42 Days to Go: $2 Remake

Sep 6, 2012 | 11 Comments

Yep, that’s $2 in the title of this one – I got a pair of most gorgeous appliqués that were just a buck a pop.  Check them out…

New Dress A Day - DIY - Appliqués

Sparkly Appliqués!!

I was first thinking about making shoe clips, but as the little wedding week got underway, and I saw some inspiration danglers at Anthropologie…

New Dress A Day - DIY - Applique Earrings

Anthropologie’s Appliqué Earrings!!

…and I thought I’d turn them into easy earrings, totally appropriate for a wedding!

I took a pair of earring hooks and two jump rings…

New Dress A Day - DIY - Hooks and Rings

Hooks & Rings!

…attached the rings to the hooks…

New Dress A Day - DIY - Attaching Jump Rings

Attaching the Jump Rings!

…and then attached the rings to the appliqués! This was easy because the ends of the rings went right through the mesh material the beads and stones were attached to.

New Dress A Day - DIY - Attaching Appliqué

Attaching Appliqué!

I clasped the ends of the jump rings shut…

New Dress A Day - DIY - Shut that Ring

Close that Ring!!

…and had a glammy, shiny, perfect pair of blingy-earrings!!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Finished Pair

Hello Sparklers

I’m not one for dangling earrings without clip-on backs, thanks to years of wearing heavy Jem and the Holograms-style earrings, however these were light and gorge!

New Dress A Day - DIY - After Earrings

Le fin.

I can’t wait to start going earring crazy now…get ready!!

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  • Peggy

    What a great idea! That is something even I could do!!

  • Sue

    Oh how I am loving those. What a fun thing to do. :)

  • Sandra

    Perfect! You are so right about the weight of earrings of time gone by. They looked great, but having sore lobes and feet after a night out is something I do not miss in my old age, lol. I love this idea–My lobes thank you very much! (and so will my galpals when they find these in their x-mas stockings!)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mary-Garrett/1163771137 Mary Garrett

    Lovely and lightweight — clever you!!

  • ROC

    Love, Love, Love these!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ginny-Blasi/600360885 Ginny Blasi

    I love this idea. i am ready to go earring crazy with you!

  • Keenzi

    Gorgeous! And, yes, earring weight is so important. I recently discovered some of my 80s/90s earrings that I’d saved and thought I would love to wear them as retro currently, but they are just too heavy–I can’t believe I ever wore them, and for hours on end! And my ear lobes are still intact!

  • Laura Whitman

    These are just so adorable! Great job! Have fun at all the weddings!

    xoxo,
    Laura

  • Heather

    “Truly outrageous!” as the “Gem” theme song goes! Synergy!” ;-)

  • Lovestosew

    Those ARE pretty! Very nice.

  • Tasmanian Minimalist

    Yet another fabulous outcome !