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These crystal bullet earrings are bang on trend!
I'd collected some crystals and bullet shells while road tripping through the US and decided to turn them into earrings for a Christmas present. The punch from Easy Earrings Cards made it so simple to package them up and give them a nice professional finish.

Posted by Cat Morley from London, United Kingdom • Published See Cat Morley's 1145 projects »
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  • How to make a pair of recycled earrings. Crystal Bullet Earrings - Step 1
    Step 1

    Cut a 10" length of the gold wire and bend in half in the middle.

  • How to make a pair of recycled earrings. Crystal Bullet Earrings - Step 2
    Step 2

    `Slip the earring hook into the middle of the wire and twist the two ends together with pliers.

  • How to make a pair of recycled earrings. Crystal Bullet Earrings - Step 3
    Step 3

    Bend the two tails around the top of the bullet and bend the tails down either side.

  • How to make a pair of recycled earrings. Crystal Bullet Earrings - Step 4
    Step 4

    Twist the wire tails around the outside edge of the bullet.

  • How to make a pair of recycled earrings. Crystal Bullet Earrings - Step 5
    Step 5

    Snip the tails off.

  • How to make a pair of recycled earrings. Crystal Bullet Earrings - Step 6
    Step 6

    Attach the crystals by coating the top edge with super glue and placing inside the bullet shell.

  • How to make a pair of recycled earrings. Crystal Bullet Earrings - Step 7
    Step 7

    To make some awesome packaging, use the earring punch to punch earring holes in some reflective mirror card.

  • How to make a pair of recycled earrings. Crystal Bullet Earrings - Step 8
    Step 8

    Cut the card into a square which will fit nicely in your packaging.

  • How to make a pair of recycled earrings. Crystal Bullet Earrings - Step 9
    Step 9

    Slip the earrings in and you're all done!

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Barn · Melbourne, Victoria, AU · 33 projects
As a hunter, two thumbs up Cat Happy
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