DIY Dot Stud Earrings

4/29/2012
Happy Sunday!

First of all, let me just state the obvious...I love Sundays. Lazy, relaxing, sunny Sundays full of family time, projects, naps and big family dinners.

I don't usually have much time to blog on weekends, but I thought I'd take advantage of J man's nap time today to write a quick hello.

Hello!

This weekend so far has been spent relaxing at home with no big plans. Which for us is a big deal and doesn't happen very often, so of course I took advantage of it and did some more projects that I found online.

One of those projects was to make my own dot stud earrings. As of late I have been doting over simple, pretty and classy studs. I love Kate Spade's, but I'm not one to spend that much on a pair of earrings. {Maybe we should save that for an anniversary present? ..hint, hint babe...} The tutorial I found online was inspired by these lovely ladies.

I got my supplies at Hobby Lobby: 6mm flat post w/clutch packet, Gemstones, and Elmer's Glue-All Max. I used some nail polish to paint colors on the gemstones, then glued them to the posts.

LIVE AND LEARN:
1. I hated that glue! Apparently I should have read the application instructions before buying it, because it's a lot more work then this project needs. I am going to find a better easier to use glue before I do some more. (I'm sure this Glue-All will come in handy one day for something else...)

And B. The gemstones worked well but truthfully I just settled for them after a long, failed search for some light wood buttons. Well thankyouverymuch, Husband just informed me that they have those at Lowe's. Wish I had asked him yesterday! Thanks lovey. Next stop, Lowe's! That way I can get studs to look exactly like Kate Spades but for under $10.

Can you say Cha-ching?!




1 comment:

  1. What a great idea, except i am a little sad that there was no modeling :( HINT HINT

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