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
Nov 24, 2007 1:02am
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.
Nov 24, 2007 1:25am
I keep hoping for that too. I guess we just have to keep on dreaming!
Cat Morley
Nov 24, 2007 1:35am
Yeah, for now we'll just have to invent new and better ways of keeping the wires untangled.
opposites-girl
Nov 24, 2007 9:07am
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
Nov 24, 2007 6:48pm
Wow that's super-cool, I'll steal my brother's headphones and tell him he left them on the bus
Darling Niki
Nov 24, 2007 10:33pm
finally a use for those uncomfortable earbuds! I love using my bluetooth headset with my iTouch :-)
Carli
Nov 27, 2007 9:06am
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
Nov 27, 2007 6:44pm
Yeah those headphones were too big for my ears and hurt when I wore them too. The new shape, iPhone ones are perfect though.
R3n331
Nov 27, 2007 9:36pm
hey now thats a cool idea
Jess
Dec 12, 2007 5:23pm
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
Dec 17, 2007 2:34pm
hha so cool
Lola
Dec 17, 2007 2:47pm
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.
Dec 18, 2007 11:06pm
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. ^^
K@ti
Dec 26, 2007 11:57pm
I'm going to make a pair of these today :) my earphones just broke so this projects perfect.
Stripped&Strangled.Designs.etsy.
Jan 7, 2008 9:42am
this is a super awesome project.. great job. i really loved it.
OX____SARAH<3
Jan 14, 2008 7:32pm
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! [:
OX____SARAH<3
Jan 14, 2008 7:32pm
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.
Jan 14, 2008 10:20pm
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.
Feb 1, 2008 11:26pm
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.
Mar 23, 2008 1:51am
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
Apr 10, 2008 12:03am
God this is cool...
ʎǝuʇɹnoɔ
Apr 22, 2008 11:54am
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
May 17, 2008 8:59pm
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
Jun 16, 2008 12:48am
ooooOOoOooOOOoooOOoOOooOohhhhHHHHhHhhh
i love this.
i just broke my old headphones and im so excited about this :D
Emily
Jun 20, 2008 7:35pm
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
Jun 21, 2008 7:34am
Amazing! :D
I'm totally doing that