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Looks like broken glass, but acctually these recycled earrings are made from a plastic spoon!

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  • How to make a dangle earring. Faux Broken Glass Earrings - Step 1
    Step 1

    Take a clear plastic spoon and scribble on it w/ Sharpies (optional)

  • How to make a dangle earring. Faux Broken Glass Earrings - Step 2
    Step 2

    It should look something like this

  • How to make a dangle earring. Faux Broken Glass Earrings - Step 3
    Step 3

    Some very sharp scissors and stuar cutting away at the spoon. Make sure you are doing it over a bowl or a cup, because pieces of plastic will be
    flying... Also watch out for your eyes

  • How to make a dangle earring. Faux Broken Glass Earrings - Step 4
    Step 4

    Once you are satasfied with your "Glass Cuttings" pick two that are relitively the same, those will be your earrings

  • How to make a dangle earring. Faux Broken Glass Earrings - Step 5
    Step 5

    This part is kind of tricky,
    Take your emboridery floss, and cut it to about one inch
    Then glue one end of it with crazy glue to the back of the earring.
    Thread it onto a needle and pull it through an earring finding.
    Now glue the other side of the string to the back of the earring...
    I hope you understand that :)

  • How to make a dangle earring. Faux Broken Glass Earrings - Step 6
    Step 6

    Do that to the other side, and you now have a new pair of recycled earrings!

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