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Hardware Earrings

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Make use of those spare parts!

I love using things with an everyday function in my jewelry.

I also used round nose pliers and a jump ring closer tool to make these. They can be made by hand without tools though.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Here is a picture of startup. You need the supplies listed. Also in picture is the jump ring closing ring and round nose pliers I used on project.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Start by opening a jumpring and closing around a washer.

  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Follow the same step for all washers.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Open another jumpring and use it to attach the jumprings between two washers from the previous steps.

  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Add another jumpring to to top of each washer earring and close. Use your last set of jumprings to attach the washer jumprings to your earrings hooks.

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Ready to wear! Play around with different size ones or shapes. I've even done this with hardware nuts, switches, etc.


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Cat Morley

Cat Morley

Jan 7, 2008 12:10am

What a great idea, they look very modern art for just washers.

Janet

Janet

Jan 7, 2008 12:30am

Are these heavy??

Darling Niki

Darling Niki

Jan 7, 2008 12:34am

They are actually pretty lightweight. The heavier you go in parts though the more weight will be added. Hope that helps!

Janet

Janet

Jan 7, 2008 12:41am

Thanks
These are incrdible btw

opposites-girl

opposites-girl

Jan 7, 2008 1:10am

These are great I am sure you will get people asking you were you bought them, very cool! :)

Brandi B.

Brandi B.

Jan 7, 2008 4:42am

You could even paint them to give them color, or add glitter. I will be making these very soon!

Darling Niki

Darling Niki

Jan 7, 2008 1:25pm

You can definitely paint the washers if you want to. I used a cloth to clean them and it buffed them really shiny. I also have another pair I made with colored jummprings and earring hooks. :-) Thanks for the project comment!!

Rachel H.

Rachel H.

Jan 12, 2008 5:09am

Oh! I made some just like this before. It was a handmade christmas gift to my friends. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2381/2109135487_7f0d50a4db.jpg

Darling Niki

Darling Niki

Jan 12, 2008 3:30pm

Ooohh I like your earrings with the nuts in different sizes :-)

Haley B.

Haley B.

Jan 13, 2008 3:10pm

I actually made some of these out of bigger washers while I was gauging my ears (stretching the ear holes). Like she said, you can use larger hardware and make something really cool. I just looped the jewelers wire through my existing tubes because the french hooks don't fit through tubes. But you can make some rockin' jewelry for your gauged ears. You can paint them and wrap them with extra jewelers wire to make them super funky. This is a great project. Easy and cheap! Thanks!

Darling Niki

Darling Niki

Mar 8, 2008 7:41am

I had no idea how popular these earrings would be! lol