{create this} make rings from earrings

Little known fact:  I don't have pierced ears.  I know!  Almost everyone I tell is like, "REALLY?!  You're the only woman I know without pierced ears!"  Yep, I'm that low maintenance, ha ha.  BUT, I really love cute earrings.  And when I stumbled across a pair of funky coral flower earrings for $1.99 (score!), I just knew I had to buy them and figure out some way to wear them!

And this week's {create this} project was born ...

This is one of the easiest DIY projects I have done, but I really, really love the end result!!

Grab a set of post earrings (that will end up having a flat back without the posts), Glossy Accents (or an adhesive for plastic and metal), a ring with a flat platform from your local craft store and a tool of some sort to pull/cut off the earring post.

Now, you'll need to remove the post from the earring.  Initially, I cut the post down with wire cutters but I ended up and just pulled the whole thing off in order to get it completely flat.  Then, using the Glossy Accents, adhere the earring to the ring platform and allow to dry.  (I propped mine up in a spool of twine.)

The possibilities are pretty much endless - almost any pair of earrings can be transformed into a colorful, inexpensive DIY accessory! 

You can use the same techniques to make headbands, barrettes ...  I think I may have to start scouring the accessory stores at the mall - maybe I'll bump into you!  ;)

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