some at your local craft store, you'll certainly see what I used. I'll fix it in the how-to right now. [:
Thanks for the positive feedback everyone. ^^
katie
26 Dec 23:57
I'm going to make a pair of these today :) my earphones just broke so this projects perfect.
Stripped&Strangled.Designs.etsy.
07 Jan 09:42
this is a super awesome project.. great job. i really loved it.
EbonyMae.
14 Jan 19:32
on the 2nd gen nano headphone you get like tht rubber, pierce a hole in there and put a loop ini think that would come out nice! [:
EbonyMae.
14 Jan 19:32
on the 2nd gen nano headphone you get like tht rubber, pierce a hole in there and put a loop ini think that would come out nice! [:
Erika A.
14 Jan 22:20
Sounds much easier than digging up more of those crimps is proving to be. If you make them like that, please post a picture!
k.e.l.l.y.
01 Feb 23:26
I just got new headphones and I'm definitely going to use them to do this. I am such a sucker for crazy earings!
stella.
23 Mar 01:51
That's cool. My mom keeps breaking hers. Maybe she knows about this project and is just waiting for me to make her earrings.
Lucía
10 Apr 00:03
God this is cool...
ʎǝuʇɹnoɔ
22 Apr 11:54
damn, i wish i still had my earphones or took my friend's ones when they broke. i'll just have to wait... <.< -whacks earphones against desk-
Lilla
17 May 20:59
Wow, my boyfriend complained just today, that his headphones went wrong, and now I see this awesome project... so they will end up as earrings soon, thank you for the great idea! :))
Emily
16 Jun 00:48
ooooOOoOooOOOoooOOoOOooOohhhhHHHHhHhhh
i love this.
i just broke my old headphones and im so excited about this :D
Emily
20 Jun 19:35
when i was making this i cut off the earbuds and discovered that the wires they use are sooo colorful. so i slid all of the wires out of the casings and am making a cool bracelet out of them. its like, extreme recycling.
DIS.AR.RAY
21 Jun 07:34
Amazing! :D
I'm totally doing that
MacLovin♥x♥x♥
18 Jan 09:25
What a gorgeous geeky accessory!