Thursday, August 20, 2020

Easy "Snow Globe" Earrings from a Craft Store or Dollar Tree

Look at these adorable earrings; I bought the jars in the craft section at the Dollar Tree & added Dawn dish soap and some basic glitter, the latter of which I also purchased at the Dollar Tree.  

Secure the top of the "snow globe" with a small, sliced piece of a wine cork (works well) and glue to secure.  Insert your jewelry wire into the corkscrew. Lastly, once it dries connect your earring hoops.  

Supplies
    - Small "snow globe" or display jars - miniature 
    - Dish soap, choose any color 

Snow globe DIY earrings Ellen Arndt
    - If you choose, I suggest adding your choice of colored glitter to the jar before adding the dish soap and then give it a good shake 

    - Take a wine cork and using a knife, slice off a square-ish peg to use as a top or lid

    - Insert jewelry wire and use a needle-nosed plier to create a nice loop 

    - Add earring hoops 

            **make sure top is secure and glued before adding the actual earring attachment 

LEGO-like DIY Dollar Tree Earrings - Super Easy to Make

LEGO-inspired earrings (all obtained from the dollar store; therefore, they're off-brand, but you get the idea...)  

Supplies needed: 

LEGOS/Lego-off brand blocks 

Nail polish (optional) 

Loose or leftover chain(s) from old necklaces or the craft store 

          Jump ring to connect to earring hoop  

Earring hoops for pierced ears 

A sharp needed & a lighter (to create a hole in the LEGO block) 

          Necessary jewelry tools; round-nosed pliers, flat-nosed work as well  

Here are a few of my creations! 





Monday, February 17, 2020

DIY Bracelet Ring Chain

Fun, edgy, and attention-grabbing, you just need a few supplies to craft this DIY bracelet ring chain:
  • A ring of your choice -- I chose a bold silver ring for my middle finger to achieve that symmetric look
  • Any type of chain, gold or silver (make sure you have plenty) 
  • Beads, charms, or other flairs for the bracelet 
  • Some type of bracelet clasp to ensure it won't come off 
  • Jump rings
  • Jewelry tools, specifically pliers 
And there you have it! If anyone would like pictures of the various steps to making this piece of jewelry don't hesitate to ask or comment below. 

Easy DIY Dollar Store Jewelry Stand for Stud Earrings

This is an extremely easy DIY earring display board you can find at your local dollar store or Dollar Tree. It's perfect for those stud earrings that won't fit into most popular DIY earring holders that are designed for dangly/hanging earrings.

What you'll need to make this versatile earring display holder:  A gardener's knee pad/leg pad, sold individually in a variety of colors at most dollar store establishments.

Additionally, I'd recommend using/purchasing wall putty or wall tape to display it above your vanity or dresser.  I used double-sided wall tape to put my earring display holder up above my dresser.  Otherwise, you'll have to lean it against something or lie it flat on its back.

Does it actually do the job? HECK YEAH!  As you can see I even stuck some hoop earrings along the side by pushing them gently into the pad for a secure fit.  Not one pair of earrings have fallen out or budged. I am very pleased with this little nifty dollar store jewelry hack! 

Sunday, February 16, 2020

DIY Hoops With Alphabet Beads

I know the picture isn't the clearest, but my hoops now say "All of it's bullsh*t," (for me that means the daily stresses of life, politics, societal judgments, injustice, etc.) 

Hoops with Sass: Say anything you want on your everyday hoop earrings! Some dollar stores sell bags of alphabet beads that easily fit standard hoop earrings found at big-box retailers.  That's where I found mine. 

Note: You can use superglue or small spacer beads to avoid the alphabet beads from bouncing or moving around too much. 

One more thing: The trick to making these hoop earrings is, in my opinion, picking out a phrase or two words that are equal in length in letters for both hoops. As you can see, my left and right hoop both have eight beads to spell out the phrase I came up with.